Cadres of Left parties stage protests braving rain in Telangana
3 years, 2 months ago

Cadres of Left parties stage protests braving rain in Telangana

The Hindu  

Braving intermittent rain, scores of activists of the Left and other Opposition parties came out on the streets in Khammam and elsewhere in the district this morning in support of Bharat Bandh, buttressing farmers’ demand for scrapping of the Centre’s three farm laws. Members of a host of unions and mass organisations representing farmers, labourers and people from various walks of life joined the protest organised by the Left parties in front of the new bus stand in the district headquarters town on Monday morning. Undeterred by inclement weather, hordes of demonstrators squatted on different stretches of the Suryapet-Khammam-Aswaraopet section of the National Highway 365BB pledging their unstinted support to the relentless agitation by farmers demanding repeal of the three new agricultural laws. In Bhadradri-Kothagudem district, members of a host of farmers’ organisations and trade unions took to the streets in Kothagudem, Manuguru and other towns in the coal belt region in support of the Bharat Bandh.

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{‘Tardy’ paddy procurement } 17 trains affected as farmers block roads, squat on tracks
2 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 …

Bharat bandh: Train services, road traffic disrupted; police lathi-charge protesters in Patna
4 months ago

Bharat bandh: Train services, road traffic disrupted; police lathi-charge protesters in Patna

New Indian Express  

The Bharat Bandh called by several Dalit and Adivasi groups on Wednesday to protest the Supreme Court’s recent verdict on the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes elicited varied reactions across the country. While some regions saw significant disruptions, others remained largely unaffected, with the bandh receiving mixed support from different political and social organisations. While protesters disrupted train …

Bharat Bandh today: After 8-year hiatus, BSP workers to take to streets
4 months ago

Bharat Bandh today: After 8-year hiatus, BSP workers to take to streets

Hindustan Times  

Fighting for her party’s survival in Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has asked party workers to hit the streets to protest against the Supreme Court’s recent order on the scheduled caste/schedule tribe reservations. Successive defeats in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections as well as the changing political scenario in Uttar Pradesh have forced Mayawati to amend her …

BJP workers protest against govt. decision on school playgrounds
5 months ago

BJP workers protest against govt. decision on school playgrounds

The Hindu  

Bharatiya Janata Party activists sang bhajans in the city on Monday while protesting against the recent reminder by the Department of School Education asking schools not to spare their playgrounds or premises for any private programmes and use them only for academic activities. Addressing the gathering, the party’s Dakshina Kannada president Satish Kumpala said that the reminder by Dakshina Kannada …

‘Rail roko’ protest by farmers affects train services in Punjab
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Tractor march: Farmers block highway linking Delhi,heavy traffic at Noida border
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Tractor march: Farmers block highway linking Delhi,heavy traffic at Noida border

Hindustan Times  

Traffic was disrupted as farmers took out a tractor march in Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Baghpat, Hapur and Amroha, blocking the left lane of highways by parking their tractors. Tractors will be parked on the highway that leads to Delhi, especially the divider highway.It was decided to register a different kind of protest so that the government would listen to us …

Farmers' protest: SKM joins ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, calls for mega all-India Black Day agitation tomorrow
10 months ago

Farmers' protest: SKM joins ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, calls for mega all-India Black Day agitation tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, which led the 2020-21 famers' protests against the now repealed farm laws and was not a part of the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march to the Capital, has now jumped into the agitation, which will resume on Friday. The Haryana Police on Wednesday hurled tear gas shells to disperse farmers from Punjab at Shambhu and Khanauri border points …

Farmer leaders, Centre hold 4th round of talks as 'Delhi Chalo' protest continues
10 months, 1 week 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
10 months, 1 week 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' protest enters Day 5, next round of talks with Centre tomorrow
10 months, 1 week 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
10 months, 1 week 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 …

Farmers’ Bharat Bandh call leaves commuters stranded as buses stay off roads in Punjab
10 months, 1 week ago

Farmers’ Bharat Bandh call leaves commuters stranded as buses stay off roads in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Commuters in Punjab faced inconvenience on Friday as buses stayed off the roads in response to the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s Bharat Bandh call to pressurise the central government to accept farmers’ demands, including a legal guarantee of the minimum support price. Bus service paralysed in Malwa Normal life was hit in southwest Punjab districts as all private and the government-run …

