Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Why Akali Dal’s voice is missing in farmers’ stir
3 years, 11 months ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Why Akali Dal’s voice is missing in farmers’ stir

Deccan Chronicle  

It was on the day the farm bills were passed in the Lok Sabha that the Akali Dal’s Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union minister for food processing, announced her resignation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet in September 2020. But television news channels supporting the Narendra Modi government have tried to build a counter-narrative that the Congress was using the “Khalistanis” to subvert the farmers' agitation as it once did in the late 1970s and early 1980s to outflank the Akalis in Punjab’s politics. The farmers’ spokespersons told a Hindi television news channel that the farmers were not opposed to Mr Modi nor to the BJP, and that as a matter of fact they had voted for the BJP. It is indeed the case that both Akalis and the Congress in Punjab would like to support the farmers’ agitation and expect in return the vote of the farmers at election time. There is also the danger, as far as the Akalis are concerned, that if the BJP makes a peace deal with the Punjab Sikh farmers, Mr Modi and Mr Shah, who are forever on the lookout to expand the BJP’s footprint, may absorb the Sikh constituency and the Akalis may be left high and dry.

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Farmers Return to Delhi Borders: MSP Laws and Land Compensation Trigger Fresh Protests
1 week, 3 days ago

Farmers Return to Delhi Borders: MSP Laws and Land Compensation Trigger Fresh Protests

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 14, 2024 20:14 IST - 8 MINS READ Farmer issues are once again coming into focus as Delhi’s borders simmer with renewed unrest. This time, the demands revolve around enhanced compensation for land acquired in parts of the National Capital Region in western Uttar Pradesh, alongside the Central government’s unfulfilled assurances on long-term agrarian challenges. It has …

Political Battleground: Complexity and Caste Dynamics in Haryana's Assembly Elections
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Political Battleground: Complexity and Caste Dynamics in Haryana's Assembly Elections

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Haryana Assembly elections, defeating the Congress despite the farmers' protests against the three contentious farm laws. The complex agricultural system in India, with multiple stakeholders and interconnected practices, played a significant role in the BJP's victory. Political parties need to engage meaningfully with other stakeholders, including suppliers, transporters, processors, and retailers, to address …

Kharge Slams BJP, Accuses Govt of Ignoring Farmers' Crisis
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2 months ago

Kharge Slams BJP, Accuses Govt of Ignoring Farmers' Crisis

The Hindu  

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of being the 'biggest enemy' of farmers in Maharashtra, calling for their removal from power. He highlighted the rising farmer suicides, the government's refusal to compensate farmers, and the imposition of high duties on agricultural products as key issues affecting farmers.

Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of betraying farmers,youth and traders
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of betraying farmers,youth and traders

Hindustan Times  

Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of betraying farmers, youth and traders, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav has said its government at the Centre will not last long. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav says farmers are not getting the right price for their crops. The delegation included Bharatiya Kisan Union’s Baghpat district in-charge Vinod Kumar, district vice-president Harendra Tyagi, district …

Your fight is against injustice & wicked; uproot BJP in polls: Priyanka
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Your fight is against injustice & wicked; uproot BJP in polls: Priyanka

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday attacked the ruling BJP government in the state over unemployment, recruitment scams, Agnipath scheme, women wrestlers’ issue, plight of farmers and workers and asked the voters to “uproot” the BJP in the October 5 assembly polls. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holding a mace during the party's Haryana Vijay Sankalp Jansabha in Julana …

Farm outfits, trade unions claim a share in Opposition’s performance
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Farm outfits, trade unions claim a share in Opposition’s performance

The Hindu  

Leaders of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha and the Central Trade Unions, who relentlessly campaigned against the BJP in the farming belts, have claimed a share in the Opposition’s performance in States such as Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana. Former All India Kisan Sabha president Amra Ram, who got elected from Sikar seat in Rajasthan as the INDIA bloc …

INTERVIEW| Farmers disillusioned with political parties, but will continue their fight: Rakesh Tikait
8 months, 1 week ago

INTERVIEW| Farmers disillusioned with political parties, but will continue their fight: Rakesh Tikait

