New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Agri Infra Fund (AIF) on Saturday sanctioned a Drone Loan for a Made in India Kisan Drone manufactured by Garuda Aerospace at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), popularly known as Pusa Institute in the National Capital.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 18 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections, Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni on Friday announced the launch of his new party, 'Sanyukt Sangharsh Party'.
Farmers groups have decided to go ahead with the events scheduled to mark one year anniversary of the farmers agitation at Delhi borders. Samyukt Kisan Morcha held a meeting on Saturday at the Singh border and decided that the rally in Lucknow on 22nd November, a large gathering of farmers on 26th November and a tractor rally […]
Chandigarh Nov 19 PTI Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modis announcement of repealing farm laws as much delayed but welcome step and also promised to construct a memorial in the name of farmers agitation in the state Modi on Friday announced that the government has decided to repeal the three farm laws which were at the centre of protests by farmers for the past year Channi said had Modi taken this decision much earlier several precious lives would have been saved Blaming the Centre for thrusting these black farm laws arbitrarily on the farmers Channi said The BJP-led central government should admit on record to have made an Himalayan blunder in bringing these bills for which it hardly bothered to even relent for the past one and half years Farmer leaders claimed that nearly 700 farmers lost their lives during the agitation against the Centres farm laws The chief minister said that now when the prime minister has announced to withdraw these draconian farm laws he should compensate the farmers adequately for the humongous losses of life and property suffered by them Likewise he also sought compensation for the state on account of financial and property losses during the Kisan Morcha It is a victory of farmers agitation said Channi while referring to Modis statement Channi also sought enactment of a law to guarantee the minimum support price for crops He said the state government has been giving jobs to the victim families of farmers besides financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the farmers who sacrificed lives during the agitation He also said a memorial in the name of farmers agitation will be set up in Punjab After Independence if there was any big struggle it was this which strengthened the democratic system in the country he said Channi also demanded that the Centre withdraw the notification which increased the BSF jurisdiction from 15 km to 50 Slamming Akali and the BJP leadership over the farm laws the chief minister asked them with which face they will go to the people Channi alleged that the nexus of the Akali-BJP and even former chief minister Amarinder Singh made all out efforts to weaken the farm movement but in the end its victory of good over evil He said his government has been opposing these laws tooth and nail from day one Earlier in the day Channi in a tweet said it was a victory of the longest peaceful struggle of farmers Decision to repeal 3 black farm laws is victory of longest peaceful peoples struggle that was started by farmers in Punjab My salute to the Annadata said Channi in a tweet PTI CHS VSD CK
New Delhi Nov 19 PTI Opposition parties on Friday credited farmers for the rollback of the three farm laws saying the fear of defeat in upcoming assembly polls has forced the BJP to take this decision even as the ruling party hailed the prime ministers statesmanship for the announcementAddressing the nation on Guru Nanak Jayanti Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the repeal of the three agri laws at the heart of yearlong protests by farmers He also urged them to make a new beginning and appealed to them to return to their homesThe farmers who have been protesting at three major sites on Delhis borders for the past year against the three laws announced that they would not end their agitation till a formal notification is issued and a guarantee for giving them MSP madeSoon after the Modis announcement Home Minister Amit Shah welcomed his statesman-like decision and said it reflects that there is no other thought except the welfare of each and every Indian for the prime ministerPM Narendra Modis announcement relating to the farm laws is a welcome and statesmanlike move As the Prime Minister pointed out in his address the Government of India will keep serving our farmers and always support them in their endeavours he tweetedHailing the decision Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar expressed regret that the government was unsuccessful in convincing some farmer groups about the benefits of the laws He also lauded the prime minister for showing his large heartednessOpposition parties which had been supporting the farmers in their demands welcomed the decision and lauded the farmers for their victory saying the BJP has taken the decision for political expendiency as it was facing defeat in crucial assembly polls including Punjab and Uttar PradeshThe parties said the decision has come in late and had the Modi government shed its arrogance earlier and repealed the laws a number of precious lives lost during the agitation could have been savedWith the campaign for upcoming assembly polls picking up the decision is viewed as the ruling BJPs move to make amends and infuse fresh momentum in its political drive especially in efforts to retain its dominance in Uttar PradeshThe decision will also provide the opposition an opportunity to raise political pitch in the upcoming winter session of Parliament starting November 29The Congress said people of the country now know that the countrys victory now lies ahead of the BJPs defeat as fear of defeat in upcoming assembly polls has forced Modi to take back his decision and announce the repeal of three farm lawsIt also described the Centres announcement to repeal three farm laws as a victory against injustice and said arrogance had to bow its head before the peaceful satyagrah of farmersCongress president Sonia Gandhi termed it as a victory of the will of 62 crore farmers and sacrifices of more than 700 farmers who laid their lives for this struggle and hoped that the BJP government would have drawn some lessons for futureShe also hoped that the government