BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan) refuses to attend meeting called by Punjab govt today
4 days, 12 hours ago

BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan) refuses to attend meeting called by Punjab govt today

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Kisan Union, which has a significant base in south Punjab, will not be participating in the meeting convened by the Punjab government in Chandigarh on Friday, citing the detention of hundreds of farmers and the alleged confiscation of their tractor-trolleys at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders. Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Joginder Singh Ugrahan on Friday rejected the Punjab government’s invite for a meeting in view of the farmer detentions and confiscation of their tractor-trolleys at Shambhu and Khanauri borders. The move follows a series of detentions on March 19 at the Khanauri and Shambhu borders with Haryana shortly after a meeting with a central team, led by agriculture minister Shivraj Chouhan. According to a letter of the Punjab agriculture director, the meeting is proposed to be held with agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian at Punjab Bhawan in Chandigarh at 4pm on Friday.

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SKM calls upon farmers to hold nationwide protests on March 28
1 day, 17 hours ago

SKM calls upon farmers to hold nationwide protests on March 28

Hindustan Times  

Hitting out at Punjab Police’s crackdown on the protesting farmers, national coordination committee of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha has called upon farmers across India to hold demonstrations across the country on March 28. “The national coordination committee of SKM calls upon the farmers across India to hold protest demonstrations at districts across India on March 28 against the police repression …

AAP, BJP stand for corporate interests, say farmers’ groups, deciding to intensify protests
5 days, 4 hours ago

AAP, BJP stand for corporate interests, say farmers’ groups, deciding to intensify protests

The Hindu  

After all 28 leaders of the protesting farmers who attended a discussion with Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on various issues, including the demand for statutory Minimum Support Price, were arrested on Wednesday, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha and the Samyukt Kisan Morcha-Non Political blamed both the Bharatiya Janata Party -led Union government and Aam Aadmi Party -led Punjab government …

Farmers protest highlights: Punjab witnesses statewide protests against detention of farmers
5 days, 16 hours ago

Farmers protest highlights: Punjab witnesses statewide protests against detention of farmers

The Hindu  

Several farmer leaders including Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal were detained in Mohali while returning from a meeting with a central delegation, as Punjab Police evicted farmers from Shambhu and Khanauri protest sites and began clearing the roads, which were blocked for more than a year. Police said they would soon open the two highways after dismantling the …

Punjab-Haryana Shambu Border: Farmers Forcibly Removed by Punjab Police, Tents Bulldozed
5 days, 16 hours ago

Punjab-Haryana Shambu Border: Farmers Forcibly Removed by Punjab Police, Tents Bulldozed

ABP News  

At the Shambu border between Punjab and Haryana, Punjab Police forcibly removed protesting farmers who had been staging a sit-in for the past 13 months. To clear the protest site, authorities deployed JCB machines and bulldozers to dismantle tents and other structures. Several farmers were detained during the operation as officials aimed to restore traffic movement on the highway.The prolonged …

Ludhiana: ‘No entry for ruling leaders in villages’, farmers warn
2 weeks ago

Ludhiana: ‘No entry for ruling leaders in villages’, farmers warn

Hindustan Times  

In a strong show of dissent, farmers staged protests outside the residences of Aam Aadmi Party MLAs in the district, warning that if their demands remain unmet, the ruling party will face severe consequences. Protesters gathered outside the Samrala MLA Jagtar Singh Dyalpura’s residence on Monday, where farmer leaders made it clear that chief minister Bhagwant Mann and his party …

Samyukt Kisan Morcha to hold dharnas in front of residences of all AAP MLAs on March 10, 15
Trending News
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Samyukt Kisan Morcha to hold dharnas in front of residences of all AAP MLAs on March 10, 15

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Recalling all the ongoing dharnas across the state, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the umbrella organization of farmer unions that led the 2020-21 protests, has decided to hold demonstrations outside the residences of all Aam Aadmi Party MLAs on March 10 and on March 15. Furthermore, the SKM has invited Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for an open debate with …

