Agriculture reforms brought new opportunities to farmers: PM Modi amidst protests
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke of the advantages of the Centre's new farm laws as thousands of farmers, protesting against the laws, camped in and around Delhi.
"The new farm laws have opened the doors of opportunity for the Indian farmers," PM Modi said in his monthly radio address Mann ki Baat.
"The demands that farmers made over the years, which every government had only promised to meet so far, have finally been met," PM Modi said.
"The Indian government has given shape to the laws after much deliberation. Most of the constraints of the farmers have been ended, they have been given new rights and new opportunities," he added.
Earlier, Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured the protesters that the government was ready to deliberate on "every problem and demand" of the farmers.
The Centre, he said, will hold talks with the farmers' unions on December 3 and if they want to hold discussions before that, they will have to shift their protest at a government-designated venue.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