Bharat bandh today: Farmers' protest impact in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
10 months, 1 week ago

Bharat bandh today: Farmers' protest impact in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

Bharat Bandh today: Thousands of farmers across the country have called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ or nationwide strike on Friday in order to protest and press their host of unmet demands before the Centre. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 37 farm unions, along with central trade unions, have called for Bharat bandh on Friday to press for …

Farmers’ protest Live Updates, Bharat Bandh: Internet shutdown extended in Haryana
10 months, 1 week ago

Farmers’ protest Live Updates, Bharat Bandh: Internet shutdown extended in Haryana

The Hindu  

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha has said it will intensify agitation in the coming days as farmers’ groups, along with trade unions and others, observed ‘Bharat Bandh’. In a statement issued on the day of the bandh, the SKM also accused the Union government of “vitiating the atmosphere on farmers’ issues” by not keeping its promises made when the 2020-21 sit-in …

SKM bandh call: Commuters left stranded as many buses stay off roads in Punjab
10 months, 1 week ago

SKM bandh call: Commuters left stranded as many buses stay off roads in Punjab

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Commuters in Punjab faced inconvenience on Friday as many buses stayed off the roads in response to the Samyukta Kisan Morcha's call for a 'Bharat Bandh' to press the government to accept farmers' demands including a legal guarantee of MSP. Punjab Roadways, Punbus and PRTC Contract Workers' Union are supporting the Samyukta Kisan Morcha's bandh call. Many farmer bodies …

Noida Police impose Section 144 ahead of Bharat Bandh, issue traffic advisory
10 months, 1 week ago

Noida Police impose Section 144 ahead of Bharat Bandh, issue traffic advisory

Live Mint  

In view of the Bharat Bandh called by farmers' unions on Friday, the Gautam Buddh Nagar Police on Thursday said restrictions under CrPC Section 144, including a ban on unauthorized public assemblies, would be enforced across the district, reported news agency PTI. Earlier, the Bharatiya Kisan Union, part of SKM, had called for a Bharat Bandh on February 16 -- …

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 …

BKU (Ugrahan), SKM rally behind protesters after police action at Punjab and Haryana border
10 months, 1 week 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 …

Hundreds of people attempt to lay siege to CUK condemning ‘communalisation’ of campus
1 year, 2 months ago

Hundreds of people attempt to lay siege to CUK condemning ‘communalisation’ of campus

The Hindu  

Hundreds of people, mostly Dalits from different parts of Kalaburagi and surrounding districts, took out a 5-km padayatra from Kadaganchi village to Central University of Karnataka in Aland taluk of Kalaburagi district on Wednesday, condemning the alleged saffronisation of the university campus. Organised under the banner of ‘Komuvada Alisi – Karnataka Central University Ulisi’, an umbrella organisation with different Dalit, …

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 …

Farmers Begin 75-Hour Protest in Lakhimpur Kheri Demanding Sacking of MoS Ajay Mishra
2 years, 4 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 …

Samyukt Kisan Morcha to hold protest against Punjab government on 3 August
2 years, 4 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 …

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait backs TRS in fight against BJP over paddy issue
2 years, 8 months ago

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait backs TRS in fight against BJP over paddy issue

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday extended support to the TRS government in its fight against the Centre over farmer issues, and joined the dharna along with Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao in Delhi at Telangana Bhavan. Tikait was among the farmer leaders whose 13-month-long protests led to the withdrawal of the four controversial farm laws by …

Rakesh Tikait stands against Centre's paddy procurement policy, calls for 'another farmers protest'
2 years, 8 months ago

Rakesh Tikait stands against Centre's paddy procurement policy, calls for 'another farmers protest'

India TV News  

Highlights Rakesh Tikait lent support to the protest against the Centre's paddy procurement policy. As some Telangana leaders held a protest against Centre's paddy procurement policy in the national capital on Monday, Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait joined them and called for 'another farmers' protest'. Tikait also added that the farmer umbrella body Samyukt Kisan Morcha will back every …