Meeting between protesting farmers, central team in Chandigarh
1 month ago

Meeting between protesting farmers, central team in Chandigarh

Deccan Chronicle  

A fresh round of talks between protesting farmers and the Centre will be held here on Saturday evening centred around the legal guarantee of minimum support price on crops, among other demands.The meeting between the central team and farmer leaders will take place at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Public Administration in Chandigarh at 6 pm.In the last meeting held …

Ahead of meet with Centre, farmers to hold mahapanchayats at Khanauri, Shambhu
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ahead of meet with Centre, farmers to hold mahapanchayats at Khanauri, Shambhu

Hindustan Times  

The agitating farmers’ unions, Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and Samyukta Kisan Union, have announced Kisan Mahapanchayats at the Khanauri and Shambhu protesting sites on February 12 and 13, respectively. Farmers have been camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points since February 13 last year. The protesting farmers’ unions said that these mahapanchayats were being organised to mark one year of …

Centre has given us a proposal, we are examining it, say protesting farmers
2 months, 1 week ago

Centre has given us a proposal, we are examining it, say protesting farmers

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Farmer leaders protesting at the Khanauri border said that a team from the Union government had given them a proposal on Saturday which they are examining. It is learnt that a high-level Union government team headed by Indian Forest Service officer Priya Ranjan, who is Joint Secretary in the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, visited the Khanauri border …

Farmers intensify protests as SC deadline for Dallewal ends
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers intensify protests as SC deadline for Dallewal ends

Hindustan Times  

A day before the Supreme Court’s deadline to shift him to a hospital, farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Monday doubled down on his protest, calling for reinforcements at the Khanauri border while refusing medical attention on the 35th day of his fast-unto-death. I urge everyone who participated in the Punjab Bandh, along with the people of Haryana, to come …

BKU Charuni: Farmers observe six-hours fast in Haryana
3 months ago

BKU Charuni: Farmers observe six-hours fast in Haryana

Hindustan Times  

Farmers and activists affiliated to Bharatiya Kisan Union on Friday observed a six-hours fast in the state to express their solidarity with Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been observing fast since November 26 at Khanauri on Haryana and Punjab border. The farmers also criticised the state government for not letting their protesting comrades at Shambhu and against …

Amid farmers' protest, Guru Randhawa urges government to listen to their needs; trolls ask 'paise mil gaye?'
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3 months, 1 week ago

Amid farmers' protest, Guru Randhawa urges government to listen to their needs; trolls ask 'paise mil gaye?'

Hindustan Times  

As farmers continue to protest at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders, singer Guru Randhawa has come forward to extend his support to the farmer community. When one user questioned the reason behind his post, Guru shared that he belongs to the "farmer family” which is why he is standing with the farmer community and requesting the Indian government. In another …

Farmers' protest to gain momentum with Rakesh Tikait's support
3 months, 1 week ago

Farmers' protest to gain momentum with Rakesh Tikait's support

India Today  

The farmers’ protest at the Punjab-Haryana border is set to intensify, with the Bharatiya Kisan Union and other major farmer organisations stepping in to back the agitation. Rakesh Tikait, the BKU’s national spokesperson, has announced plans to visit the Khanauri border on Friday to meet Jagjit Singh Dallewal, a key farmer leader spearheading the protest. “When the central government passed …

Farmers protest live update: Unions to resume march on Dec 8 if Centre fails to engage in talks
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers protest live update: Unions to resume march on Dec 8 if Centre fails to engage in talks

Hindustan Times  

Farmers protest live update: Farmers walk amidst tear gas as they gather on the day they march towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at the Shambhu barrier, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India, December 6, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis Farmers protest live update: A ‘jatha’ of farmers from Punjab under …

Bathinda clash: BKU leaders Ugrahan, Jethuke booked for attacking police
4 months ago