New Indian Express  

Asked what would be his advice for farmers and his community, the prominent Jat leader said, “We have told people to vote as per their conscience." He also said that at that time, the BJP, as the main opposition party, had made many promises to the farmers and there was hope that they would bring some changes. Voting happens based …

Farmers protest: ‘Modi’s arrogance', says Rahul Gandhi after farmer dies in Khanauri
10 months ago

Farmers protest: ‘Modi’s arrogance', says Rahul Gandhi after farmer dies in Khanauri

Hindustan Times  

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party over the death of a 24-year-old farm protester on Khanauri border. Farmers' protest LIVE coverage Smoke rises from tear gas being fired upon the protesting farmers during their 'Delhi Chalo' march, near the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu Border, in Patiala district, Singh succumbed to his injuries at a government hospital in …

Farmers' protest, Delhi Chalo Highlights: Farmers to resume 'Delhi Chalo' march tomorrow, claim 100 protesters injured
10 months, 1 week ago

Farmers' protest, Delhi Chalo Highlights: Farmers to resume 'Delhi Chalo' march tomorrow, claim 100 protesters injured

India Today  

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said that his party is the "sole and long-standing champion of farmers’ rights and has always stood by them". He wrote on X, "Shiromani Akali Dal is the sole and long-standing champion of farmers’ rights and has always stood by them. We also demand that Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann must …

Farmer protests: Deja vu?
10 months, 1 week ago

Farmer protests: Deja vu?

Live Mint  

Some farm groups plan to march to Delhi to protest on 13 February. The last time farmers agitated, three years ago, the Centre stood firm against an attempted siege of the capital, but later relented and scrapped the three farm bills they were opposing. There’s no question that India’s farm sector has a problem of incentives misaligned with market forces …

Farmers air their grievances before Siddaramaiah
1 year, 1 month ago

Farmers air their grievances before Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

A delegation of farmers from Karnataka State Sugarcane Cultivators Association met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his residence in the city on Saturday and submitted a slew of demands including a higher Fair and Remunerative Price for the crop. The delegation was led by the association president Kurubur Shanthakumar who said that private sugar mills in the Mysuru-Chamarajanagar belt were denying …

Are farmers’ outfits losing influence in the state?
1 year, 4 months ago

Are farmers’ outfits losing influence in the state?

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: There was a time – in the late 1970s-’80s – when a farmers’ leader like Sharad Joshi could pull a crowd of over a lakh to support his agitation to seek better price for their produce and prominent political leaders could not afford to ignore his clout. Another breakaway faction of Shetkari Sanghatana – is being led by veteran …

Pawan urges BJP and TD to stand by Malavalli farmers
1 year, 4 months ago

Pawan urges BJP and TD to stand by Malavalli farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan has called for a “collective fight for our rights,” predicted a change of government in 2024 and urged Telugu Desam and BJP to support farmers to resolve their problems. We will fight hard on behalf of every farmer who has been facing injustice.” “The displaced farmers of Gannavaram Constituency, Mallavalli Industrial Estate met me …

Akalis anticipate alliance outreach by BJP after results of five State Assembly elections
1 year, 6 months ago

Akalis anticipate alliance outreach by BJP after results of five State Assembly elections

The Hindu  

Amid talks of the Bharatiya Janata Party reaching out to erstwhile allies in the National Democratic Alliance in the run up to the 2024 General Elections, Shiromani Akali Dal leaders claim that no one in the BJP has reached out to them as yet, and that their options are open for alliances with different partners as well. Akali leaders feel …

‘BJP shows anti-farmer face again’: Congress on Haryana sunflower farmers’ stir
1 year, 6 months ago

‘BJP shows anti-farmer face again’: Congress on Haryana sunflower farmers’ stir

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Wednesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party government has once again displayed its anti-farmer face by ordering a baton charge on the sunflower farmers, who were demanding a minimum support price for their produce, in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Delhi, Congress leader and member of Parliament Deepender …

Farmers prepare for larger battle as key promises remain unfulfilled
1 year, 8 months ago

Farmers prepare for larger battle as key promises remain unfulfilled

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 06, 2023 11:00 IST - 11 MINS READ Geeta Khushwaha from Damoh in Madhya Pradesh is a migrant worker in the National Capital Region. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the farmers’ front that spearheaded the 2020 agitation, held a Mahapanchayat at Ramlila grounds on March 20 to remind the government of this unresolved problem. Then on December 9, …

