Capt Amarinder writes to Modi on Direct Benefit Transfer to farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking continuance of the existing system of payment to farmers till a consensus can be evolved on the issue of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
Gujarat police storm press conference,
arrest farmers' leaders
India among most vulnerable to extreme weather events: Harsh Vardhan
Meghalaya Governor speaks up for Farmers
Kisan Rail benefits elude North East India
North East Indian states continue to be neglected by the government, especially when it comes to making the people of these states economically strong.
Five-day Kisan Mela to be held in Jammu
A five-day Kisan Mela is being organised by Shere-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), on its main campus from March 16 to March 20, 2021 at its Main Campus.
Protesting farmers are violent maniacs: DAV Boys School Chennai
DAV Boys School of Chennai has termed the protesting farmers as “violent maniacs, who worked under external instigation”.
Just two days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking in the Rajya Sabha, termed the people who criticise the government, demand repealing of unjust laws and stand for their rights or that of others, as andolanjeevi. Yesterday, in the Lok Sabha, he described the farmers’ agitation as pavitra (sacred).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it clear in his reply in Rajya Sabha, to the Presidential Address that the three farm laws, which are being opposed by farmers in the country, are here to stay.
When Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of United States of America defined democracy as, ‘government of the people, by the people and for the people’, he surely meant that the head of the government is accountable and available to the people.