Bathinda clash: BKU leaders Ugrahan, Jethuke booked for attacking police

Hindustan Times  

A day after farmers clashed with police while trying to forcibly take back land acquired for the Jamnagar-Amritsar expressway project in Bathinda’s Dunewala village, Bhartiya Kisan Union leaders, including its president Joginder Singh Ugrahan and state vice-president Jhanda Singh Jethuke, were booked for attempt to murder and other criminal offences. Activists of the Bhartiya Kisan Union clashing with the police …

11 cops injured in clash with BKU activists in Bathinda
4 months ago

11 cops injured in clash with BKU activists in Bathinda

Hindustan Times  

Eleven police personnel and several activists of the Bharatiya Kisan Union were injured in a clash over land acquisition for construction of the Jamnagar-Amritsar national highway in Bathinda on Friday. Farm activists Bharatiya Kisan Union Ugrahan clash with police over land acquisition by authorities in Dunewala village in Bathind on Friday. As BKU members announced to stage a protest and …

Farm unions to finalise modalities of Delhi march today
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4 months ago

Farm unions to finalise modalities of Delhi march today

Hindustan Times  

Rope in other state units, plan fast, gherao of BJP leaders Both the protesting farmer unions have been staying put on the Punjab and Haryana borders since February 13. The protest march will start from the Shambhu protest site on December 6, before which, Sanyukt Kisan Morcha convener Jagjeet Singh Dallewal will start fast unto death from November 26 at …

Farmers Demand Talks with CM as Protests Continue
5 months, 1 week ago

Farmers Demand Talks with CM as Protests Continue

Hindustan Times  

Farmers and stakeholders involved in the paddy procurement process in Punjab are set to meet with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday to discuss their concerns and demands. The farmers are demanding that the government lift the produce and facilitate the arrival of 2.7 lakh tonnes of paddy that have arrived in the state mandis so far. They are also …

{‘Tardy’ paddy procurement } 17 trains affected as farmers block roads, squat on tracks
5 months, 1 week ago

{‘Tardy’ paddy procurement } 17 trains affected as farmers block roads, squat on tracks

Hindustan Times  

Several trains were either cancelled, diverted or rescheduled as Punjab farmers on Sunday blocked roads and squatted on rail tracks across the state as part of their protest against the alleged ‘tardy’ paddy procurement operations during the ongoing kharif marketing season. In Punjab, procurement officially began on October 1 but various factors including paucity of space with Food Corporation of …

Conspiracy to destabilise govt in garb of farmers’ protests: Khattar
6 months ago

Conspiracy to destabilise govt in garb of farmers’ protests: Khattar

Hindustan Times  

Union minister and former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said there is a conspiracy to destabilise the government in the garb of farmers’ protest. Referring to the ongoing farmers’ agitation at the Shambhu border, he defended the government’s decision regarding stopping their march towards New Delhi, based on the past experience of the 2020-21 agitation. This comes a …

Khudian invites farmers protesting in Chandigarh for talks
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Khudian invites farmers protesting in Chandigarh for talks

Hindustan Times  

Punjab agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Monday invited farmers protesting in Chandigarh for talks with the government. About a thousand farmers marched on Monday from Sector 34 to Matka Chowk in Chandigarh to press for their demands and handed over a memorandum to Khudian. Farmers under the banner of the BKU and the Punjab Khet Mazdoor Union on Sunday …

Farmers hold massive protests in Chandigarh against AAP led Punjab govt
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers hold massive protests in Chandigarh against AAP led Punjab govt

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Finally after sixteen years the farmers have been able to enter 'City Beautiful' as they are now commenced a five day long protest in centre of Chandigarh which might be extended it all depends. The farmers are pressing the AAP led Punjab Government to fulfill their demands, including the swift implementation of a comprehensive agriculture policy. About a thousand …

BJP Hisar candidate faces farmers’ ire during canvassing
11 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP Hisar candidate faces farmers’ ire during canvassing

