'These Marathas are farmers and they only do farming. They have no other business other than farming.''Now, they want reservations because farming is no longer a profitable business.' IMAGE:......
'The government's priority is not farmers.' Kindly note that this image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Archana Masih/Rediff A total number of 479 farmer......
'You've got to understand it is not easy to die by suicide.''People commit suicide only when they lose everything and find no other way to live.' IMAGE: Farmers protest against the Maharashtra......
'Seven hundred farmers lost their lives.''The protesting farmers were demonised and called names like andolanjiwi, Khalistani, anti-national.' IMAGE: A farmer shouts slogans during the protest......
'The people preferred Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar...' IMAGE: Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) workers celebrate at Sena Bhavan in Mumbai on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Photograph: ANI Photo......
When activists of the Right to Food campaign attacked Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia over the Rs 32 per capita per day cut-off for poverty line, Vijay Jawandhia -- a......
Ultimately, it boils down to whether a loan waiver will help without taking action to improve irrigation facilities and to ensure remunerative prices for farmers.Vijay Jawandhia, President,......
Farmer interest groups predict that unless the government corrects its agricultural pricing and procurement policy, it will face a political blowback, notes Aditi Phadnis. Image: NDA needs to......