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Amey Tirodkar
MVA Introduces Farm Bills in Assembly, Counters Centre's Provisions
07 Jul 2021
Three farm bills presented in the state's assembly on Tuesday were markedly different from the three laws passed by the Modi government in 2020.
Abdul Alim Jafri, Sumedha Pal
Farm Laws: Despite Allahabad HC Order, UP Farmers Served Notices for Personal Bonds
08 Feb 2021
After a mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar at least 200 farmers linked to the farmers’ protests received notices asking them to sign personal bonds worth Rs two lakh to “ensure peace”.
Newsclick Team
'Modi Govt. Should Repeal Farm Laws': Yashwant Sinha
28 Dec 2020
The farmers' agitation is the biggest challenge the Narendra Modi government has faced yet; the intentions of those in power are being questioned.
Neelambaran A
TN: Opposition Parties Hold Hunger Strike in Solidarity with Protesting Farmers
18 Dec 2020
The state government led by the AIADMK – a BJP ally – denied permission for the hunger strike. The AIADMK continues to support the three controversial laws as it did in Parliament.
M Sridhar Acharyulu
Why Farm Laws Fall Afoul of the Constitution
11 Dec 2020
These laws denude federalism and attempt to turn a nation of farmers into an agricultural market led by big business.
Neelambaran A
TN this Week: Cyclone Burevi Damages Crops in Delta Districts, Left Parties and AIKSCC Continue Protests Against Farm Laws
05 Dec 2020
A Dalit settlement of 40 houses was attacked by dominant caste members in Tirunelveli on November 27.
Neelambaran A
TN: CPI(M), CITU Hold Road Blockades, Demo in Support of Protesting Farmers
01 Dec 2020
In addition to calling for statewide protests, the Left party’s cadres have also tried to lay siege to government offices as a show of solidarity for the farmers who continue to picket at the borders…
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Women’s Organisations Condemn Repression of Farmers’ Protests
29 Nov 2020
Expressing solidarity with the farmers’ struggle -- in the wake of the hurried passage of farm bill at the -- the women’s organisations said in the letter: “We strongly condemn the brutal repression…
Neelambaran A
TN This Week: Cyclone Nivar Causes Severe Crop Damages, North Chennai Residents Allege Neglect, Over 50,000 Detained During Nov 26 Strike
28 Nov 2020
The farmers in affected districts have suffered severe losses as paddy, sugarcane, and banana were destroyed by the winds and heavy rain. Fishermen in the coastal villages were affected as they…
Neelambaran A
TN this Week: BJP Defies Ban on Vetrivel Yatra, COVID-19 Cases Dip, Cracker Ban Affects Sivakasi
07 Nov 2020
The announcements, barely a week before the festival of lights, have come as a shocker to the industry.