‘Main Election Issue’: Karnataka Farmers To Protest Before Assembly Session
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Main Election Issue’: Karnataka Farmers To Protest Before Assembly Session

The Quint  

With elections due in two months, farmers' organisations in Karnataka are set to revive an agitation against the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state. The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene have decided to relaunch a protest and have called a meeting of their state committee on Tuesday, 31 January, to chart out the agitation plan. The Karnataka …

1 Year Since Landmark Victory, Indian Farmers Plan to Revive Stir
2 years, 1 month ago

1 Year Since Landmark Victory, Indian Farmers Plan to Revive Stir

The Diplomat  

Indian farmers are showered with flower petals as they dance while leaving the protest site in Singhu, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal state, was one of the 25 state capitals in India where the SKM, an umbrella group of over three dozen farmers’ organizations, organized rallies on …

Banned Yesterday, Welcome Today: Farm Laws Repeal, Cong Defections Energise BJP Ahead of Sangrur Bypolls
2 years, 6 months ago

Banned Yesterday, Welcome Today: Farm Laws Repeal, Cong Defections Energise BJP Ahead of Sangrur Bypolls

News 18  

The withdrawal of farm laws and crossover of many senior Congress leaders seem to have given the Bharatiya Janata Party the much-needed push to make its presence felt in the political spectrum of Punjab. The then banned BJP leaders are now conducting meetings in villages, visiting farmers and sharing policies of their party to seek votes for their candidate, Kewal …

Interview | People beat forces trying to use farmers as crutches against BJP in polls: Narendra Singh Tomar
2 years, 9 months ago

Interview | People beat forces trying to use farmers as crutches against BJP in polls: Narendra Singh Tomar

Firstpost  

The union agriculture minister said that the withdrawal of the laws despite their being vital to the government’s vision to uplift the lives of the farmers was a tough decision. In his first detailed interview after the repeal of the three controversial farm laws, union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar spoke exclusively to News18.com on a range of issues. The …

Interview | We are movement people, not political ones: Rakesh Tikait on BJP’s win in UP despite farmers’ agitation
2 years, 9 months ago

Interview | We are movement people, not political ones: Rakesh Tikait on BJP’s win in UP despite farmers’ agitation

Firstpost  

‘We never asked anyone to vote in a particular way, not even in our own households. One of the campaigns of the farmers’ movement was to defeat the incumbent BJP government in Uttar Pradesh. We are movement people, not political ones.” He continued, “We never asked anyone to vote in a particular way, not even in our own households. The …

Farmers’ movement, a catalyst for change
2 years, 9 months ago

Farmers’ movement, a catalyst for change

The Hindu  

The AAP’s brute majority in Punjab has largely been made possible by its spectacular performance in the Malwa region where the AAP won 66 of 69 seats. Lokniti’s post-poll survey finds that even as the AAP had a huge lead over its opponents among both farmers and those not connected with farming, it did slightly better statewide among the farmer …

Farmer anger will test PM Modi as voting ends in India’s Punjab
2 years, 10 months ago

Farmer anger will test PM Modi as voting ends in India’s Punjab

Al Jazeera  

Voters in the northern Indian state go to the polls in state assembly elections seen as a test for Modi’s BJP party. Voters in the northern Indian state of Punjab have cast their ballot in the state assembly elections seen as a barometer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party’s popularity ahead of general elections in 2024. Pitched against …

Punjab Assembly elections | Farmers are not swayed by parties born out of their agitation
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab Assembly elections | Farmers are not swayed by parties born out of their agitation

The Hindu  

The 13-month-long farmers’ agitation against the Narendra Modi government is not a talking point in this Punjab election. The political parties born out of the agitation — Balbir Singh Rajewal’s Samyukta Samaj Morcha and Gurnam Singh Charuni’s Samyukt Sangharsh Party — are getting a tepid response. At Ughrahan village, home to the Bharatiya Kisan Union ’s Joginder Singh Ughrahan, who …

Interview | No impact of farmers’ agitation on polls; worshipping should not become a show of strength: Haryana CM
2 years, 10 months ago

