Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that if the Centre had listened to her warnings about the repercussions of the new farm laws then things would not have come to such an impasse

Farmers' protest: The agitating farmers have said they'll stick to their position that discussion will take place only on the modalities of repealing the Agri laws and giving a legal guarantee on MSP, among other issues

Minimum support prices (MSP) across the board surpass international prices, in the range of 119 per cent to 11 per cent, making Indian crops uncompetitive in the global export market

The road remained closed for Noida to Delhi movement but was open for commuters travelling from Delhi to Noida

Evidence shows Punjab farmers have brought food security and grown richer in the process while Bihar farmers have grown poorer and Madhya Pradesh farmers are striving to move ahead using MSP

The farmers had also written a letter to the Centre on Saturday indicating their preference for the next meeting

As farmers continue their protests demanding repealing of the three new laws, Kumar also emphasised that continued negotiations with protesting farmers is of course the way forward

About forty farmer unions wrote to the Centre on Saturday proposing for the talks to take place on Tuesday, December 29. For them, a repeal of all laws will still be the top priority

PM Modi says over Rs 18,000 crore directly deposited in farmers' accounts; no middlemen, no commissions required; Amit Shah says nobody can remove MSP system or snatch farmers' land from them

This is an issue of particular concern to Sikh Americans linked to Punjab, although it also heavily impacts the Indian Americans belonging to other Indian states, the lawmakers said in their letter to Pompeo

Govt, in its letter to over 40 farm unions, has said it's ready to discuss all issues of concerns, including the MSP, despite that it has nothing to do with passing of three agri-marketing bills

Providing direction in uncertain times

India has called the remarks by foreign leaders and politicians on protests by farmers as \"ill-informed\" and \"unwarranted\", asserting that the matter pertains to the internal affairs of a democratic country

In a stock exchange filing, EIL said it got the support of 99.9 per cent voting shareholders for the resolution seeking approval for buyback of equity shares at Rs 84 apiece

Efforts are underway by the unions to draw support from farmers in other states like Bihar for their demand to enact a law assuring Minimum Support Price as the protest at the border points have been going on for almost four weeks now

Farmers' protest: Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said the Centre was trying to tire out the farmers by offering to start talks from the very beginning

The five point strategies suggested by the SBI includes setting up contract farming institution, inserting quantity guarantee clause instead of MSP, converting MSP to floor price of auction on eNAM, strengthening APMC market infrastructure and revisiting KCC scheme

Of total purchase of 411.05 LMT, Punjab bought 202.77 LMT of paddy at MSP till close of procurement season in state on November 30, which is 49.33 per cent of total procurement in India

The government has issued an e-booklet in English and Hindi highlighting the success stories of farmers who have benefited from the reforms enacted in September

PM Modi said that the government, offers MSP of Rs 1,975 per quintal of wheat and Rs 1,870 per quintal of paddy whereas the previous government used to give Rs 1,400 and Rs 1,310 respectively