Farmers' Body in Punjab Extends 'Rail Roko' Agitation Against Farm Bills Till September 29
4 years, 2 months ago

Farmers' Body in Punjab Extends 'Rail Roko' Agitation Against Farm Bills Till September 29

News 18  

Chandigarh: The Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee on Friday announced extending its ‘rail roko’ agitation in Punjab against three farm Bills till September 29. We want the government to resolve the issue of farm Bills,” committee president Satnam Singh Pannu said over the phone. Farmers have expressed apprehension that the farm Bills would pave the way for dismantling of the minimum support price system and they would be at the “mercy” of big corporate entities. The farmers said they would continue their fight till the three farm Bills were revoked.

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3-hour rail roko protest by farmers begins in Punjab
5 days, 19 hours ago

3-hour rail roko protest by farmers begins in Punjab

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Farmers blocked train routes at several places in Punjab on Wednesday as part of their three-hour 'Rail Roko' protest to press the Centre into accepting their various demands, including a legally binding minimum support price for crops. Kisan Mazdoor Morcha leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said farmers have been squatting on rail tracks at many places from 12 noon and …

Farmers Begin 3-Hour 'Rail Roko' Protest, Block Tracks In Punjab's Shambhu
5 days, 20 hours ago

Farmers Begin 3-Hour 'Rail Roko' Protest, Block Tracks In Punjab's Shambhu

ABP News  

Farmers have started the rail roko along the Shambhu border. Earlier farmers' groups protesting along the Shambhu and Khanauri borders rejected an offer to hold talks with the Supreme Court-appointed committee on Wednesday, December 18. On Tuesday night, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an apolitical umbrella body of farmers, and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha sent a letter to the committee's chairman, …

Farmers stage 'rail roko' protest in Punjab after 'Dilli Chalo' attempts crushed
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6 days, 2 hours ago

Farmers stage 'rail roko' protest in Punjab after 'Dilli Chalo' attempts crushed

India Today  

Train movement across Punjab are likely to face disruptions on Wednesday as farmers are squatting on railway tracks from 12 pm to 3 pm as part of a three-hour 'rail roko' protest. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher confirmed that the protest is part of their ongoing agitation that began on February 13 when security forces stopped farmers' marches to Delhi …

Punjab: Farmers hold 'rail roko' agitation to press MSD demand, train services affected
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6 days, 2 hours ago

Punjab: Farmers hold 'rail roko' agitation to press MSD demand, train services affected

India TV News  

The movement of several trains was affected in Punjab on Wednesday as farmers squatted on the tracks as part of their three-hour 'rail roko' protest in support of various demands, including a legal guarantee of MSP on crops. According to farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher, the protests, organised by Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, began at 12 pm, …

Farmer leader plans 'Tractor March' and 'Rail Roko' protests on Dec 16, 18
1 week, 2 days ago

Farmer leader plans 'Tractor March' and 'Rail Roko' protests on Dec 16, 18

India Today  

Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher has announced plans for a tractor march outside Punjab on December 16, followed by a 'Rail Roko' protest on December 18. Pandher claimed that 17 farmers were injured when the police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters at the border. Pandher also announced that a tractor march will take place outside …

Several trains affected as farmers squat on tracks in Punjab
9 months, 1 week ago

Several trains affected as farmers squat on tracks in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Farmers on Sunday squatted on railway tracks at many places across Punjab as part of a ‘rail roko’ protest called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha to press the Centre to accept their demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price. “There are reports of railway tracks being blocked by farmers in various states of …

‘Rail roko’ protest by farmers affects train services in Punjab
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Rail roko’ protest by farmers affects train services in Punjab

The Hindu  

Farmers on Sunday squatted on railway tracks at many places in Punjab as part of a 'rail roko' protest called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha to press the Centre to accept their demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price. Bharti Kisan Union, BKU and Krantikari Kisan Union, farmer bodies which are part of …

Farmers’ unions tell people not to use trains from 12 to 4 owing to calls for rail roko agitation in Punjab, Haryana
9 months, 1 week ago

Farmers’ unions tell people not to use trains from 12 to 4 owing to calls for rail roko agitation in Punjab, Haryana