Interview | No impact of farmers’ agitation on polls; worshipping should not become a show of strength: Haryana CM

Firstpost  

‘Till namaz is for the sake of worshipping, it’s okay, but to turn it into a show of strength is not right,’ says Chief Minister Manohar Lal With the make or break Assembly elections in three key states coming up, the BJP appears to be a bit uneasy about the results. But Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar is unperturbed …

BJP government must go to save farmers: KCR
2 years, 11 months ago

BJP government must go to save farmers: KCR

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Upping the ante against the BJP, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Wednesday gave a clarion call to people in the state and across the country to root out the BJP government at the Centre accusing it of weakening the rural economy, hereditary professions and playing havoc with the farm sector only to hand over the agriculture sector to …

Farm laws: India’s farmers have exposed Modi’s BJP – will the party learn its lesson?
3 years ago

Farm laws: India’s farmers have exposed Modi’s BJP – will the party learn its lesson?

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indian prime …

Akhilesh Yadav: ‘The strongman image of the Prime Minister is in tatters’
3 years ago

Akhilesh Yadav: ‘The strongman image of the Prime Minister is in tatters’

The Hindu  

AkhileshYadav, president of the Samajwadi Party and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to 2017, spoke to Frontline on what the repeal of the laws means to farmers and democratic people’s movements in the country. Excerpts: How do you view the Prime Minister’s announcement regarding the repeal of the farm laws? The year-long farmers’ agitation as a whole, as …

Repeal of farm laws sans discussion shows govt is scared: Rahul Gandhi
3 years ago

Repeal of farm laws sans discussion shows govt is scared: Rahul Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the rollback of the contentious three farms laws without debate in Parliament shows that the government is “scared” of holding discussions and knows that it has done something wrong. He said the repeal of the contentious three farms laws without debate in Parliament shows that the government is ‘scared’ of holding discussions. …

AAP govt supports pending demands of farmers: Arvind Kejriwal
3 years ago

AAP govt supports pending demands of farmers: Arvind Kejriwal

India TV News  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday congratulated farmers on the success of their movement, and said their victory is the victory of democracy and the AAP government supports their demands. The Delhi Assembly on Friday passed a resolution seeking repeal of the three farm laws, compensation to families of over 700 farmers who died during protests and legal guarantee …

Farmers' movement will be remembered for arrogance of BJP govt: Priyanka Gandhi
3 years ago

Farmers' movement will be remembered for arrogance of BJP govt: Priyanka Gandhi

India TV News  

Highlights Farmers have been protesting against 3 farm laws on various borders of Delhi since November 26 last Priyanka said that farmers stir will be remembered for the arrogance of ruthless BJP govt PM Modi during an address to the nation had announced repeal of the three laws With the protests against the Centre's farm laws completing a year, Congress …

Opinion | Political motives behind farmer leaders’ move to continue dharna
3 years, 1 month ago

Opinion | Political motives behind farmer leaders’ move to continue dharna

India TV News  

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the withdrawal of the three farm laws on Friday, farmers were expected to end their year-long agitation, but this did not happen. Farmer leaders like Rakesh Tikait and Yudhvir Singh are focussing on UP, while Gurnam Singh Chadhuni and Balbir Singh Rajewal are focussing on Punjab. Tikait said, the agitation will not end after …

Farm Laws: Sikhs Have Made Delhi Bend Again, Govt Can't Spin It Any Other Way
3 years, 1 month ago

Farm Laws: Sikhs Have Made Delhi Bend Again, Govt Can't Spin It Any Other Way

The Quint  

Those who say that the farmers' protest would have led to a "1980s-type uprising" or that it would harm "relations between Hindus and Sikhs" know nothing about Sikhs or Punjab. Anyone who knows the history of agrarian politics in Punjab would know that the farm unions have consistently been on the anti-Khalistan side. Several surveys have shown that PM Modi …

Some political parties want to keep farmers involved in problems: PM Modi in poll-bound UP
3 years, 1 month ago

Some political parties want to keep farmers involved in problems: PM Modi in poll-bound UP

India Today  

On the day he announced the roll back of the three farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lashed out at the opposition parties, saying their only motive is to keep the farmers involved in problems. PM Modi was in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba to inaugurate multiple projects for farmers aimed at ending water scarcity in the dry Bundelkhand region. …

