Highlights: False narrative that farmers will lose land: Union minister

Rakesh Tikait, leader and national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, said on Tuesday that the protesting farmers would gherao Parliament, if the Central government does not repeal the three laws, during his address to a Kisan Panchayat in Sikar, Rajasthan.

Farmers at a demonstration site in Singhu Border, New Delhi. (ANI)

The farmers' protest against the Centre's three new farm laws is continuing at Delhi's border as the deadlock between the protesting farmer unions and the government continues over the repeal of the laws....Read More

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• 24 Feb 2021, 11:12:47 PM IST

  False narrative that farmers will lose land, won't get MSP: Union minister Balyan

  BJP leader and Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan on Wednesday said the the protest against Centre's three new farm laws has become "emotional" and acknowledged that his party and the government might not have been able to explain the benefits of the laws to farmers.

  
  

  "Farmers are facing problems today and no one can deny that. They are vulnerable and need protection from the government," Balyan told news agency PTI.

  
  

  The Union minister however pointed out that a false narrative has been created that with the implementation of these laws, farmers would lose their land and wouldn't get support price for their crops.

• 24 Feb 2021, 06:34:58 PM IST

  Govt extends paramilitary force deployment on Haryana border till Feb 28

  The Centre has extended period of paramilitary forces' deployment in Haryana till February 28 for law and order duties during farmers' agitation

• 24 Feb 2021, 02:49:37 PM IST

  Narendra Singh Tomar says Government ready for discussions with farmers, after Tikait's parliament march comment

  Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar had said that the government is ready to discuss the problems of farmers in the farm laws, reports ANI.

• 24 Feb 2021, 02:16:29 PM IST

  BKU leader Rakesh Tikait to address Kisan Panchayat in Agra

  Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait had said that he would address a Kisan Panchayat in Agra.

• 24 Feb 2021, 12:31:47 PM IST

  Maharashtra youth Congress leader says government has given no relief measures for farmers

  Maharashtra Youth Congress vice president Brijkishore Dutt has said that the central government has not provided any relief measures to the farmers.

• 24 Feb 2021, 11:32:41 AM IST

  'Justice has been done' says Disha Ravi's father after bail in toolkit case

  Disha Ravi's father said that "Justice has been done. My daughter had done nothing wrong. We believe in our country's judiciary," reports ANI.

• 24 Feb 2021, 10:57:45 AM IST

  Delhi court seeks police response on Shantanu Muluk bail plea, adjourns matter for Thursday

  A Delhi court sought response from the Delhi police on the anticipatory bail plea by Shantanu Muluk in the 'toolkit' case, reports ANI.

• 24 Feb 2021, 10:00:35 AM IST

  Posters only precautionary, no action against farmers: Delhi police clarify

  Delhi police has said that the posters at Delhi borders were put up only as a precautionary measure and no action is being taken against farmers, reports ANI.

• 24 Feb 2021, 09:46:17 AM IST

  Punjab Ekta Party president urges PM Modi to repeal farm laws

  Punjab Ekta Party (PEP) president and Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira has called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to repeal the three farm laws against which the farmers have been protesting.

• 24 Feb 2021, 08:53:41 AM IST

  Farmers’ protest: Multiple Delhi borders remain closed for traffic

  Several borders of Delhi with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (UP) continued to remain closed for vehicular movement on Wednesday because of the ongoing farmers’ protest against the Centre’s three new farm laws.

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