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News Reports

‘Ganga-like purity in government’s intent, MSP here to stay’: PM Modi defends farm laws, asks opposition to take credit for reforms they had promised

OpIndia Staff - 18 December, 2020

PM Modi said that the farm laws were not brought overnight, but several political parties, experts, farmers had long demanded them

Economy and Finance

Demands to legalise MSPs is retrograde, can destroy the farm sector and hurt the Indian economy: Explained

Shashank Bharadwaj - 14 December, 2020

Setting MSP as a floor price legally will effectively derail the market for other players. Legalising MSP is also retrograde and anti-market, which can devastate the Indian farm sector.

News Reports

‘Farmer leader’ VM Singh protesting and demanding assurance on the MSP is actually a Congress leader accused in 8 cases, has assets worth crores

OpIndia Staff - 12 December, 2020

The Congress leader who has doubled up as a 'disgruntled' farmer actually has assets worth crores and faces as many as 8 criminal cases

News Reports

One in three farmers in Punjab are absentee landlords, MSPs paid to middleman through DBT: Here is how Punjab farmers play by different rules...

Shashank Bharadwaj - 12 December, 2020

In Punjab, FCI and state agencies procure grains from middleman and deposit MSP through DBT into their account, who in turn pay the farmers

News Reports

While misled farmers continue to protest, Delhi’s cab driver, also a farmer from Punjab, explains how new farm laws are in farmers’ interest

OpIndia Staff - 11 December, 2020

The cab driver cum farmer explained how contrary to the apprehensions, the new agriculture laws are actually beneficial for the farmers

News Reports

After brandishing pictures of Islamists and Naxals, farmers leaders threaten govt, to block railway tracks since ‘ultimatum is over’

OpIndia Staff - 10 December, 2020

After refusing to take part in the 6th round of talks yesterday, the 'farmer leaders' rejected the government's written proposal.

News Reports

Amid protests against ‘abolishment of MSP’, Modi govt buys Rs 67,248.22 crore worth Kharif produce at MSP

OpIndia Staff - 10 December, 2020

Govt continues to procure Kharif produce at MSP amid ongoing farmer protest which claim that the govt has abolished the MSP and mandi system.

Media Fact-Check

Magsaysay Awardee NDTV India editor Ravish Kumar lies about Adani’s grain silos in Punjab amid ongoing farmer protests

OpIndia Staff - 10 December, 2020

Ravish Kumar seems to have picked up the the narrative from WhatsApp forwards and fake news being tweeted on Twitter.

News Reports

Farmer agitation instigated by arhatiyas and middlemen fearing loss of ₹6000 crores says BJP leader

OpIndia Staff - 7 December, 2020

There are about 25,000 arhatiyas or middlemen in Punjab who stand to lose profits due to the new farm laws.

News Reports

Kejriwal govt quietly notifies one of the three farm laws in Delhi while crying ‘injustice’ to farmers amid protests

OpIndia Staff - 1 December, 2020

While Arvind Kejriwal and his party leaders are busy extending support to protesting 'farmers' from Punjab, his government in Delhi very quietly notified one of the three farm laws he opposes.

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