will shed its pride and arrogance and works towards the welfare of farmersFormer Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said the Countrys annadatas food providers have made arrogance bow its head through satyagraha Congratulations on this victory against injustice Jai Hind Jai Hind ka Kisan Gandhi saidHe also wrote an open letter to the farmers hailing them for their struggle and sacrifice and for showing tenacity during the past year while fighting an arrogant governmentLeaders of various parties congratulated the farmers for their grit and determination Hailing them for their relentless fight West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said they were unfazed by the cruelty of the BJPDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal while welcoming the announcement said it is not just a victory of farmers but also of democracySamajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav claimed that it is the fear of election defeat that the BJP has been forced to take this decisionApology will not help this time The people understand everything and will teach the BJP a lesson he saidBSP president Mayawati congratulated farmers but termed the Central governments move a very late one Taking a dig at the government National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said Anyone who believes the government repealed the FarmLaws out of the goodness of its heart is completely mistaken This government only responds to cold hard numbers - bypoll setback fuel price reduction Poor internal polls numbers for Western UP and Punjab Farmlawsrepealed Shiromani Akali Dal supremo Parkash Singh Badal said it is a defining moment in history and a historic victory of farmers on Gurupurab a day observed with reverence among sikhs in poll-bound PunjabThe agitation succeeded due to the persistence of the farmers AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi saidImpending elections and protest movements can force PM to rethink Hes never beaten a peoples movement just managed to harass he saidThe Shiv Sena and the NCP which share power in Maharashtra said the government had to finally bow down before the agitating farmersShiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said For the first time PM Modi has expressed the mann ki baat of people BJP leaders were openly calling these farmers Khalistanis and Pakistanis but the Union government had to bow before the farmers pressure Nawab Malik chief spokesperson of the NCP said in a tweet Jhukati hai duniya jhukane wala chahiye The world bows we need the one who can make it happen The CPIM demanded that Modi should apologise for the hardship and trouble caused by his dictatorial step of enacting the three farm lawsThe victory of farmers is the victory of the country Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary said while TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee said the farmers have shown the BJP their true placeThe Samyukt Kisan Morcha SKM an umbrella body of farm unions said its future course of action will be decided after the core committee meetings this weekendThe SKM however underlined that Mobilisation of a large number of farmers to protest sites on November 26 to mark the first anniversary of the agitation is being intensified Farmer leader Darshan Pal demanded the legislations be formally revoked in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament We want a legal guarantee on MSP he said PTI TEAM SKC ZMN
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], November 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Freshokartz Agri, a Jaipur based AgriTech Startup and a full stack model for farmers providing services from soil to post harvest in Rajasthan, announced launching of India's First Social commerce platform for Farmers "Freshokartz Saarthi" through which they are giving entrepreneurship opportunities to lakh's of aspiring Micro-Agripreneur not only in Rajasthan but in multiple states.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 30 (ANI): Ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused the BJP-led state government of failing to fulfil the promises they had made to the farmers in their election manifesto.
Bengaluru Sep 27 PTI The Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions on Monday to protest the Centres three farm laws did not have any major impact on normal life in Karnataka with all businesses and establishments functioning normally and transport services available However protest by farmers and attempts by them to organise a Rasta Roko on major national and state highways during the dawn-to-dusk bandh led to disruption in vehicular movement in several parts of the state especially in Bengaluru Farmers and Kannada organisations held rallies from multiple points around Bengaluru K R Puram Mysuru Road Maurya Circle and converged at Town Hall and then proceeded to a protest rally at Freedom Park Many pro-Kannada organistions and trade unions among others took part in the protest Several farmers leaders and protesters including Kuruburu Shantakumar were detained by police Similar protests by farmers by burning tyres and effigies have been reported from different parts of the state There are reports about protesters in some parts of the state forcing shopkeepers and business to down shutters but were stopped by police Claiming that the bandh according to them has been successful Farmer leader Kodihalli Chandrashekar said though the government ensured that buses and public transport operated to make the bandh unsuccessful people have stayed back at home and have expressed their support to their cause Bandh was successful in several districts as people have come on streets and protested on major roads and highways so we can say there has been a good response he said adding farmers organisations at Delhi together will decide on future course of action and how to take it forward Meanwhile earlier in the day speaking to reporters in Hubbali Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had appealed to farmer unions not to cause inconvenience to the public who are just recovering from the impact of COVID-19 and asked them to express their difference in any other form People have just started recovering from COVID and are indulging in businesses and other financial activities people should not face any trouble againI have appealed to the protesters not to cause inconvenience to people and cooperate he said appealing to protesters to express their differences in any other