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Farmers’ Unions Accuse FM Of Making Misleading Claims, Call Budget ‘Bitter Harvest’

OB Bureau Feb 2, 2021

Bathinda: Terming the budget a “bitter harvest”, farm groups said that to double the farmers’ income by 2022 is an implausible target. They accused finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman of…

Agriculture

Crack In Farmers’ Unity: 2 Unions Pull Out Of Agitation After Tractor Rally…

OB Bureau Jan 27, 2021

New Delhi: Will the violent protests during the tractor rally on Republic Day break the unity of farmers who have been agitating against the contentious farm laws for two months? In a…

Agriculture

Contentious Laws: Govt Invites Farmers For 6th Round Of Talks On Dec 30

OB Bureau Dec 28, 2020

New Delhi: The Union government has invited farmers’ unions for sixth round of talks on the contentious agricultural laws at 2 pm on December 30, at Vigyan Bhawan. Two days ago, a joint…