Highlights: PM doesn't have time to meet protesting farmers, says Andhra Cong

Farm laws protests enter Day 92. Bachelet-Indra Mani Pandey debate over agitation at UN.

Demonstrators at Ghazipur border as the farmers' protest against new farm laws continues, in New Delhi. (Sakib Ali /Hindustan Times)

The protest against the three farm laws have entered its 92nd day on Saturday. The farmers protesting against the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance, and Farm Services Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 have shown no signs of letting up as discussions failed between farmers’ unions representatives and the Centre....Read More

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• 27 Feb 2021, 11:08:25 PM IST

  PM Modi doesn't have time to meet protesting farmers, says Andhra Cong

  Andhra Pradesh Congress leaders said on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not have time to meet the farmers protesting at several border points in Delhi. They added that it was the Congress that had brought the Food Security Act while the Centre's "anti-farm laws claimed the lives of 200 farmers."

• 27 Feb 2021, 07:23:24 PM IST

  PM-Kisan scheme proved to be 'election stunt': BSP's Danish Ali

  BSP MP Kunwar Danish Ali on Saturday alleged that the 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi' has proven to be the BJP's election "stunt" to win the 2019 polls, citing the declining number of beneficiaries in his native Hapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

• 27 Feb 2021, 02:34:57 PM IST

  Surjewala requests farmers not to destroy their crops

  Congress spokesperson Surjewala says government is too ignorant to not pay attention to the plight of farmers. He also requested farmers to not destroy their crops sharing news reports of farmers destroying their crops in protest against the three laws.

• 27 Feb 2021, 02:26:20 PM IST

  Raj Babbar denounces arrests of protesters, activists

  The Congress lawmaker via a tweet said that arresting activists and protesters to break down popular movements is becoming a trend.

• 27 Feb 2021, 02:21:57 PM IST

  Tikait to hold more than 10 Mahapanchayats all over India

  Tikait is also planning to travel to southern states like Telangana and Karnataka to garner support against the farm laws.

• 27 Feb 2021, 02:12:12 PM IST

  Chidambaram says only 6% of farmers able to sell at MSP

  The former finance minister said that PM should travel to Delhi's borders to mitigate the longstanding issues with farmers' unions representatives.

• 27 Feb 2021, 10:14:07 AM IST

  Farmers' group asks people to join protests against farm laws

  Farmers' group Kisan Ekta Morcha tweeted on the occasion of Guru Ravidas Jayanti sharing an open invite to people to join protests against farm laws.

• 27 Feb 2021, 10:02:39 AM IST

  BKU leader pays tribute to freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad

  BKU leader Rakesh Tikait paid his tributes to freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad on his death anniversary via a tweet on Saturday.

• 27 Feb 2021, 07:17:46 AM IST

  BKU-Ugrahan expresses relief over Nodeep Kaur's release

  BKU Ugrahan says that the government is trying to silence the critics of farm laws.