Thought he govt seems to have softened its stand and has assured the farmers of amendments in the farm laws, the farmers are adamant on their demand to scrap all the three farm laws.

It is beyond comprehension why on the pretext of ‘reforms’ should agriculture be liberalised, that too at a time when in most countries governments subsidise this sector.

Maharashtra Legislative Council Election Results: Shiv Sena did not win a single seat even though its alliance partners bagged four while BJP only won by-polls to the Dhule-Nandurbar local body seat.

"I have truly begun to wonder why has the Government become so heartless, so cynical and so ungrateful towards the farmers," Parkash Singh Badal said in a letter to the president.