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata party candidate from Hisar parliamentary seat Ranjit Singh Chautala on Thursday faced farmers’ protest during his canvassing at Shamsukh village. The incident took place when Ranjit Singh was addressing the villagers, and some young farmers interrupted his speech and asked him to give answers to some questions. The farmers asked Ranjit why the Haryana government stopped farmers when …

Farmers’ stir 2.0: Dallewal, Pandher say they won’t be part of Capital show
1 year ago

Farmers’ stir 2.0: Dallewal, Pandher say they won’t be part of Capital show

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Kisan Union convener Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee president Sarwan Singh Pandher on Wednesday said that their unions won’t be participating in the Samyukta Kisan Union’s mahapanchayat in Delhi’s Ramlila maidan on Thursday. Bharatiya Kisan Union convener Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee president Sarwan Singh Pandher addressing a press conference at Shambhu barrier …

Kisan Mahapanchayat on March 14: Will block rail, road traffic if stopped from going to Delhi, says SKM
1 year ago

Kisan Mahapanchayat on March 14: Will block rail, road traffic if stopped from going to Delhi, says SKM

Hindustan Times  

Farmer body Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Monday announced that more than 50,000 farmers from Punjab will reach Ram Leela Maidan in Delhi to attend the ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ on March 14. SKM leader Hardev Singh Sandhu, while talking to media, said one of their teams is arranging permission from the government to hold the event, but they will definitely march towards …

Trust deficit between farm unions once again comes to fore during Rail Roko stir
1 year ago

Trust deficit between farm unions once again comes to fore during Rail Roko stir

Hindustan Times  

Bathinda Sharp differences among the farmer union leaders cropped up once again even as they worked together to make ‘rail roko’ a success across the state on Sunday. In their public addresses, leaders of Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of several unions across the country, hit out at the ‘SKM, currently spearheading agitation at Shambhu and Khanauri borders, indicating …

‘Rail roko’ protest by farmers affects train services in Punjab
1 year 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
1 year 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, …

Farmers take out tractor rallies in Punjab, Haryana, UP to protest against WTO
1 year ago

Farmers take out tractor rallies in Punjab, Haryana, UP to protest against WTO

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Farmers took out tractor rallies at several places in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh and burnt effigies, demanding the agriculture sector be taken out of the WTO agreement. On the call of Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of several farm unions that spearheaded the 2020-21 farmers' stir, protesters parked their tractors along the highways at many places …

Farmer Protests: Mobile internet back, Singhu and Tikri borders to reopen
1 year, 1 month ago

Farmer Protests: Mobile internet back, Singhu and Tikri borders to reopen

Op India  

The Haryana government has started to resume the amenities that were snapped due to the farmer protests. Meanwhile, the farmers have once again announced a march to Delhi on 26th February in response to calls from the Bharatiya Kisan Union and Samyukt Kisan Morcha. According to Bharatiya Kisan Union Western Uttar Pradesh president Pawan Khatana, all labourers and farmers will …

More unions join stir, up ante over farmer’s death
1 year, 1 month ago

More unions join stir, up ante over farmer’s death

Hindustan Times  

The death of a 21-year-old protester at the Punjab-Haryana border appeared to galvanise disparate farm unions on Thursday as cultivator groups upped the ante of their two-week-long protests, demanding murder charges against the police, as well as the chief minister and home minister of Haryana, and announcing a slew of new joint programmes. The call for intensified protests – including …

Haryana farmer unions, khaps to join agitation if talks fail
1 year, 1 month ago

Haryana farmer unions, khaps to join agitation if talks fail

The Hindu  

Bharatiya Kisan Union national president Gurnam Singh Charuni on February 18 said the farmer unions and khap panchayats in Haryana would put up a united fight with the protesting Punjab farmer organisations in support of their demands if the talks with the government fail. Mr. Charuni made the announcement after the representatives of several farmer organisations, khaps and toll committees …

Farmer leaders, Centre hold 4th round of talks as 'Delhi Chalo' protest continues
1 year, 1 month ago

Farmer leaders, Centre hold 4th round of talks as 'Delhi Chalo' protest continues