‘Repeal of farm laws a win for opposition’: Jayant Chaudhary
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Repeal of farm laws a win for opposition’: Jayant Chaudhary

Hindustan Times  

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the decision to repeal the farm laws, many linked the move to attempts to reduce the impact of the farmer agitation against the legislation on assembly elections in states such as Uttar Pradesh. Rashtriya Lok Dal ’s Jayant Chaudhary, an opposition leader from Western Uttar Pradesh where the farmers play a key role in …

Eye on Small Farmers & Western Uttar Pradesh, BJP Govt Takes the Big Step on Three Farm Laws
3 years, 1 month ago

Eye on Small Farmers & Western Uttar Pradesh, BJP Govt Takes the Big Step on Three Farm Laws

News 18  

The death of protesting farmers at Lakhimpur Kheri—west Uttar Pradesh’s gateway to Avadh—fronted the state’s agrarian concerns regarding the Centre’s contentious farm laws. It was no longer about the better off Jat farmers or the landed castes; small and marginal farmers, who have formed the backbone of the BJP’s support since 2014, were as agitated about the Centre’s reluctance to …

Historic victory of farmers on Gurupurab: Parkash Singh Badal
3 years, 1 month ago

Historic victory of farmers on Gurupurab: Parkash Singh Badal

India TV News  

Highlights Parkash Singh Badal described the announcement as a defining moment in history Three farm laws were at the centre of protests by farmers for the past year Rakesh Tikait said that protest will be withdrawn only after the laws are repealed in Parliament Hailing the Centre's announcement to repeal farm laws as a victory of farmers, SAD supremo Parkash …

BJP turns Lakhimpur Kheri into new Hindutva battleground to counter farmers' protests in Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 1 month ago

BJP turns Lakhimpur Kheri into new Hindutva battleground to counter farmers' protests in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

Lakhimpur Kheri, located in the Terai region of eastern Uttar Pradesh near the Nepal border, has turned into a fresh battleground for Hindutva politics ahead of the election to the State Assembly slated for early next year. Nachattar Singh, Lovepreet Singh, Daljeet Singh and Gurvinder Singh, all farmers, and four others were killed in a text-book case of hate crime …

Opinion | Reasons why the farmers’ agitation has now become weak
3 years, 1 month ago

Opinion | Reasons why the farmers’ agitation has now become weak

India TV News  

After a gap of 11 months, Delhi Police on Friday removed barricades, barbed wires and concrete boulders put on the capital’s borders at Tikri and Ghazipur border points, in order to ensure smooth flow of traffic on national highways. On Rakesh Tikait’s threat about entering Delhi and sell paddy outside Parliament, Rakesh Asthana said, “if a law and order situation …

Farm protests have never been about farmers, Lakhimpur Kheri vindicates that again
3 years, 2 months ago

Farm protests have never been about farmers, Lakhimpur Kheri vindicates that again

Firstpost  

We all must have written essays in our school days on ‘How to improve conditions of farmers in India’. But in 2020, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced three farm laws to provide farmers a wider choice to sell their produce, everyone took a royal U-turn in the pressure of the resourceful middlemen lobby and unions represented by the large …

Needless escalation: On Lakhimpur Kheri violence
3 years, 2 months ago

Needless escalation: On Lakhimpur Kheri violence

The Hindu  

The deaths of eight people, four of whom were mowed down by a vehicle that was part of the convoy of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra, in Lakhimpur Kheri in north-central Uttar Pradesh, marks an escalation of violence in a movement that has tried to remain peaceful. While the agitators and the …

Lakhimpur Farmers' Deaths Show Why Call to Violence by Netas Can Be Dangerous
3 years, 2 months ago

Lakhimpur Farmers' Deaths Show Why Call to Violence by Netas Can Be Dangerous

The Quint  

The murder of four farmers at Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri after allegedly being run over by a BJP minister's son on Sunday, 3 October, has outraged the nation. While many in the legacy media have termed these deaths as a results of "clashes", "conflicts", and "protests turned violent", others have asked that these deaths be called by no other name …

Vulture politics and propaganda: Usual suspects descend to Lakhimpur Kheri after ‘protesting farmers’ attack BJP workers killing 8
3 years, 2 months ago

