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Farmers Protest
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, IndiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi to release the next installment of PM-Kisan schemePrime Minister Narendra Modi is to release the next PM-Kisan instalment of ₹18,000 crore to 80 million farmers and hold a virtual interaction with farmers on Christmas Day.
- Policy & trade, Uttar PradeshUP: 6 farmers served Rs 50 lakh notices over farm bill protestsSambhal officials asked six farmer leaders protesting the farm laws to sign Rs 50 lakh personal bonds, cut that to Rs 50,000 and later withdrew the notices.
- 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, 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, IndiaGovernment questions Twitter on restoring pro-farmers’ protest accountsThe IT ministry warned Twitter of penal action for restoring accounts linked to the farmers' protest, as Haryana extended mobile internet curbs in five districts.
- 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.
- Soil, water & climate, Tamil Nadu1,000 farmers to file nominations for Tamil Nadu’s Kangeyam seatFarmers demanding water from the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project planned to file 1,000 nominations for the Kangeyam seat in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
- 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.