India Today  

Union Ministers Arjun Munda, Piyush Goyal, and Nityanand Rai met with farmer leaders on Sunday in Chandigarh for the fourth round of discussions aimed at resolving the ongoing farmers' protest. During the meeting, the Centre sought to establish a consensus on three key issues: ensuring the Minimum Support Price guarantee, implementing recommendations from the Swaminathan Commission, and providing loan waivers …

Bhartiya Kisan Union announces agitation backing protesting farmers from next week
1 year, 1 month ago

Bhartiya Kisan Union announces agitation backing protesting farmers from next week

India Today  

The Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Naresh Tikait announced on Saturday that farmers will stage dharnas in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, and Uttarakhand on February 21 to press their demands, including a legal guarantee of MSP. Addressing a Panchayat organised at Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, BKU spokesperson Rakesh Tikait also expressed solidarity with the protesting farmers at the Punjab-Haryana border and …

Farmers lay siege to 21 toll plazas, stage sit-ins outside 3 BJP leaders’ residences
1 year, 1 month ago

Farmers lay siege to 21 toll plazas, stage sit-ins outside 3 BJP leaders’ residences

Hindustan Times  

In solidarity with farmers protesting on the inter-state border of Punjab and Haryana, activists of the Bhartiya Kisan Union laid siege to 21 highway toll plazas across 13 districts in the state and gheraoed the residences of prominent Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on Saturday. Scores of farmers associated with the faction staged sit-ins in front of the residences of state …

Farmers' protest enters Day 5, next round of talks with Centre tomorrow
1 year, 1 month ago

Farmers' protest enters Day 5, next round of talks with Centre tomorrow

India Today  

Farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, resumed their protest on the fifth day since they kicked off their 'Delhi Chalo' march on Tuesday over a legal guarantee for minimum support price. FOLLOW HERE FOR FARMERS' PROTEST LIVE BLOG FOR UPDATES FARMERS' PROTEST: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS SO FAR The government representatives will meet farmer leaders on Sunday for a fourth round of …

Cops fire tear gas to disperse farmers
1 year, 1 month ago

Cops fire tear gas to disperse farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Though the third-round meeting between the Centre and leaders of protesting farmers’ unions remained inconclusive, the Centre asserted that there were some positive developments and that another round of talks will be held on Sunday. Meanwhile, on Friday, the standoff between the protestors and security personnel at two points on the Punjab-Haryana border entered its fourth day, with …

BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan) to join ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, suspends Chandigarh protest
1 year, 1 month ago

BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan) to join ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, suspends Chandigarh protest

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Kisan Union, which has a significant farmer base in Punjab, on Friday decided to join the ongoing protest being spearheaded by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee at Shambhu and Khanauri on the Punjab-Haryana border. The BKU announced that it had called off its proposed Chandigarh protest on February 24 and would back the ‘Delhi …

Farmers protest: Farmers set to block trains under 'Rail roko' campaign in Punjab
1 year, 1 month 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 …

BKU (Ugrahan), SKM rally behind protesters after police action at Punjab and Haryana border
1 year, 1 month ago

BKU (Ugrahan), SKM rally behind protesters after police action at Punjab and Haryana border

Hindustan Times  

A day after the police in Haryana fired tear gas shells on farmers marching towards the national capital on their tractors, several prominent farmer organisations on Wednesday rallied behind the protestors to show their solidarity. Bharti Kisan Union and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, a group of 37 farm unions, decided to hold separate protests on rail tracks and toll plazas …

Punjab: Rail Roko protest hit train services; 150 passenger, 90 mail cancelled
1 year, 5 months ago

Punjab: Rail Roko protest hit train services; 150 passenger, 90 mail cancelled

Live Mint  

The ‘rail roko’ protest by the farmers in Punjab entered its third day today i.e. The three-day protest called by farmers in Punjab's Amritsar led by the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee began on 28 September and will continue till today. Government seems to forget their promises.” Northern Railway General Manager, Shobhan Chaudhuri spoke to news agency ANI about the ongoing …