Op India  

The farmers’ unions have given a call for a four-hour ‘rail roko’ agitation in Punjab starting Sunday noon. Farmer union leaders Amarjit Singh, Maliat Singh and Jang Singh, said, “All arrangements have been made to make rail roko a success.” The unions told the people not to use trains from 12 to 4. General Secretary, Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, …

'Rail roko' protest: Farmers squat on rail tracks in Punjab
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'Rail roko' protest: Farmers squat on rail tracks in Punjab

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Farmers on Sunday squatted on railway tracks at many places in Punjab as part of a 'rail roko' protest called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha to press the Centre to accept their demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price. In Punjab, farmers had announced that they would sit on railway tracks at …

Farmers' 'rail roko' protest today, trains to be affected: Top points
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers' 'rail roko' protest today, trains to be affected: Top points

India Today  

Farmers' bodies have called for a nationwide four-hour "rail roko" protest today as part of their 'Dilli Chalo' march to Delhi to press forward their demands, including a legal guarantee on a minimum support price for crops. On the rail blockade, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said, "We will stop trains for four hours from 12 noon to 4 pm …

Farmers protest: Jagjit Singh Dallewal announces nationwide 'rail roko' agitation on March 10
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers protest: Jagjit Singh Dallewal announces nationwide 'rail roko' agitation on March 10

India TV News  

Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Sunday said the protesting farmers camping at the border points between Punjab and Haryana will march towards Delhi in a peaceful manner. Delhi Police opens service lanes at Singhu, Tikri Earlier, the Delhi police on Monday opened service lanes at Singhu and Tikri border points with Haryana, two weeks after these were sealed in …

Farmers protest: Farmers set to block trains under 'Rail roko' campaign in Punjab
10 months, 1 week ago

Farmers protest: Farmers set to block trains under 'Rail roko' campaign in Punjab

Op India  

As the farmers’ protests enter the third day, the Bharatiya Kisan Union-Ugrahan is planning to block trains in Punjab today. When asked about Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait’s announcement of ‘Bharat Bandh’ on February 16, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh said, “PM Modi is continuously working towards helping the farmers and improving their situations. Speaking about the scheduled meeting with …

Farmer protest Day 3: Centre to hold talks again with farm leaders in Chandigarh
10 months, 1 week ago

Farmer protest Day 3: Centre to hold talks again with farm leaders in Chandigarh

Live Mint  

A team of three Union ministers will hold a meeting again today i.e. Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Arjun Munda, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai will meet the farmer leaders at 5 pm over their various demands, including a law guaranteeing Minimum Support Price for crops. The decision was …

Centre, farmers hold talks as more unions plan to join stir
10 months, 1 week ago

Centre, farmers hold talks as more unions plan to join stir

Hindustan Times  

A panel of central ministers will begin a third round of negotiations with protesting farmers on Thursday, people aware of the matter said, as the Centre aims to resolve a stir that has choked the borders between Punjab and Haryana even as the agitation appeared likely to expand on Wednesday, with a bunch of key farm unions pledging their support. …

Top news of the day: September 30, 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Top news of the day: September 30, 2023

The Hindu  

₹2,000 currency note can be deposited in RBI Issue Offices after October 7 The Reserve Bank of India has extended the deadline for exchange and deposit of ₹2,000 bank notes until October 7, adding that the denomination will continue to be legal tender even after the date. Hangzhou Asian Games | India upstages Pakistan to win gold in men’s team …

Punjab farmers' 'rail roko' stir enters third day, train movement remains hit
1 year, 2 months ago

Punjab farmers' 'rail roko' stir enters third day, train movement remains hit

The Hindu  

The 'rail roko' stir of Punjab farmers demanding compensation for crops damaged in the recent floods, a legal guarantee on MSP and a sweeping debt waiver entered its third day on Saturday. The farmers have been blockading railway tracks at several places in Faridkot, Samrala, Moga, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Tarn Taran, Sangrur, Patiala, Ferozepur, Bathinda and Amritsar since Thursday as …

Rail services hit as farmers keep up stir against Centre
1 year, 2 months ago

Rail services hit as farmers keep up stir against Centre

The Hindu  

As farmers continued with their ‘rail roko’ agitation against the Central government, blaming apathy towards their demands, train services were disrupted for the second consecutive day in Punjab on Friday. Farmers associated with 19 different farmer outfits on Thursday started a three-day ‘rail roko’ agitation to press for fulfilment of their demands including a law on assured Minimum Support Price …

