Raising concerns over the three new farm laws, NCP President Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the legislation will adversely affect the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and weaken the mandi system.
Reaching out to the farmers, the PM says the Union Agriculture Minister is just a phone call away.
In the all-party meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, TMC's Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Shiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut, and SAD's Balwinder Singh Bhunder spoke at length on farmers agitation.
The districts under the fresh suspension order include Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Kaithal, Panipat, Hisar, Jind, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Fatehabad, Rewari, and Sirsa.
The farmer leaders have asserted that the number of agitators at all the prominent protest venues - Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri - is swelling after the police allegedly tried to remove farmer leader Rakesh Tikait from the Ghazipur border on Thursday night.
In a statement earlier in the day, Hazare (84) had announced that he will be starting the hunger strike from his village Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra on Saturday.
Thousands of protesting farmers had clashed with the police during the tractor rally called by farmer unions on January 26 to highlight their demand for the repeal of the Centre's three farm laws.
Amid raging protests over new farm laws, the government's pre-Budget state of economy document on Friday went the extra mile to list benefits of the three contentious laws, saying that besides giving market freedom, they will help raise incomes of small and marginal farmers.
After boycotting President's address, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on January 29 said refusing the address didn't mean insulting the President.
The locals demanded that farmers vacate the Singhu border protest site as they had "insulted" the national flag during their tractor parade on Republic Day.
President Ram Nath Kovind highlighted the government's plan and policy vision for the next financial year in his speech. He also highlighted the work carried out by the government in the past years.
The Crime Branch of Delhi Polie on Friday sent notices to 12 farmer leaders to appear before the investigating team for questioning in connection with Republic Day violence.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday lauded the Modi government's three farm laws that are at the heart of farmers' protests.
The Delhi Police has claimed that pro-Khalistani elements were behind the violence on the national capital roads earlier this week. Police said that there are evidence pointing towards involvement of Khalistani sympathisers in the rampage that left over 400 cops injured.
A huge crowd of people gathered at Ghazipur border amid the ongoing farmers' protest on January 29. RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary arrived at the site to meet Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait and other farmers.
Actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, who has been booked in connection with the religious flag incident at Red Fort, has said he needs some time to bring out the truth and then will join the investigation.
The Ghazipur border on NH-24 is closed for vehicular movement in view of the farmer protest. Singhu, Auchandi, Mangesh, Saboli and Piau Maniyari borders are still shut.
Amid heightened police presence at Singhu and Ghazipur borders to get them vacated of the farmers who are agitating against the new agricultural laws, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday alleged that farmers are being threatened.
Tensions ran high at Delhi borders with Haryana and UP on Thursday where farmers are staging protests for over two months against the farm bills. Massive security was put in place at Singhu and Ghazipur borders after police warned the farmers to vacate the protest site volunatarily or be ready to face the action.
A notice has been served to them (farmers) under Section 133 of CrPC (conditional order for removal of nuisance). On the other hand heavy security forces have been deployed at Singhu border. It is expected that the protesting site may be vacated tonight.
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