Punjab: Train services takes a hit as farmers’ rail roko protest enter 2nd day
1 year, 5 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 …

‘Delhi police abused, kicked us’: Farmers stopped at Singhu Border from going to Jantar Mantar to support wrestlers
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Delhi police abused, kicked us’: Farmers stopped at Singhu Border from going to Jantar Mantar to support wrestlers

Hindustan Times  

Hours after the wrestlers, who have been protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations, requested for farmers and their leaders to be present at the protest site after a scuffle between Delhi Police and the wrestlers, several farmers' leaders alleged on Thursday that they were …

BKU Ekta (Ugrahan) holds protest outside DC Office in Ludhiana
1 year, 11 months ago

BKU Ekta (Ugrahan) holds protest outside DC Office in Ludhiana

Hindustan Times  

Farmers under the banner of Bhartiya Kisan Union Ekta on Thursday staged a protest outside the deputy commissioner’s office, Ludhiana, against the central government’s decision to cut wheat price based on wheat discolouration. Bhartiya Kisan Union Ekta holding a protest outside the DC in Ludhiana on Thursday. BKU Ekta district president Charan Singh Noorpara and district general secretary Sudagar Singh …

Farmers' Protest Near Punjab CM Mann's Residence in Sangrur Over Compensation for Crop Damage Enters 12th Day
2 years, 5 months ago

Farmers' Protest Near Punjab CM Mann's Residence in Sangrur Over Compensation for Crop Damage Enters 12th Day

News 18  

A protest by farmers near Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s residence in Sangrur district over various demands, including compensation for crop damage due to rains and pest attack, entered the 12th day on Thursday. Farmers went on an indefinite protest on October 9 near Patiala Road over various demands, including compensation for crop damage due to rains and pest attacks, …

Farmers Begin 75-Hour Protest in Lakhimpur Kheri Demanding Sacking of MoS Ajay Mishra
2 years, 7 months ago

Farmers Begin 75-Hour Protest in Lakhimpur Kheri Demanding Sacking of MoS Ajay Mishra

News 18  

Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, who led the farmers’ protest against the new farm laws by the Central government, has begun a 75-hour Dharna along with other farmers’ organisations from Thursday. They are demanding the sacking of Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni and releasing four farmers who were put in jail in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence last …

Farmers' protest: SKM to begin 72-hour stir from today, to seek justice in Lakhimpur Kheri case
2 years, 7 months ago

Farmers' protest: SKM to begin 72-hour stir from today, to seek justice in Lakhimpur Kheri case

India TV News  

Highlights On Wednesday, farmers from Punjab left for Lakhimpur Kheri to participate in the protest Farmers will also be demanding withdrawal of cases registered against them They will also press for a compensation to families of farmers who died during the protests Farmers' protest: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha is set to hold a protest beginning today till August 20, demanding …

Uttar Pradesh: Farmers to launch state wide campaign if poll promises not fulfilled
2 years, 7 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Farmers to launch state wide campaign if poll promises not fulfilled

Firstpost  

During the ‘kisan mahapanchayat’ in Bijnor, the Bharatiya Kisan Union raised issues pertaining to sugar mills, pending sugarcane dues, power supply and electricity bills among others Noida: A splinter group of the Bharatiya Kisan Union on Tuesday held a major farmers’ congregation in western Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor to highlight the woes of the peasant community. The BKU raised issues pertaining …

Samyukt Kisan Morcha to hold protest against Punjab government on 3 August
2 years, 7 months ago

Samyukt Kisan Morcha to hold protest against Punjab government on 3 August

Firstpost  

Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is a member of the SKM, said the farmers will block national highways at three places in Majha, Malwa and Doaba regions on the day of protest Chandigarh: Farmer’s collective Samyukt Kisan Morcha Monday announced it will hold a protest on 3 August against the AAP-led government in Punjab over several issues, including the non-payment of …

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