Punjab CM calls all-party meet on Feb 2 to show unity over farmers’ protest
Chandigarh: Alleging that farmers from Punjab are being beaten up by police and assaulted by goons at their protest site on Delhi borders, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh called an all-party meeting on Tuesday to show unity and evolve a consensus on the way forward on the three contentious Central farm laws. The meeting will be […]
Farmers deeply hurt by BJP’s moves to defame them: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the farmers were deeply hurt by the moves made by the BJP to defame them. He also alleged that the BJP has tortured common people. “The farmers are feeling deeply hurt because of the moves made by the BJP to defame them. The BJP has enacted […]
Modi govt committed to ‘Jan Kalyan’ but Mamata working for welfare of nephew: Amit Shah
Dumurjula (WB): Union Home Minister Amit Shah Sunday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of working only for “welfare of the nephew” instead of well-being of the masses, and said she will have no one by her side by the time assembly elections are held. He said the agenda of the TMC dispensation is […]
Govt offer on farm laws still stands; phone call away for talks: Modi in all-party meeting
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday told floor leaders of various political parties that his government’s offer on agri laws made to protesting farmers “still stands” and it was a “phone call away” for talks, days after violence broke out in parts of the national capital on Republic Day. Addressing these leaders at […]
Prez, VP, PM pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on death anniversary
New Delhi: The nation on Saturday remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 73rd death anniversary with President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the country in paying homage to the Father of the Nation. President Kovind, Vice President Naidu, Prime Minister Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, among […]
Farmers’ protest: Union leaders observe day-long fast on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary
New Delhi: Farmer leaders agitating against the Centre’s new agri laws are observing ‘Sadbhavana Diwas’ on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary on Saturday and holding a day-long fast at the various protest sites. Farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar, a senior member of Samkyukt Kisan Morcha — an umbrella body of farmer unions — said the ongoing agitation […]
Prez defends new farm laws and condemns R’Day violence
Says govt "vigilant" amid standoff with China
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday strongly defended the three new agri laws saying their benefits have begun reaching 10 crore small farmers instantly and condemned as “‘very unfortunate” the Republic Day violence and “dishonour” to the tricolour during the tractor parade by the protesting farm unions here. In his customary address to […]
There should be discussion, presentation of different views in Parliament: Modi
New Delhi: On the first day of the Budget Session, which is set to be stormy with the opposition parties boycotting the President’s address to the joint sitting of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked MPs to debate and discuss all the issues that concern people of the country, and hoped that they […]
President above political differences, Oppn boycotting his address ‘unfortunate’: BJP
New Delhi: Terming the boycott of President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to the joint sitting of Parliament by opposition parties as “unfortunate”, the BJP on Friday said as the symbol constitutional head of the country, the President is above political differences, and attacked the Congress, saying its “arrogance” is the “real problem”. Asserting that opposition […]
Oppn raises slogans against 3 farm laws in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Members of various opposition parties on Friday raised slogans in Lok Sabha demanding repeal of the three new farm laws on day one of the Budget session. As soon as the House paid tributes to late Union minister Suresh Angadi and 26 former members, including Jaswant Singh, Tarun Gogoi, Motilal Vora, Ahmed Patel […]