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  'People in a particular state misinformed': Tomar blasts opposition for impasse over farm laws

  India | February 05, 2021 21:47 IST

  Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting at Delhi's borders for over two months demanding rollback of the new farm laws.

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  Holding no informal talks with farmers, barricading is local admin issue: Tomar

  India | February 03, 2021 16:56 IST

  ​Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar Wednesday said the Centre is not holding any informal talk with protesting farmers and described putting up of more barricades and suspending internet in and around agitation sites as law and order issues related to local administrations.

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  Amid Opposition ruckus, Tomar says 'ready to discuss farmers issues inside and outside Parliament'

  India | February 02, 2021 18:41 IST

  Tomar's reply came after Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claimed that 170 farmers have died during the ongoing agitation against the three contentious farm laws.

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  Tomar counters 'misinformed' Pawar, says 'new farm laws won't affect MSP, mandis'

  News | January 31, 2021 19:00 IST

  Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday countered NCP President Sharad Pawar and said that the new farm laws will not affect the current MSP system and mandis. His response came a day after Pawar claimed that the Centre's agriculture laws will adversely impact the Minimum Support Price (MSP) procurement and weaken the 'Mandi'system.

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  Tomar counters 'misinformed' Pawar, says 'new farm laws won't affect MSP, mandis'

  India | January 31, 2021 18:23 IST

  ​Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday countered NCP President Sharad Pawar and said that the new farm laws will not affect the current MSP system and mandis. His response came a day after Pawar claimed that the Centre's agriculture laws will adversely impact the Minimum Support Price (MSP) procurement and weaken the 'Mandi'system.

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  Govt has offered best possible proposal, now onus on farmers: Agriculture Minister

  News | January 22, 2021 19:00 IST

  The eleventh round of talks between protesting farmer unions and three central ministers in Delhi ended on Friday, once again with no solution on the deadlock. The Centre conveyed it to the farmers that the government has placed its best proposal forward and now the onus lies with them.

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  Govt has offered best possible proposal, now onus on farmers: Agriculture Minister

  India | January 22, 2021 18:41 IST

  The eleventh round of talks between protesting farmer unions and three central ministers in Delhi ended on Friday, once again with no solution on the deadlock. The Centre conveyed it to the farmers that the government has placed its best proposal forward and now the onus lies with them.

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  Agriculture minister meets Amit Shah ahead of 11th round of talks with farmers

  India | January 21, 2021 23:24 IST

  A day before the government's crucial 11th round of talks with protesting farmers, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday night met senior BJP leader and Home Minister Amit Shah.

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  Will farmers blink? Unions to hold meet at Singhu border day after govt's offer to pause farm laws

  India | January 21, 2021 9:21 IST

  Thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, are protesting at various border points of Delhi for over a month now against the three laws.

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Is the talks between Centre and farmer leaders heading towards a breakthrough?

  Aaj Ki Baat | January 20, 2021 23:35 IST

  Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said the talks with protesting farmers regarding the Centre's three contentious farm laws are 'progressing in the right direction' and 'there is a possibility of finding a resolution on January 22'.

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  Farmers' Protest: There is a possibility of finding a resolution on Jan 22, says Agriculture Minister NS Tomar

  Hakikat Kya Hai | January 20, 2021 21:11 IST

  During discussions, we said that govt is ready to put on hold the farm laws for one or one and half year. I'm happy that farmer unions have taken this very seriously & said that they would consider it tomorrow & convey their decision on Jan 22: Union Agriculture Minister NS Tomar

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  Govt ready to put farm laws on hold for now, farmers say will consider offer

  India | January 20, 2021 20:08 IST

  The tenth round of talks between the Centre and farmers at Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan has failed to break the ongoing impasse concerning the new agriculture reforms. The next round of discussions is scheduled for January 22 at 12 noon.

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  Tenth round of talks between Centre and farmers postponed to Wednesday

  India | January 19, 2021 8:12 IST

  Thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting at various border points of Delhi for over a month now demanding repeal of the three laws.

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  Want solution other than repealing farm laws: NS Tomar

  News | January 17, 2021 18:40 IST

  Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the government expects the farmers to discuss the farm laws clause by clause on January 19 as after Supreme Court's order laws are not being implemented.

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  'The government is ready to discuss all issues with the farmers with an open mind' says Agriculture Minister

  News | January 15, 2021 18:09 IST

  The ninth round of talks between the government and protesting farmer unions ended without any major conclusion on Friday. The meeting which continued for over five hours failed to break the deadlock over the three farm laws.

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  'Lying either now or in 2019 manifesto': Agri minister slams Sonia, Rahul over stand on farm laws

  India | January 15, 2021 23:12 IST

  Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday slammed the Congress party, Rahul Gandhi for supporting the farmers' agitation and demand of repealing the new farm laws asking either they lied when the party (Congress) mentioned bringing the same reforms in the 2019 manifesto or are lying about the new reforms now by supporting farmers demands.

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  No headway! Farmers, govt to meet again on January 19

  India | January 15, 2021 21:49 IST

  Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, have been camping at several Delhi border points, demanding a complete repeal of the three farm laws and legal guarantee of minimum support price for their crops.

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  Govt proposes discussion, says ready to amend every objectionable clause in farm laws

  India | January 15, 2021 12:30 IST

  The ninth round of talks between Central government and farmer unions will be held in New Delhi today.

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  Govt-farmers to hold ninth round of talks on Friday; Tomar hopeful of positive discussion

  India | January 15, 2021 8:07 IST

  ​The ninth round of negotiations between the government and protesting farmers will take place on Friday. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar expressed hope that the discussions would be positive.

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  Farmers, govt stick to their stance over agri laws; next round of talks on Jan 15: Key Points

  India | January 09, 2021 8:41 IST

  Farmers and Centre on Friday met for the 8th round of talks over farm laws but the meeting ended without any decision as the farmers union remained adamant on their demand of repealing the laws, saying they would settle nothing less than that.