forms but not to cause inconvenience to the public through bandhPolice had had taken elaborate security measures to maintain peace and order in the wake of Bharat Bandh Deputy Commissioner of Police Bengaluru North Dharmendra Kumar Meena sustained injury after a SUV ran over on his leg during the Bandh bandobast duty in Gorguntepalya sources said The DCP was given first-aid and after some time he resumed duty Police however seized the car and detained the driver With several organisations only extending moral support for the bandh it did not have any major impact on normal life in the city and other parts of the state police sources said Citing losses due to COVID pandemic and its induced lockdown public transport KSRTC and BMTC employees unions hotel owners association lorry autorickshaw and taxi owners unions had said they support the protest but will continue to operate Metro services are operating as usual besides restaurants and eateries The Associated Managements of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka KAMS and association of private schools in the state had said schools will remain open and they will extend only moral support to the bandh PTI KSU BN BN
New Delhi Sep 27 PTI Markets remained open and business activities were unaffected in the national capital though massive traffic snarls were witnessed in border areas due to road blockades by protesters and security checks by police during the Bharat Bandh on Monday called by farmers against the Centres three agri laws The auto and taxi unions as well as several traders bodies extended only in-principle support to the Bharat Bandh and did not join the strike saying their livelihood has already been hit hard due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown Parts of the national capital witnessed traffic snarls in morning hours as police closed some key roads to prevent any untoward incident during the bandh Commuters faced difficulty while crossing the city borders Thousands of cars were lined bumper-to-bumper along the Gurgaon-Delhi border on Monday morning as police personnel were checking vehicles entering the national capital and it took some hours before the traffic movement returned to normal The traffic on the DND flyover which connects to Uttar Pradesh was also affected The Ghazipur border was closed for vehicular movement for a few hours and the whole traffic was diverted to DND and Apsara border for Noida and Ghaziabad respectively There was chaos on one carriageway of the national highway coming from Ghazipur border to Sarai Kale Khan near Akshardham Mandir in the morning hours Farmer leader Yogendra Yadav apologised to those who were affected due to the blockade saying Please bear with us The Samyukta Kisan Morcha SKM a united forum of farmer unions protesting the three farm laws claimed its call for a Bharat Bandh received an unprecedented and historic response from more than 23 states and not a single untoward incident was reported from anywhere Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday requested the Centre to consider the demands of farmers protesting against the three farm laws saying it will not be bowing down before anyone if it does so We are celebrating the birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh He made the supreme sacrifice for the freedom of the nation He did not fight for freedom for a day when farmers have to sit on the streets and protest for a year to get their demands considered he said Meanwhile a section of trade unions and civil society groups held a protest at Jantar Mantar in solidarity with farmers The protesters held banners of Long Live Farmers Unity and demanded the repeal of the agri laws and equal opportunities for all In view of farmers Bharat Bandh the Delhi Police increased security checks at its border points which led to the slowing down of traffic and it informed commuters about road closures and traffic snarls on Twitter According to police roads around the historic Red Fort which witnessed violent clashes during a farmers tractor rally on January 26 as well as the dual carriageway at the Ghazipur border were closed for traffic In the evening hours these road stretches were opened for traffic movement A traffic jam was witnessed at the Kalindi Kunj flyover while it was moving slowly on the DND flyway a senior police officer said About 50 trains were affected due to the Bharat Bandh More than 20 locations had been blocked in Delhi Ambala and Firozpur divisions About 50 trains were affected due to this All train movement is normal since 430 PM a spokesperson for the Northern Railway said However autorickshaws and taxis plied normally and shops were open in the city Previously also we had supported Bharat Bandh by the farmers but continued to ply our autos and taxis This time also we are in support of genuine farmers but we are not on strike because our members are in deep distress due to shrinking earnings in pandemic times said Rajender Soni the general secretary of the Delhi Auto Taxi Union The Sarvoday Driver Association of Delhi representing many drivers of cab aggregator platforms also supported the farmers but did not join the strike We are in support of the farmers but our work was affected due to the pandemic and we cannot afford to go in their support by striking said Kamaljeet Gill president of the Association Other auto and taxi unions expressed the same sentiment According to the Azadpur Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee said that supply was unaffected as trucks transporting fruits and vegetables usually reach the Mandis a day in advance The next arrival would be on Monday night Markets and shops were open as farmers have not contacted our associations for any strike said Brijesh Goyal chairman of the Chamber of Trade and IndustryCTI Also the festival season is approaching and it is time for traders to recover some of the losses they faced due to the pandemic and lockdown We do support the farmers and urge the government to meet their demand he said Confederation of All India Traders CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said there was no effect of the Bandh on the markets across the country including Delhi All the markets including in Delhi remained fully open and business activities in the markets went on as normal We have advised the farmer leaders to leave the path of struggle and find ways to negotiate with the government he said PTI VIT NIT ASG SLB GJS GVS AKM BUN BUN RT RT
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