8.34 am: Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee member Dayal Singh says they will not give up the fight against the three laws. Singhu...
8.34 am: Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee member Dayal Singh says they will not give up the fight against the three laws.
Singhu border: Farmers' protest against the three farm laws passed by the Centre has entered its 23rd day today
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"PM should talk to the farmers & take back the farm laws. We will not give up our fight against these laws,"says Dayal Singh, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Punjab pic.twitter.com/uuCnH9tIGX
8.10 am: Bharatiya Kisan Union chief Naresh Tikait asks the government to call an all-party meeting to resolve the standoff with the farmers, Hindustan Times reports.
8.07 am: Gujarat Agriculture Minister Ranchhod Faldu, on the other hand, says that the new laws are meant to correct the Congress governments mistakes, according to The Indian Express.
7.57 am: Gujarat Energy Minister Saurabh Patel accuses the Congress of using the farm laws as a “political opportunity” against the Centre, The Indian Express reports. He says that the Opposition party is frustrated about not being able to come to power.
7.54 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address farmers from Madhya Pradesh at around 2 pm on Friday via videoconference.
7.46 am: Here is a recap of the events from Thursday:
- The farmers agitation against the new laws entered the 22nd day. They fear the agricultural reforms will weaken the minimum support price mechanism under which...
