Not even one percent of farmers opposing farm laws: Gujarat Deputy CM"Except in Delhi, there are no protests anywhere in the country. No one is agitating in Gujarat. Some 50,000 persons from a population of 1...
17 Dec, 2020, 07.15 PM IST
Will fulfill responsibility with utmost sincerity: Hardik PatelThe Congress on Saturday announced Patel's appointment as working president of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee. Patel, 26, rose to p...
11 Jul, 2020, 11.39 PM IST
Farmers cost BJP more than reservation-seeking PatidarsFailure of the Vijay Rupani government to honour its word on minimum support price for cotton and groundnuts may have been the reason.
19 Dec, 2017, 12.49 AM IST
Govt shouldn't compel farmers to become Naxals: Hardik PatelHe also demanded that the state government should restart procurement of opium poppy husk (which is cultivated in the area) or the farmers ...
16 Jul, 2017, 10.31 PM IST
Protesting farmers block highways in various statesA group of 62 farmers' unions had earlier announced that traffic will be blocked for three hours on all national highways across the countr...
18 Jun, 2017, 12.57 PM IST
Aam Aadmi Party to launch agitation for farmers' cause this weekThe agitation will be in line with the ‘response’ the party received from farmers’ agitations in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, a party functi...
06 Jun, 2017, 12.39 AM IST
Patels' stir can be turned into farmers' agitation: Sharad JoshiJoshi's statement assumes significance in the light of Pawar's latest announcement calling for 'jail bharo' agitation to highlight the farm...
03 Sep, 2015, 09.35 PM IST
Gujarat government responsible for Patel quota agitation, says VHP's Pravin TogadiaTogadia took on the state government for lack of growth and development in the farming sector and the distress of farmers.
02 Sep, 2015, 05.49 AM IST
Issues raised by Hardik Patel implodes Gujarat model of development: CongressThe Congress said the issues raised by Hardik was an "implosion" of the "Gujarat model" of development pursued by Modi which was not inclus...
31 Aug, 2015, 10.03 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi's politics of anger responsible for Gujarat situation: Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi said PM Modi believed in ruling the nation by dividing it, referring to the violence in Gujarat over reservations for the Pate...
27 Aug, 2015, 02.00 PM IST
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh withdraws stir seeking cotton minimum support price hikeAs per its new "strategy", BKS plans to invite the Gujarat government to hold fresh talks with six of their representatives to avoid such "...
26 Dec, 2014, 09.54 PM IST
Cotton proving to be risky crop for farmers of GujaratCotton has left many Gujarat farmers in distress and sparked fears that Saurashtra region may turn into another Vidarbha.
22 Dec, 2014, 01.40 PM IST
Cotton price: Gujarat government's Rs 1,100-crore relief package fails to pacify agitatorsThe agitation led by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) has been seeking higher support price for cotton.
19 Dec, 2014, 01.12 PM IST
Gujarat government fulfilled all farmers' demands: Anandiben PatelPatel said here today that the govt has fulfilled all farmers' demands, notwithstanding a farmer's self-immolation seeking better MSP for c...
18 Dec, 2014, 11.16 PM IST
Gujarat government is concerned about farmers, says BJP leader Dinesh SharmaGujarat govt is aware and are in touch with centre to take appropriate decision for the benefit of cotton growing farmers," Dinesh Sharma s...
09 Dec, 2014, 08.06 PM IST
- BJP criticises Centre for not releasing crop insurance funds
BJP leaders criticised the Centre today for not releasing crop insurance funds meant for farmers from the Saurashtra region of Gujarat.
23 Sep, 2013, 06.12 PM IST
Narendra Modi's decision to set up SIRs receives disapproval from farmersNarendra Modi's decision to set up special investment regions - SIRs - has drawn flak from farmers who fear cultivable land will be grabbed...
11 Aug, 2013, 04.20 AM IST