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Punjab farmers began a march to Delhi on February 13 to press their demands (File) New Delhi: Nearly three decades ago, over a thousand farmers in Tamil Nadu, unhappy with government policies, filed nominations from a single constituency in the Lok Sabha polls to draw attention to their grievances. It was also the only time…
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“Our government has always stood with the farmers,” said Nitin Gadkari (File) Nagpur, Maharashtra: Weighing in on the fresh farmers’ protests that have emerged as a big political talking point going into the Lok Sabha elections, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday it was ‘politically motivated’. In a near-rerun of the previous farm protests…
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Farmers groups from western Uttar Pradesh are also likely to participate in the programme. Noida: Police on Wednesday cautioned commuters about the possibility of traffic movement slowing down on the Noida-Delhi routes on Thursday in view of a proposed farmers’ protest in the national capital. The Gautam Buddh Nagar police also said diversions could be…
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The SKM had spearheaded the 2020-21 farmers’ protest. (File) New Delhi: The protesting farmers will organise a rail blockade today to press their demands that include a legal guarantee for a safety net on the pricing of all crops. Here are the top 10 points in this big story: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and…
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Farmers will launch their “rail roko” protest today over their various demands (File) Chandigarh: Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal urged the Centre not to run away from its responsibility of giving legal guarantee for MSP on all crops as farmers prepare for the proposed “rail roko” protest today to press for their demands. The Samyukta…
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Farmers’ protest: Farmers want Centre to give a legal guarantee of MSP for crops New Delhi: Protesting farmers will start marching towards Delhi to press their various demands to the central government today. The announcement has prompted the police to increase security at the Punjab and Haryana borders. The Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and the Samyukta…
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The protesting farmers have been staying put at the Shambhu and Khanauri border (File) Chandigarh: Farmer leaders Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Sunday gave a call to the farmers across the nation to reach Delhi on March 6 for a protest while they also gave a four-hour ‘rail roko’ countrywide call for…
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On February 13, groups of farmers began a march to New Delhi, to press for fulfilment of their demands, which include a legal guarantee for purchasing crops at Minimum Support Price (MSP) and India’s withdrawal from the World Trade Organization (WTO) which, they allege, places pressure on the Centre for drafting policies for procurement and…
Noida Police have issued an advisory ahead of the march. New Delhi: Ahead of the planned tractor march organised by the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) today, the Noida Police has issued a traffic advisory, warning commuters of potential disruptions and diversions in the Delhi-Noida border region. The BKU plans to…
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Officials said no fresh order has been issued to extend the suspension of the mobile services. (File) Chandigarh: Mobile internet services were restored in seven Haryana districts on Sunday, almost two weeks after they were suspended in the wake of farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation, officials said. The services were suspended in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind,…
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