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A ‘jatha’ of 101 farmers began its march to Delhi on Friday. (File) Chandigarh: Punjab farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said on Saturday that they have not received any message from the Centre for talks to address their issues and said a group of 101 farmers will again begin their march to Delhi on December…
Farmers Protest in Delhi: Traffic into and out of the national capital was affected. New Delhi: The Congress on Friday called on the Bharatiya Janata Party to respond proactively to protesting farmers’ demands about a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price, or MSP, and warned the government, “Do not allow the farmers of this country…
The farmers have also been protesting against police actions against farmers for stubble burning. Chandigarh (Punjab): Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Saturday blamed the Punjab government led by the Aam Aadmi Party for the farmers’ protests in the state and demanded the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Speaking to ANI, the BJP…
Singh’s family had approached the high court, claiming a bullet fired by Haryana Police had killed him. New Delhi: Dismissing the Haryana government’s contention that a judicial probe into the death of a farmer during protests in February would demoralise the police, the Supreme Court on Friday said that it could end up strengthening their…
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A file photo of Bharatiya Kisan Sangha national general secretary Mohini Mohan Mishra. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) — a farmers’ body affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) — has condemned the violent protests by some farm unions who are demanding guaranteed minimum support prices (MSP), but it also…
A candle march is scheduled for today, followed by seminars on farmer-related issues tomorrow. New Delhi: Farmer leaders on Friday announced that the future course of action regarding their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march will be decided on February 29. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), spearheading the protests, outlined a list of…
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The farmers will hold a candle march today. Chandigarh: Farmer leaders on Friday said they will decide their next course of action on their ‘Delhi Chalo’ call on February 29, and announced a candle march on Saturday and burning of Centre’s effigies two days later. A decision to this effect was taken on Friday evening…
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Farmers have been camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri points between Punjab and Haryana New Delhi: Farmers protesting at two border points between Punjab and Haryana will resume their “Delhi Chalo” march today after they rejected the Centre’s proposal for procuring pulses, maize and cotton at the MSP by government agencies for five years. Thousands…
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