Punjab: Train services takes a hit as farmers’ rail roko protest enter 2nd day
1 year, 2 months ago

Punjab: Train services takes a hit as farmers’ rail roko protest enter 2nd day

Live Mint  

The train services were disrupted in Punjab as the farmers ‘rail roko’ agitation entered 2nd day today. Shobhan Chaudhuri, General Manager of Northern Railway told news agency ANI that, "The movement of trains has been affected due to the farmers' protest in Punjab as they are sitting on the tracks. Earlier on 28 September, hundreds of railway passengers travelling to …

Why are farmers staging rail roko protests in Punjab? What are their demands?
1 year, 2 months ago

Why are farmers staging rail roko protests in Punjab? What are their demands?

Firstpost  

Several farmer unions from six North Indian states started a three-day rail roko agitation in Punjab today. Their main demands include a flood relief package, a legal guarantee for minimum support price on crops and a debt waiver for farmers Farmers are holding three-day rail roko protests in Punjab, starting today over certain demands. Rail Roko in Punjab The 19 …

Farmers outfits in Punjab to stage rail roko protest against Centre
1 year, 3 months ago

Farmers outfits in Punjab to stage rail roko protest against Centre

The Hindu  

As many as 19 farmers’ outfits have announced a three-day rail roko agitation across Punjab from September 28 in protest against the Centre dragging its feet on long-pending measures, including a law on assured Minimum Support Price. Sarwan Singh Pandher, general secretary of the Punjab unit of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee — one of the outfits that would take part …

Rail Roko Protest: Bihar court acquits Giriraj Singh, 22 others in 9-yr-old rail blockade case
1 year, 8 months ago

Rail Roko Protest: Bihar court acquits Giriraj Singh, 22 others in 9-yr-old rail blockade case

India TV News  

Rail Roko Protest: Union Minister Giriraj Singh has been stated acquitted in a nine-year-old case. A Bihar court acquitted him and 22 other people in connection with a nine-year-old case that was lodged after they staged a rail blockade. Singh along with LJP MP Veena Devi, BJP leaders Ram Surat Rai and Suresh Sharma on Saturday appeared before the MP/MLA …

Punjab: Farmers stage protest on railway track at Batala station, trains stranded | DETAILS
1 year, 10 months ago

Punjab: Farmers stage protest on railway track at Batala station, trains stranded | DETAILS

India TV News  

Farmers protest: Members of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee on Sunday squatted on railway tracks in Punjab to demand a legal guarantee on MSP and withdrawal of cases registered against farmers during the farm laws stir, among other things. In Amritsar district, hundreds of agitating farmers led by Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leader Sarwan Singh Pandher squatted on the Amritsar-New …

Samyukt Kisan Morcha hold 'rail roko' stir across Punjab over MSP issue
2 years, 4 months ago

Samyukt Kisan Morcha hold 'rail roko' stir across Punjab over MSP issue

Firstpost  

Passengers are stuck at the railway station in Amritsar amid a rail-roko protests by farmers Amritsar: Farmers across Punjab are holding a four-hour ‘rail roko’ protest from 11 am to 3 pm on Sunday in response to a call given for a nationwide protest by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella group comprising around 40 farm organisations, primarily demanding the …

News18 Afternoon Digest: NCB Conducts Fresh Raids in Mumbai; 8 Trains Regulated, 30 Locations Affected in Rail Roko Andolan & Other Stories
3 years, 2 months ago

News18 Afternoon Digest: NCB Conducts Fresh Raids in Mumbai; 8 Trains Regulated, 30 Locations Affected in Rail Roko Andolan & Other Stories

News 18  

Aryan Khan Drug Case: NCB Conducts Fresh Raids After Getting Inputs During Questioning, More Arrests Expected The Narcotics Control Bureau is conducting fresh raids in Mumbai, days after Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was nabbed by the agency in a raid, reports said. The report said the fresh raids come after the interrogation and inputs received from …

Rail Roko impact in pics: Farmers occupy train tracks, services hit
3 years, 2 months ago

Rail Roko impact in pics: Farmers occupy train tracks, services hit

Hindustan Times  

Rail Roko impact in pics: Farmers occupy train tracks, services hit The Rail Roko protests called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of many farmer unions, is underway. The Rail Roko protests called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of many farmer unions, is underway across the country from 10am. 3 / 12 The Samyukta Kisan …

