Listen to annadatas who feed the country, even after 200 days they are in high spirits: Vinesh Phogat | Chandigarh News – Times of India

Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat participated in the farmer protest at Shambhu situated on the Punjab-Haryana border on Saturday. BATHINDA: Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat participated in the farmer protest upon completion of 200 days of struggle for MSP, at Shambhu situated on the Punjab-Haryana border on Saturday. While calling the farmers annadatas and likening them to…

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’10 years of the UPA were … ‘: Piyush Goyal hits back Rahul Gandhi on Budget speech | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday responded to leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi a day after the Congress leader went all guns blazing at the Modi government in Lok Sabha during the discussion on Union Budget 2.0.Gandhi on Monday had accused the NDA government of spreading a ‘chakravyuh’ with everybody trapped in it,…

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‘Directionless and disappointing’: Farm leaders slam Union Budget, call for MSP guarantee, loan waivers – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Farmer leaders in Punjab on Tuesday expressed their disappointment with the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it “ignored” the farming sector and failed to address the issue of providing a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP). The budget allocates Rs 1.52 lakh crore for the agriculture and allied…

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Silent on legal guarantee, but BJP vows to increase MSP from ‘time to time’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: While silent on legal guarantee to procurement of crops at minimum support price (MSP), BJP‘s manifesto on Sunday talked of the party’s promise of continuing to increase MSP from “time to time”.The party promised to “further incentivise” crop diversification to make agriculture “sustainable and remunerative” – a pitch it had made to protesting…

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Rahul Gandhi slams ED as ‘Extortion Directorate’ during Telangana rally | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress leader took a jibe at the recent ED raids calling the Enforcement Directorate- ‘Extortion Directorate’.In a rally in Telangana where the Congress also launched its Manifesto, Rahul Gandhi said, “Today ED has become Extortion Directorate. BJP is running the world’s biggest washing machine. The country’s most corrupt leaders are standing with Narendra…

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