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Observing that the farm- "8 )0$9 should tell them the date and MSP and the Government Urging them to end their ers’ agitation figured promi- time of the meeting. should repeal these farms laws. ongoing agitation, he also nently during the 15-hour dis- oon after Prime Minister “We have never refused to The farmers leaders sitting questioned the Opposition, cussion on the President’s SNarendra Modi urged agi- hold talks with the govern- across the borders of the city especially the Congress, for address, Modi said the tating farmers to end their stir ment. Whenever it has called also objected to Modi’s taking a “U-turn” on farm Opposition, however, did not and resume the dialogue, farm- us for dialogue, we held dis- remarks that a new “breed” of reforms. Making these asser- mention about the basic facts ers’ unions on Monday asked cussions with Union ministers. agitators called “andolan jivi” tions in the Rajya Sabha, Modi of the laws and roots of the the Government to fix a date We are ready for talks with has emerged in the country, also referred to former Prime problem. for the next round of talks. them (government),” Kakka and said agitation has an Minister Manmohan Singh’s Urging the farmers to end Farmer leader Shiv Kumar told PTI. important role in a democra- backing to reforms in agricul- their protest, he said, “We will Kakka, who is a senior mem- To Modi’s address in the cy. Talking to media person on ture sector.Explaining his all sit together and talk. We are ber of the Samkyukta Kisan Rajya Sabha during which he Monday, Tikait said business Government’s stance on the ready for talks and I am invit- Morcha which is spearheading assured minimum support over hunger will not be allowed farm laws while replying to a ing you again for dialogue the ongoing stir, said they are price (MSP), Bharatiya Kisan in the country and the laws discussion on the President’s from this House.” ready for the next round of Union (BKU) leader Rakesh should be repealed. address, the Prime Minister In an effort to allay the also expressed concern over apprehension of the farmers foreign elements trying to about the MSP, Modi said foment trouble. “MSP tha, MSP hai aur MSP He said a new phenome- rahega. No one should spread non has emerged over the past misinformation.” few years wherein “Foreign Highlighting the need for !" Destructive Ideology” was evi- new farm laws to improve the dent in the country. He income and living standard of & )$+)" persons — included in the areas where they viewed the quipped this was the new kind the farmers, the Prime missing persons’ list — are efforts underway and interact- of FDI in obvious reference to Minister said he was willing to day after disaster struck at stuck in a tunnel with efforts ed with the locals. singer Rihanna, activist Greta take the brunt if it meant AReni near Joshimath in underway to reach them clear- Even as rescue operations Thunberg and lawyer-author pushing reforms that were Chamoli district, the authori- ing the debris in the tunnel. continued throughout the day, Meena Harris, niece of US Vice long overdue.He said, “We ties have been able to recover While six persons are injured, ration, medical supplies and President Kamala Harris, back- need to move forwards, not 26 bodies while at least 197 12 persons were rescued safe- other daily use items were sup- ing the farmers’ stir. backwards. We need to give people were reported missing ly from the NTPC project plied by helicopter to the 13 vil- “The nation is making these reforms a chance.” till Monday evening. Of the downstream. lages in the Niti valley which progress and we are talking Stressing the fact that the bodies recovered, only two Personnel of the NDRF, have lost road link due to the about FDI but I see that a new number of marginal farmers could be identified till the SDRF, ITBP, SSB and armed disaster. FDI has come to the fore. We had increased over the years evening. forces along with State police Chamoli District have to protect the nation and the country had a respon- According to the status are undertaking rescue and Magistrate Swati Bhadauriya from this new FDI. We need sibility to better their lot, Modi report of the State Emergency relief works. informed that supplies will be Foreign Direct Investment but said every Government had Operations Centre (SEOC), Meanwhile, apart from provided by helicopters in these the new FDI is ‘Foreign spoken in favour of reforms in the 197 missing people include Chief Minister Trivendra Singh villages till an alternative Destructive Ideology’, we have the agriculture sector. 12 people of Reni and three Rawat, Union Power Minister arrangement is made. to protect ourselves from it,” However, they have now taken other villages, along with 185 RK Singh, Union Education In addition to the disaster the Prime Minister said. a “U-turn”, said Modi, appar- workers of the companies Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal affected area, the district He also criticised a section ently referring to the Congress involved in the two hydropow- ‘Nishank’, Garhwal MP Tirath administration team is also of people seen in every agita- and Sharad Pawar, who was er projects damaged in the Singh Rawat and State Minister searching for the missing per- tion in the country and said, Agriculture Minister during disaster. Dhan Singh Rawat visited the sons along the banks of the “In the last few years, we have the Congress-led UPA rule. # $ & ' !" Further, between 25 and 35 Tapovan and other affected Alaknanda river. !"# O P rounded by controversy and has !" #$% received a notice from the Government for “violating Indian law” by not taking down ! tweets related to “farmers geno- & ing repeal of the bylaws. Patel ple amid tight security. The ( cide”, Twitter India’s public pol- ! ' ( assured the BJD delegation servitors welcomed him with icy head Mahima Kaul has @ % led by MPs Pinaki Misra and the customary ‘Khandua’. resigned from her post citing " # Bhartruhari Mahtab to roll Accompanied by 5T & "8 )0$9 personal reasons. Kaul had && (& back the proposed bylaws. Secretary VK Pandian and submitted her resignation in the & & ' ( Earlier in the day, Chief other officials, including Puri he Centre has asked social first week of January and will be & ( % ' Minister Naveen Patnaik dur- Collector Samarth Verma, Tmedia platform Twitter to continuing at the firm till )*!+,% ing his visit to the Jagannath Patnaik entered the shrine in remove 1,178 anti-India pro- March. Twitter has also listed $ Temple said he had spoken to the morning.“This is the first paganda handles managed by the job opening on its website. % & -$-"&8+: +9 the Centre for removal of the time I am visiting the temple Pakistan and Khalistani users. “At the start of this year, bylaws. in the time of pandemic. I The list was sent to Twitter on Mahima decided to step down % ollowing widespread Patnaik said the Centre prayed for prosperity and February 4. Twitter responded to the orders of the Government of from her role as Twitter Public ! Fprotests, the Union can never create hindrance in peace of people of Odisha. Twitter has not complied Government that the company India and if there is any resis- Policy Director for India and Ministry of Culture on the development projects in I thank people who sacri- with the January 31 directive of is respecting local laws even tance to the order, the social South Asia to take a well- ! Monday withdrew the con- Puri.“Nobody can stop the ficed for the temple and their the Indian Government to while “protecting its founda- media company would face deserved break. It’s a loss for all & troversial draft bylaws framed work of Lord Jagannath,” sacrifices will not go in vain,” block 257 tweets and accounts tional principle of free expres- charges of flouting various of us at Twitter, but after more # by the National Monuments Patnaik told people after pay- Patnaik told people at the for tweeting inflammatory pro- sion”. laws. than five years in the role we Authority (NMA) prohibiting ing obeisance to Lord Singhadwar of the temple. farmers messages. “Many of these accounts “Twitter’s stand on free- respect her desire to focus on - & & construction works around Jagannath at the temple. On the controversial NMA The Information and were also automated bots that dom of expression is an excuse. the most important people and &. the Jagannath Temple in Puri. Notably, Patnaik visited bylaws, he said, “I have spo- Technology Ministry issued were used for sharing and They are just a platform and relationships in her personal /012% ' $ The move came after a the temple for the first time ken to the NMA. the fresh directive after the amplifying misinformation and must obey the laws and if they life.