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BJP’s national president JP protesting farmers’ leaders There was no proper response,” Nadda will again go the State from Punjab invited for talks by Darshan Pal, member of the on Thursday for physical cam- Union Agriculture Secretary coordination committee of 29 paign rallies and Prime Sanjay Agarwal on Wednesday farmers’ organisations, told Minister Narendra Modi, the here cried foul and walked out reporters after the meeting. main face of the National of the meeting, demanding the BKU leader Balbir Singh Democratic Alliance (NDA), is presence of Minister of Rajewal said the farmers’ rep- expected to swoop down on the Agriculture & Farmers Welfare resentatives will meet in State for first series of elec- Narendra Singh Tomar. The Chandigarh on Thursday to tioneering from October 22, agitated farmers claimed the discuss the next course of which, among others, include Government is least interested action. “He (Agriculture the Assembly seats of Buxar, Bihar Minister for backward BJP launched its “Bihar in solving farmers’ problems Secretary) kept saying he wants Jehannabad and Bhagalpur. and extremely backward class Me Ee Ba” to showcase the with no Minister present to to act as a bridge and help, etc. BJP senior leaders, includ- welfare Vinod Kumar Singh, infrastructure development in hear them out. We asked why we were called ing party general secretary and 55, passed away due to post- Bihar under the NDA regime. Amid farmers’ protests when no Minister was present State-in-charge Bhupendra Covid-19 complications. The BJP’s video song also men- across the State, Punjab has to talk to us. The Secretary said Yadav and former Maharashtra The Prime Minster will tions the opening of IITs, become the first State to reject he will communicate our Chief Minister and the cam- also address poll rallies digitally, AIIMS, new bridges as well as the Centre’s farm laws. At the demands further,” said a farmer paign-in-charge Devendra though number of physical improvement in the health and Cabinet meeting on union leader. Fadnavis, are drawing up plan and virtual public meeting is education sector. It talks about Wednesday, Punjab Chief “The meeting was an effort for the Prime Minister’s rallies yet to be fixed, said sources, transforming Bihar cities into Minister Amarinder Singh to try and create a false impres- as he is seen as the prime adding total addresses could be metros like Mumbai and Delhi. rejected the farm laws enacted ! " #$ sion that the Central mover and shaker of voters in more than ten, according to Countering the BJP devel- by the Centre and convened a Government is engaging with the State with Chief Minister party sources. opment plank, the rival alliance special Assembly session on ers on the revolutionary farm the Cabinet meeting. and tearing copies of new farm farmers, when in fact it is Nitish Kumar facing the anti- Bihar is one of the first of leader RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav is October 19 to bring a legisla- laws. When asked about boy- A delegation of 29 farmers laws outside Krishi Bhavan. going all out to roll out and incumbency factor. States in the country to go to attacking the NDA tion to counter the Centre’s cott by farmers’ body, Javadekar organisations, comprising Farmers’ leaders Jogjit enforce the anti-farmer laws,” Modi’s rallies are expected polls under Covid-19 condi- Government for miserably fail- farm laws. said Defence Minister Rajnath Balbir Singh Rajewal, Darshan Singh Dalewal and Jagmohan the All-India Kisan Sangharsh to be held in Buxar, Jehanabad, tions. Physical rallies are ing as a job provider and devel- The Punjab Cabinet’s move Singh and Agriculture Minister Pal, Jagjit Singh Dalewal, Singh said at least Agriculture Coordination Committee Rohtas and Bhagalpur for the increasingly turning “normal” oping the State. is expected to have over- Narendra Singh Tomar have Jagmohan Singh, Kulwant Minister Narendra Singh (AIKSCC) said in a statement. NDA candidates, beginning with political leaders pulling “What did their double- whelming support, with both already held one round of dis- Singh, Surjit Singh and Satnam Tomar should have been pre- “First, the Government October 22. The Covid-19 out all full stops to attract vot- engine govt do in 15 years? It’s the ruling Congress and the cussion with farmer organisa- Singh Sahni, who had come to sent at the meeting. The meet- should be ready to review and conditions have put extra-pres- ers who, this time, are not their attempt to divert from Opposition Shiromani Akali tions on this issue. attend meeting are said to have ing was convened at the Krishi if necessary, repeal the three sure on the planners and the swayed by one particular issue agenda but we want to contest Dal (SAD). The CM had “If someone wants more asked the Secretary what an Bhavan amid police security to laws. Second, the Government Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) or political personality. election on agenda,” says Lalu announced his Government (discussion), we are always administrative officer can do avoid any protest. Farmers’ should be ready to consider leg- is carefully examining the BJP president is on a two- Prasad’s son and his political will fight the “anti-federal and open (to) meet everyone. But when the political leadership leaders said that their agitation islating the minimum support details before giving a go ahead day tour of Bihar for election- heir apparent. vicious farm laws tooth and Tomarji has an engagement was not interested in repealing against the contentious farm price as a legal right and deal for the physical rallies. eering from October 15 and to nail through legislative, legal today, therefore he has gone. the recently-passed farm laws laws will continue. with input cost, food security With the pandemic still on address rallies at Vikramganj, and other routes”. When he will get free, he is and walked out of the meeting. “No proper discussion took and other issues,” the AIKSCC surge, rallies ahead of the Karakat (Rohtas), Goh R Meanwhile, Union meeting all. There is no prob- After a one-and-a-half- place. Neither Union statement said. Assembly elections would be (Aurangabad) and on October Minister Prakash Javadekar lem in this,” Information and hour long meeting with Agriculture Minister nor junior Farmers also presented a conducted with standard oper- 16 campaign in Barahat said the Government is always Broadcasting Minister Agarwal, the farmers leaders Ministers were present to hear memorandum of demands to ating procedure and guide- (Banaka), Hisua (Nawada) open for discussion with farm- Javadekar told the media after were seen shouting slogans our concerns. We asked why the Government. lines for safety. On Monday a Assembly segments. =:.=87 & % % head of the Bihar ) Assembly elections, for- & ! ! 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This was fourth Union Health Ministry has and are seeking tickets from Wednesday directed officials consecutive day the capital city initiated the process of import- !)(.('0) $ =.:.=78 .=6.-.=:- the Congress party. to remain alert and ensure reported less than 300 positive ing liquid oxygen to meet any > .--.56- -:;.8;.--8 Subhashini Yadav, a social strict implantation of Covid- cases. unforeseen shortage due to .-8.=7 876.:;.95: worker, said she is taking the 19 guidelines to prevent the Of the new cases 196 were rise in demand for oxygen. responsibility of carrying on spread of the virus. local contacts and 71 quaran- On behalf of the !2 .:5.=69 .:-6.6.875 the fight of the During a weekly review tine cases, the Bhubaneswar Government, public sector 3 .55.=;: =.:8:.78.58 Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, meeting on corona, he cited Municipal Corporation (BMC) undertaking HLL Lifecare ?2 .55.9-8 7.5-8.7:.:6 as her father Sharad Yadav has instance of Kerala and asked said.The local contacts includ- Limited floated a global tender always supported it. “I thank the officials to intensify Covid ed 19 cases from Nayapalli, 10 on Wednesday for procuring )$ .6;.8:: .79:.-.759 Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi awareness programme. each from Baramunda and one lakh metric tonne of liq- and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Following the Onam fes- Unit-9, eight each from Old uid oxygen, as per its website.