Six people were killed as violence erupted during a farmers' protest over Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit, administration sources said.

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#Lakhimpur_Kheri #LakhimpurKhiri #UttarPradesh #FarmersProtest #Farmers

#MaharashtraBandh | Over 2,000 traders dealing in fruits, vegetables, flowers, grains, onions and potatoes etc will support the bandh to show solidarity with #farmers who play an all-important role in their sector.

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It's been nearly a year since #farmers marched to #Delhi, demanding repeal of #farmlaws. Braving the cold winter, police batons and deadly second wave of #COVID19, they have stayed put. But where are the protests headed?

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/in-depth-one-year-later-where-are-the-farmers-protests-headed-7614871.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

#FarmLaws became the top trending key words on the internet seconds after PM Modi 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.

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#Replug | Data show that farmers from Punjab and Haryana gain the most from the MSP procurement systems, which they fear will be done away with despite the government’s assurance

by Chaitanya Mallapur | #Farmlawsrepealed #FarmLaws #Farmers

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#Watch ⚡️ "We couldn't convince that section of farmers despite best efforts. We have decided to repeal those three farm laws," said PM Modi, appealing to the protesting #farmers to return to their homes.

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#MCOpinion: The road to deep reforms in #agriculture is going to be difficult unless the states, rather than the Centre alone, formulate sound policies for faster growth in productivity, & #farmers’ income.

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The Union Cabinet approves the proposal to withdraw three controversial farm laws that triggered year-long protests by thousands of #farmers.

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"The withdrawal of the three #FarmBills is `very unfortunate’," says Ashok Dalwai, chairman of the Committee on Doubling #Farmers’ Income.

According to him, "much-needed reforms in the #agriculture sector have been stymied." Read 👇
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#ICYMI: The Union Cabinet had on Nov 24 approved the proposal to withdraw three controversial farm laws that triggered year-long protests by thousands of #farmers.

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Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh said he walked out as he was not allowed to raise issues related to #farmers, especially on a law on MSP during an all-party meeting, convened by the union govt ahead of the #WinterSession of the #Parliament

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#Farmers have started vacating their protest site at #SinghuBorder , ending their year-long agitation. Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body of 32 farmers' unions, announced the formal decision to end the stir.

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India's Agri exports including marine & plantation goods are to reach $50 billion for the first time this fiscal year, says the union commerce ministry.

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#Exports #Agriculture #Farmers

The #BudgetSession of Parliament will begin today ahead of #AssemblyElections2022 with the Opposition geared up to corner the govt on a host of issues, including #Pegasus snooping allegations, #farmers’ issues & more.

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#Budget2022WithMC: Analysts expect fertiliser subsidy to rise to Rs 1.3 lakh crore for 2022-23 as the govt may aim to lower the burden of higher prices on #farmers.

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With a thumping victory in the assembly elections, #UttarPradesh CM-designate #YogiAdityanath-led govt may take important decisions on stray cattle, free electricity to #farmers and farmers' issues after its first meeting.

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In our multi-part series on the impact of #inflation on the #IndianEconomy, Moneycontrol on May 17 reported that amid an unprecedented rise in retail inflation numbers, govt will step in with more measures to curb inflation.

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And the govt announced it on Saturday through a series of measures. 👇
🔸 Centre cuts #exciseduty on #petrol by Rs 8 per litre, on #diesel by Rs 6 per litre

🔸 Govt will also give a subsidy of Rs 200 per #gascylinder (up to 12 cylinders) to over 9 crore beneficiaries of #PMUY

🔸 Govt has waived #importduty on some raw materials for #steel industry, #exportduty on #ironore hiked up to 50%

🔸 Additional amount of ₹ 1.10 lakh crore is being provided to further cushion our #farmers

🔸 Measures are being taken up to improve the availability and cost of #cement

As part of Moneycontrol’s special coverage under the series #FarmUneasy, we track the plight of #Farmers bearing the brunt of #ClimateChange, loans and other issues.

Our second piece from the ground report 👇
https://bit.ly/3Nn7ZX4

As part of Moneycontrol’s special coverage under the series #FarmUneasy, we track the plight of farmers bearing the brunt of #ClimateChange, loans and other issues.

Our third piece explores the relationship between arhtiyas and #farmers and why they can’t escape each other 👇
https://bit.ly/3AxRakN

#BudgetWithMC | FM Sitharaman said as many as 11.8 crore #farmers were provided financial assistance under the PM #KISANYojana.

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