Farmers Unrest

Maharashtra farmers' protest: Devendra Fadnavis' Rs 34,000 cr loan waiver has left state in a no-win situation

The issue of farmers’ loan waiver has not died down even after the Maharashtra government on Saturday launched another scheme to provide Rs 34,020 crore debt relief to financially distressed farmers. The scheme will cover 89 lakh farmers and will see debt of up to Rs 1.5 lakh per farmer being written off.

Maharashtra farmers' strike: Relief for protesters as Devendra Fadnavis announces Rs 34,000 cr loan waiver

Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis announces scheme to provide Rs 34,000-crore debt relief to farmers

MP farmers' unrest: Four more farmers commit suicide in a day, death toll reaches 20

Distressed over their debts, three more peasants allegedly ended their lives in Madhya Pradesh in the last 24 hours, 20 suicides since 8 June.

Kozhikode farmer ends life outside govt office after alleging harassment; two officials suspended

A 57-year-old farmer committed suicide outside a government office in Kozhikode alleging harassment by its staff, triggering outrage following which two officials were suspended.

Farmers' unrest: Maharashtra govt hikes milk procurement prices by Rs 3 per litre

The Maharashtra government on Monday decided to increase the milk procurement prices by Rs three per litre for the benefit of farmers, although the retail rates would remain unchanged.

Farmers’ unrest: Narendra Modi govt wants to make a 'kisan-mukt Bharat', says Congress

The Congress on Monday attacked the Centre and the Shivraj Singh Chauhan dispensation in Madhya Pradesh over farmers stir, saying the Narendra Modi government wants a 'Kisan mukt bharat' (India free of farmers).

Those who lost polls are behind unrest in BJP-ruled states: UP deputy CM Dinesh Sharma

Dinesh Sharma said such "unrest" will also be created in Gujarat, which is going to polls later this year.

Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh protests: Farmers' unrest due to demonetisation, says Shashi Tharoor

Congress on Tuesday alleged that the farmers unrest in certain parts of the country was a result of demonetisation of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes.

Three years of Narendra Modi govt: 'Power drunk' Centre has nothing to celebrate, says Anand Sharma

Congress leader Anand Sharma on Sunday accused the Narendra Modi dispensation of making "boastful claims" about development and its achievements, saying the "arrogant and power drunk" government has nothing to celebrate in the three-year rule.