Gandhinagar, March 12 (IANS) Gujarat has achieved unprecedented growth in agriculture over the past two decades, with cotton production rising by 696 per cent and groundnut by 575 per cent, Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said in the state Legislative Assembly on Thursday. Describing the state’s agricultural and cooperative model, Vaghani said: “Farmers are not just providers of food, they are the living arteries keeping the economy beating.”Vaghani highlighted Gujarat’s transformati…
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Bhopal, Feb 20 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Bhopal on February 24 to lead a major protest against the interim India-US trade framework, which the party alleges severely harms Indian farmers by opening doors to cheaper US imports. Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari announced the visit, stating: “On February 24, 2026, in Bhopal, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge ji and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi wi…
Chandigarh, Feb 18 (IANS) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday termed the trade deal with the US as anti-farmer, saying “if animal feed comes from America, our farmers will be ruined”. Speaking to reporters after attending a social event in Fatehabad, Leader of the Opposition Hooda said the US has imposed an 18 per cent tariff on India, while it has imposed zero tariff on Bangladesh. “This deal will have a huge impact on cotton farmers.”He said farmers “are …
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday met leaders of several farm unions from across the country at the Parliament House. During the meeting, the farm union representatives expressed strong opposition to the India-US trade deal and conveyed their deep concern over the potential impact on farmers’ livelihoods, particularly those engaged in the cultivation of corn, soybean, cotton, fruits, and nuts.The leaders told the Congress leader that they f…