Chandigarh [India], August 3 (ANI): The farmer unions on Tuesday called off their proposed protest against the Punjab government after meeting Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann who accepted "most of the demands".

Chandigarh Dec 23 PTI Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday announced release of funds worth Rs 1200 crore to clear loans up to Rs 2 lakh under the existing debt waiver scheme along with cancellation of all FIRs against farmers in the state who protested against the farm laws The latest tranche of funds is expected to benefit about 109 lakh small and marginal farmers having land up to five acres The state government has already waived loans of 563 lakh farmers to the tune of Rs 4610 crore Out of these 134 lakh small farmers got relief of Rs 980 crore while 429 lakh marginal farmers were benefitted of loan waiver worth Rs 3630 crore an official statement said here Acceding to another major demand of Samyukt Kisan Morcha Channi also announced cancellation of all FIRs registered by the Punjab Police against the farmers who protested against the black farm laws within the state by December 31 The Chief Minister was speaking to reporters after holding a meeting with a group of Punjabs farmers here Channi directed the Director General of Police to immediately complete the requisite formalities to cancel all the FIRs filed against various farmers including those involved in the farm laws agitation and paddy straw burning cases across the state In a bid to eulogise the unprecedented contribution of farmers and in the remembrance of sacrifices made by hundreds of farmers during the year-long farm agitation against the farm laws the Chief Minister also announced it will construct a state-of-the-art memorial across five acres of land the statement said Mooting a proposal in this regard Channi said the upcoming memorial exclusively dedicated to the farmers agitation and their sacrifices would be instrumental in showcasing the relentless battle of farmers in getting these draconian farm laws repealed from the Centre This memorial is all the more important as it would reflect the supremacy of democracy and shows peaceful conduct of agitating by farmers he said He sought wholehearted support and cooperation from the Samyukt Kisan Morcha SKM to create the memorial as a monument to demonstrate the indomitable spirit of farmers and their peaceful agitation Channi also announced bringing small and marginal farmers who have taken loans up to Rs 2 lakh with land holding up to 5 acres from the Punjab State Cooperative Agriculture Development Bank PSCADB previously known as Punjab State Cooperative Land Mortgage Bank within the ambit of the debt waiver scheme On the occasion Channi also handed over appointment letters on compassionate grounds to 17 next-of-kin of the farmers who died during the farm agitation PTI CHS VSD HDA

New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): Farmers on Thursday have started removing tents from their protest site on the Singhu border in Delhi.

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday in the Parliament’s Winter session slammed the Centre over the farm laws issue. He also demanded compensation and jobs to be given to the kin of the farmers who died during the agitation. “I want that the farmers be given their rights, they should be given compensation as well as jobs,” the Congress MP said during the proceedings of the winter session in the Lok Sabha today.

New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday alleged that the central government has not yet given any data on the exact number of farmers who had died in the year-long agitation against the three farm laws and offered to cooperate with the Centre to identify the farmers who lost their lives.

New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): Congress Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday gave an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha seeking compensation for the families of farmers who died during farm laws protest, said sources.

New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): A meeting of 32 farmers' organizations will be held on Wednesday to discuss the issue of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) committee and cases registered against farmers during the agitation.

Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 21 (ANI): Compensation for the farmers who lost their lives, withdrawal of cases registered against farmers during the protests and other issues of farmers will be on the agenda in the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) meeting, said Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday.

New Delhi Nov 19 PTI The All India Trade Union Congress AITUC on Friday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modis announcement of repealing three farm laws as too late too little Modi on Friday morning 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 and appealed to the protesting farmers to return home AITUC National Secretariat terms the PMs announcement Too Late Too little an AITUC statement said Assuming that the promise made is not a chunavi jumla election gimmick and is actually a resolute course correction and carried through Parliament that leaves out the Electricity Amendment Bill and legal guarantee for MSP minimum support price which the farmers have been demanding right from the beginning it added AITUC alleged that the farm laws were part of the total subversion of egalitarian direction of the economy The four labour codes and the all-out privatisation plan including the National Monetisation Pipeline are the other aspects of the subversion plan it added AITUC urged the Prime Minister to withdraw these policy measures too instead of defending the indefensible It also congratulated the Samyukt Kisan Morcha SKM for leading the agitation and assured its continued support to the farmers union PTI KKS ABM ABM

The farmers protesting against the three central farm laws are organising a ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar on Sunday. The Uttar Pradesh government has ramped up security arrangements in view of the farmers’ gathering. Six companies of the provincial armed constabulary and two companies of rapid action force are being deployed in Muzaffarnagar. DIG […]