Farmers block train traffic in Punjab as part of 'rail roko' stir over Lakhimpur
3 years, 2 months ago

Farmers block train traffic in Punjab as part of 'rail roko' stir over Lakhimpur

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Farmers in Punjab squatted on rail tracks on Monday morning as part of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha's six-hour 'rail roko' protest demanding the dismissal and arrest of Union Minister Ajay Mishra in connection with the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri. Demanding the arrest of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee general secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher on …

Lakhimpur Kheri case: SKM to hold 'Rail Roko' today to demand dismissal, arrest of Union Minister
3 years, 2 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri case: SKM to hold 'Rail Roko' today to demand dismissal, arrest of Union Minister

Firstpost  

In a statement, the umbrella body of farmer unions spearheading the farmers’ agitation against the Centre’s three agri laws, said “protests will only be intensified until justice is secured” in the Lakhimpur Kheri case. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Sunday said ‘Rail Roko’ protests will be held across the country on October 18 to demand the dismissal and arrest Union …

Farmers to hold 'Rail Roko' on October 18 to demand dismissal, arrest of Union minister over Lakhimpur incident
3 years, 2 months ago

Farmers to hold 'Rail Roko' on October 18 to demand dismissal, arrest of Union minister over Lakhimpur incident

India Today  

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Sunday said 'Rail Roko' protests will be held across the country on October 18 to demand the dismissal and arrest Union Minister Ajay Mishra in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. In a statement, the umbrella body of farmer unions spearheading the farmers' agitation against the Centre's three agri laws, said "protests will only be …

Centre to repeal all three farm laws: A look at how the farmers' protest unfolded
3 years, 3 months ago

Centre to repeal all three farm laws: A look at how the farmers' protest unfolded

Firstpost  

The three legislations introduced last year and the ensuing agitation brought cultivators and farm policies back to the centre stage Editor’s note: This article, originally published on 18 September 2021 to mark one year of the farm protests is now being republished in the light of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to repeal the three farm laws Friday, 17 September, …

Aaj Ki Baat | Farmers ignore nationwide ‘rail roko’ call, handful of political workers staged symbolic protests
3 years, 10 months ago

Aaj Ki Baat | Farmers ignore nationwide ‘rail roko’ call, handful of political workers staged symbolic protests

India TV News  

Updated on: February 18, 2021 22:43 IST Aaj Ki Baat | Farmers ignore nationwide ‘rail roko’ call, handful of political workers staged symbolic protests At least seven workers of Pappu Yadav's Jan Adhikar Party were arrested in Patna on Thursday for blocking the movement of a passenger train at Patna Junction as part of farmers' Rail Roko agitation. Notably, farmers …

Farmers' rail roko protest: Turnout shows agitation not limited to Haryana, Punjab, say protesters
3 years, 10 months ago

Farmers' rail roko protest: Turnout shows agitation not limited to Haryana, Punjab, say protesters

Firstpost  

However, a Railways spokesperson maintained that there was negligible impact on train services and added that majority of the zonal offices reported no incidents Farmers in states such as Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi blocked railway tracks as part of their agitation against the Centre’s three controversial farm laws. Farmers of nearby villages of Panchkula sitting …

Rail Roko: Protesting Farmers Sit on Tracks in Punjab and Haryana; Officials Stop Trains at Stations
3 years, 10 months ago

Rail Roko: Protesting Farmers Sit on Tracks in Punjab and Haryana; Officials Stop Trains at Stations

News 18  

Farmers on Thursday sat on railway tracks at many places in Punjab and Haryana as part of the ’rail roko’ protest against the Centre’s new agri laws, with officials stopping trains at stations as a precautionary measure. In Haryana, protesting farmers, including women, squatted on rail tracks at many places, including in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Panchkula and Fatehabad districts, the …

Security Tightened, Police Deployed as Farmers Block Rail Tracks Across States; Here are Latest Updates
3 years, 10 months ago

Security Tightened, Police Deployed as Farmers Block Rail Tracks Across States; Here are Latest Updates

