Tag: Farmers protest

No Plan To Take Electoral Route, Say Farmers Ahead Of 2024 Lok Sabha Polls

March 31, 2024 admin

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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Farmers’ Protest Is Politically Motivated, Says Nitin Gadkari

March 27, 2024 admin

“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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Noida Police To Commuters Ahead Of Farmers’ Stir Today

March 14, 2024 admin

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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Farmers’ 4-Hour Rail Roko Today In Protest For Safety Net On Crop Prices

March 10, 2024 admin

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 Prep For Rail Roko Protest Today Over Minimum Support Price Demand

March 9, 2024 admin

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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Protesting Farmers To March To Delhi Today, Cops Step Up Security

March 6, 2024 admin

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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Farmer Leaders Give Rail Roko Call For March 10, To Reach Delhi On March 6

March 3, 2024 admin

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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Should Minimum Support Price be legalised?

February 29, 2024 admin

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…

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Farmers’ Tractor March Today, Delhi-Noida Border Braces For Massive Jams

February 26, 2024 admin

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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Mobile Internet Back In 7 Haryana Districts As Farmers Suspend Protest

February 25, 2024 admin

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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