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Farm laws
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarmer leader Rakesh Tikait warns Centre of a possible march to ParliamentAt a mahapanchayat in Sikar, Rajasthan, Rakesh Tikait warned that farmers could march on Parliament with 40 lakh tractors if their demands on the farm laws are not met.
- Policy & trade, KeralaAn alternative legislation in Kerala for farmersKerala's Economic Review 2020 warns that the Centre's three farm acts could weaken APMC mandis and MSP, and puts Covid-19 losses in crop husbandry at Rs 1,731.78 crore.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarmers to intensify protest and block Delhi-Noida borderBharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said protesting farmers will block the Delhi-Noida border, with the date still to be decided.
- Policy & trade, IndiaMeeting of farmers and the government hits a dead end; next round of talks on January 8The seventh round of talks between farmers and the government on the farm laws ended without agreement, with the next round proposed for January 8.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarmers’ “rail roko” highlights: 4-hour obstruction on train mobility positedFarmers protesting the farm laws held a four-hour 'rail roko' on February 18, 2021, stopping trains in Haryana's Sonepat, as the Railways deployed 20 extra RPSF companies.
- Policy & trade, DelhiGovernment defends police on violent action; farmers have no access to clean water and sanitation facilities anymoreThe Centre defended Delhi Police's use of tear gas, water cannon and mild force against protesting farmers, as a new wall and barricades cut farmers' access to water and toilets.
- Policy & trade, HaryanaFarmers led by khaps tighten internal security after Singhu border violenceHaryana's khap panchayats pledged to protect protesting farmers at Delhi's borders after a group of about 200 men damaged tents at Singhu, and farmers set up their own security system.
- Policy & trade, RajasthanFarmers will now sell their produce outside Parliament, says TikaitAt a Kisan Mahapanchayat in Rajasthan, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said farmers would sell produce outside assemblies, collectors' offices and Parliament to protest the farm laws.
- Policy & trade, DelhiSC: Delhi Police to decide the fate of the tractor rally on 26 JanuaryThe Supreme Court declined to ban the farmers' January 26 tractor rally and left the decision on its entry into Delhi to the Delhi Police.
- Policy & trade, IndiaChhattisgarh and Rajasthan to follow in the footsteps of Punjab to oppose the central farm lawsAfter Punjab passed bills against the central farm laws, Congress-led Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan moved to do the same, though Chhattisgarh's governor queried a special session.