News 18  

Farmers on Thursday sat on railway tracks at many places in Punjab, Haryana and other states as part of the ‘rail roko’ protest against the farm laws. Here are the latest updates regarding the rail roko agitation: • Utkal Express that connects Odisha’s Puri to Uttarakhand’s Haridwar stopped at Ghaziabad railway station as farmers have blocked railways tracks at Modinagar …

Farmers to launch toll-free movement in Rajasthan tomorrow, 'rail roko' on February 18
3 years, 10 months ago

Farmers to launch toll-free movement in Rajasthan tomorrow, 'rail roko' on February 18

India TV News  

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha has announced to intensify the agitation against the Modi government's three farm laws. Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and west Uttar Pradesh are protesting at Delhi border points since November 26 last year against the three farm laws. The announcements by the protesting unions comes on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the …

Farmers to intensify protest, 'Rail Roko' on February 18 for 4 hours
3 years, 10 months ago

Farmers to intensify protest, 'Rail Roko' on February 18 for 4 hours

India Today  

Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the farmers' union spearheading the ongoing agitation, held a meeting on Wednesday. On February 14, a candle march and 'mashaal juloos' will be held across the country to honour the sacrifice of soldiers martyred in the Pulwama attack, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha said in a press release. Meeting of Samyukta Kisan Morcha held on Wednesday Addressing the …

Farmers' stir: Railways diverts, short terminates several trains in Punjab. Check full list
4 years ago

Farmers' stir: Railways diverts, short terminates several trains in Punjab. Check full list

India TV News  

The Western Railways has diverted and short terminated several trains amid the ongoing farmers' agitation in Punjab, against the three recently enacted farm Acts. Here's the full list Bandra Terminus-Amritsar Special train commencing on December 5 will be short terminated at Chandigarh and will remain partially cancelled between Chandigarh and Amritsar Amritsar-Bandra Terminus Special train will short originate from Chandigarh …

Punjab farmer agitation | Goods, not protests, stopped in their tracks
4 years, 1 month ago

Punjab farmer agitation | Goods, not protests, stopped in their tracks

The Hindu  

November is generally a busy month in Punjab as the wheat crop is all set for sowing. Lakhvir Singh, vice-president of the union, says the Central government has been acting in a “vindictive manner” against the farmers of Punjab who have raised their voice against the farm laws. Already rice worth ₹5,000 crore is blocked due to non-movement of rail …

41 trains cancelled, 11 short-terminated over farmers’ protest in Punjab
4 years, 1 month ago

41 trains cancelled, 11 short-terminated over farmers’ protest in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

The Northern Railway on Friday said that as many as 41 trains were cancelled and eleven were short-terminated in view of farmers’ agitation in Punjab. The farmers in Punjab have launched protests, blockading rail tracks and road transport, since the government enacted three farm-sector laws in September. Earlier in the day, agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar and railways, food and …

Punjab CM appeals Kisan Unions to lift rail blockade to allow passenger trains
4 years, 1 month ago

Punjab CM appeals Kisan Unions to lift rail blockade to allow passenger trains

India TV News  

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has appealed to Kisan Unions to completely lift their rail blockade to allow passenger trains also to ply in the State, in view of the initiative taken by Central government to discuss the issue of the Farm Laws, Punjab Chief Miniser office has informed. Goods trains had resumed briefly after farmer unions on October …

Will allow goods trains to run in Punjab till Nov 20, say farmers
4 years, 1 month ago

Will allow goods trains to run in Punjab till Nov 20, say farmers

India TV News  

Even as the Punjab government said that the state was staring at power crisis due to disrupted supplies of essentials, fertilisers and coal at thermal plants, 28 of the 30 protesting farmer unions on Wednesday said they will allow goods trains to ply for a fortnight more till November 20 in the northern state. A meeting of the 30 farmer …

Freight Train Services Stopped Due to Indefinite 'Kisan Rail Roko' Agitation Called by Farmers in Punjab
4 years, 1 month ago

Freight Train Services Stopped Due to Indefinite 'Kisan Rail Roko' Agitation Called by Farmers in Punjab

News 18  

The indefinite ‘Kisan Rail Roko’ agitation in several parts of Punjab has hurt the movement of freight trains in the several states, including Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh thus impacting the economy. The Northern Railways has cancelled and short terminated several passenger trains in view of the farmers’ agitation. Northern Railways Spokesperson Deepak Kumar said, “With the stoppage of …