Vulture politics and propaganda: Usual suspects descend to Lakhimpur Kheri after ‘protesting farmers’ attack BJP workers killing 8

Op India  

If our politicians and propagandists masquerading as ‘journalists’ and ‘fact-checkers’ are anything to go by, any incident can be turned into a political point, especially in an election-bound state. ये लखीमपुर में किसान किन लोगों के सिर पर लाठियां बरसा कर हत्या कर रहे हैं pic.twitter.com/j7Gf9qYaZD — vijay upadhyay October 3, 2021 However, the usual suspects, before details in the …

Those protesting in guise of farmers won't be allowed to succeed: Dinesh Sharma
3 years, 2 months ago

Those protesting in guise of farmers won't be allowed to succeed: Dinesh Sharma

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Sunday said those protesting in the guise of farmers against the Centre’s farm laws won't be allowed to succeed. "But those who are sitting in the opposition and are adamant on staging demonstrations bearing the tag of farmers will never succeed," he said. "Those disguising as farmers, participating in the protest over …

UP election: Farmer unions hold panchayat at CM Yogi Adityanath's bastion, campaign against BJP
3 years, 3 months ago

UP election: Farmer unions hold panchayat at CM Yogi Adityanath's bastion, campaign against BJP

India Today  

Ahead of next year's Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, farmer unions are trying to penetrate into the Purvanchal area with the aim to sensitise the locals about the three contentious farm laws and campaign against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of the protesting farmers' unions, on Tuesday held a panchayat at Sahjanwa area of …

Economic Distress or Politics: What Could've Led to Amarinder Singh's Outburst At Farmers?
3 years, 3 months ago

Economic Distress or Politics: What Could've Led to Amarinder Singh's Outburst At Farmers?

News 18  

An angry outburst by Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh against the farmers over continued protests in the state has left many in the party and government baffled, triggering questions over whether there was more to it than just the ‘fiscal distress’. While the morcha maintains that its fight against farm laws was apolitical, the statement of leaders like Gurnam …

Amarinder Singh Slams Farmer Leaders for ‘Twisting’ His ‘Stop Dharna’ Appeal
3 years, 3 months ago

Amarinder Singh Slams Farmer Leaders for ‘Twisting’ His ‘Stop Dharna’ Appeal

News 18  

A day after his statement seeking an end to farmers’ protest was criticised by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh said on Tuesday it was unfortunate that a political twist had been given to his remarks instead of understanding the pain and misery caused to the people on account of the protests in the state. Amarinder …

Farmer Unions 'Hold Campaign' Diktat Miffs Punjab Political Parties
3 years, 3 months ago

Farmer Unions 'Hold Campaign' Diktat Miffs Punjab Political Parties

News 18  

The diktat by Samyukt Kisan Morcha to put on hold election campaigns till formal announcement of dates for Punjab Assembly polls is made, has not gone down well with political parties with differences even said to be emerging amongst farm unions over the issue. Opposition parties like the Shiromani AKali Dal and the Aam Aadmi Party have expressed fears that …

Why farmer unions are divided on keeping agitation apolitical and Delhi-centric
3 years, 3 months ago

Why farmer unions are divided on keeping agitation apolitical and Delhi-centric

India Today  

Chinks have appeared within farmer unions primarily on whether or not the agitation should be apolitical and Delhi-centric. While the Kisan Mahapanchayat organised at Muzaffarnagar is part of Rakesh Tikait's strategy to flex muscles in Uttar Pradesh, the Karnal stalemate speaks volumes about BKU chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni's political ambitions. Currently spearheading the farmer agitation in Karnal, Gurnam Singh Chaduni …

BJP Terms 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' in Muzaffarnagar 'Election Meeting'
3 years, 3 months ago

BJP Terms 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' in Muzaffarnagar 'Election Meeting'

News 18  

The BJP on Sunday termed the ‘Kisan mahapanchayat’ organised in Muzaffarnagar an “election meeting” and accused its organisers of indulging in politics with assembly polls approaching in a number of states, including Uttar Pradesh. Thousands of farmers from Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring states gathered at Muzaffarnagar on Sunday for the ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat organised by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha to protest …

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