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Massive protests over farm bill rock India

On: September 25, 2020

New Delhi: More than two dozen farmers’ organizations from across India, supported by 18 political parties, on September 25 took to the streets protesting the farm bills passed by Parliament. Punjab and Haryana are the epicenters of the protests, though the demand for legal guarantee of minimum support prices (MSP)Continue Reading

Mumbai farmers end protest after talks with government

By: Matters India

On: March 12, 2018

In: National

Mumbai: Farmers in Maharashtra have ended their protest over loan waivers, prices and land rights after meeting the ministers of the western Indian state. The ministers said disputes still pending over tribal farmers’ ownership of land would be settled within six months. They also said the government would expand theContinue Reading