Punjab Farmer Bodies Relax 'Rail Roko' Stir by Allowing Goods Trains Movement, CM Welcomes Move
4 years, 2 months ago

Punjab Farmer Bodies Relax 'Rail Roko' Stir by Allowing Goods Trains Movement, CM Welcomes Move

News 18  

The farmer bodies in Punjab, which have been protesting the three farm laws passed in the monsoon session of Parliament, announced on Wednesday an easing of their three-week-long ‘rail roko’ agitation by allowing movement of goods trains in the state. The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution rejecting the Centre’s new farm laws and passed four bills which, it …

'Rail Roko' agitation enters 6th day; farmers to now announce mass agitation across nation
4 years, 2 months ago

'Rail Roko' agitation enters 6th day; farmers to now announce mass agitation across nation

India TV News  

The 'rail roko' agitation by farmers in Punjab has entered the sixth day today. This goes in continuation with the farmers announcing a protest against the three farm bills passed by parliament recently will be extended till October 2. Farmers under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee have been squatting on rail tracks since September 24. Rail Roko agitation …

Farmers in Punjab Continue to Block Rail Tracks Against Contentious Agri Bills, Demand Withdrawal
4 years, 2 months ago

Farmers in Punjab Continue to Block Rail Tracks Against Contentious Agri Bills, Demand Withdrawal

News 18  

Chandigarh: Farmers in Punjab continued their ‘rail’ roko agitation on Saturday at several places in the state in protest against the three farm Bills passed by Parliament recently. The call for the ‘rail roko’ agitation was given by the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee and later, different farmers’ outfits had extended their support to it. Squatting on rails tracks, agitating farmers …

Farm Bills row: Punjab, Haryana farmers extend 'rail roko' stir till Sept 19. Here's what happened so far
4 years, 2 months ago

Farm Bills row: Punjab, Haryana farmers extend 'rail roko' stir till Sept 19. Here's what happened so far

India TV News  

Farmers in Punjab and Haryana on Friday took to the streets in protest against the contentious farm Bills passed by Parliament recently. Farmers' protest | What Happened So Far Agitating farmers blocked roads, including national highways, to press the Centre for the withdrawal of the legislation, which are yet to get the assent of the President. Krantikari Kisan Union president …

Cutting Across Party Lines, Farmers in Punjab & Haryana Protest against Farm Bills
4 years, 2 months ago

Cutting Across Party Lines, Farmers in Punjab & Haryana Protest against Farm Bills

News 18  

Cutting across party lines, day long statewide protests by farmers in Punjab and Haryana began on Friday morning against the Farm Bills passed by both Houses of Parliament. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has appealed to all political parties to rise above “petty considerations” and come on one platform to fight unitedly against the “treacherous” Bills that would destroy the …

MSP an administrative decision of govt, will continue: Union Agriculture Minister
4 years, 2 months ago

MSP an administrative decision of govt, will continue: Union Agriculture Minister

India TV News  

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday said that people who ruled for 50 years are asking why we didn't make a provision for MSP in the farm bills. Agriculture Minister's statement has come at a time when farmers are concerned about the MSP after the newly passed farm bills, fearing whether it will affect the Minimum Support Price …

Railways suspend 14 pairs of special trains till 26 Sept due to ’Rail roko’ agitation in Punjab
4 years, 2 months ago

Railways suspend 14 pairs of special trains till 26 Sept due to ’Rail roko’ agitation in Punjab

Live Mint  

Farmers in Punjab began their three-day "rail roko" protest against farm Bills on Thursday as the Railways suspended several trains to avoid a confrontation with them. The call for 'rail roko' agitation was given by the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee and later different farmers' outfits extended their support to it. Farmers under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee …

Rail Roko Agitation in Punjab to Severely Affect Movement of Essential Items, Foodgrains: Railways
4 years, 2 months ago

Rail Roko Agitation in Punjab to Severely Affect Movement of Essential Items, Foodgrains: Railways

News 18  

The Railways on Thursday said the ‘rail roko’ agitation in Punjab over farm bills will severely impact loading of foodgrains and other essential goods as well as movement of passengers travelling on special trains, mostly on an urgent basis. Farmers in Punjab on Thursday began their three-day ‘rail roko’ agitation to protest against the three farm bills while the Ferozepur …

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