Bharat Bandh total in Khammam, Kothagudem
3 years, 2 months ago

Bharat Bandh total in Khammam, Kothagudem

Deccan Chronicle  

KHAMMAM: Bharat Bandh organized against the three farm laws by opposition parties evoked good response on Monday. Congress Khammam Town Committee president Mahammad Javeed said that the NDA government should roll back the farm laws, which also exposed the nexus between corporate forces and BJP leaders. DCC in-charge president Sajid Khan and Thudumdebba district president Godam Ganesh and Purka Bapurao …

Braving rain, Opposition parties join for staging protests
3 years, 2 months ago

Braving rain, Opposition parties join for staging protests

The Hindu  

Braving intermittent rain, scores of activists of the Congress, the CPI, the CPI, the CPI and various other Opposition parties staged protest demonstrations in Khammam town and elsewhere in the district on Monday in response to the Bharat Bandh called by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha demanding scrapping of the Centre’s three farm laws. Hordes of demonstrators staged protests on different …

Bharat Bandh | Protesters disrupt road, rail traffic in Punjab, Haryana
3 years, 2 months ago

Bharat Bandh | Protesters disrupt road, rail traffic in Punjab, Haryana

The Hindu  

Farmers protesting the Centre’s three farm laws on Monday were seen demonstrating in many parts of Punjab and Haryana in response to the Samyukt Kisan Morcha’s call for a Bharat Bandh, disrupting movement of road and rail transport. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha — an umbrella body of farmer unions — is spearheading the farmer’s ongoing protest against Centre’s farm laws. …

Bharat Bandh: Twitter says #NoBharatBandh as normal life remains unaffected in several states
3 years, 2 months ago

Bharat Bandh: Twitter says #NoBharatBandh as normal life remains unaffected in several states

India Today  

The Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions against the Centre's three agricultural laws evoked a mixed response in many states in India. Normal life unaffected in Maharashtra, non-BJP parties stage protests Commercial establishments and local transport were operating as usual and normal life remained unaffected across Maharashtra on Monday even as various non-BJP parties held demonstrations and bike rallies in …

How Bharat Bandh called by protesting farmers fared in Punjab, Haryana
3 years, 2 months ago

How Bharat Bandh called by protesting farmers fared in Punjab, Haryana

India Today  

Farmers protesting against the central government's three new farm laws called for Bharat Bandh between 6 am and 4 pm on Monday. While the Bharat Bandh was observed in different parts of the country by various farmers' outfits, it was largely successful in the states of Punjab and Haryana. READ: Farmer dies during protest at Singhu border in Haryana, police …

Bharat Bandh: Thousands of farmers take part in tractor rally in Jaipur
3 years, 2 months ago

Bharat Bandh: Thousands of farmers take part in tractor rally in Jaipur

India Today  

Thousands of farmers from Rajasthan's Jaipur and nearby areas including Churu, Sikar, Jhunjhunu converged in Chomu area to take part in the tractor rally to protest against farm laws. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, which is leading the agitation against the three farm laws, had given the call for a "Bharat Bandh" on Monday to mark one year since the contentious …

'A slap on face of detractors': Bharat Bandh a success, claims Rakesh Tikait
3 years, 2 months ago

'A slap on face of detractors': Bharat Bandh a success, claims Rakesh Tikait

India Today  

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait claimed Monday's Bharat Bandh was a "success" and a "slap on the face of people" who said the protests were limited to only three states. Speaking after the culmination of the 10-hour nationwide protest at 4 pm, Rakesh Tikait said, "The Bharat Bandh called by Samyukta Kisan Morcha was a success. Rakesh Tikait said …

Farmers' union issues call for Bharat Bandh on September 27; AAP, RJD, TDP endorse move
3 years, 3 months ago

Farmers' union issues call for Bharat Bandh on September 27; AAP, RJD, TDP endorse move

India Today  

Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the farmers' union leading the protest against the Centre's three farm laws, has called for a nationwide strike -- Bharat Bandh -- on September 27 from 6 am to 4pm. However, the country’s traders and industrialists will not join the “senseless and anti-development” Bharat Bandh next week, President Bhartiya Udyog Vyapaar Mandal said on Saturday. On the …

SKM says 'Bharat Bandh' will be peaceful, will ensure public faces minimal inconvenience
3 years, 3 months ago

SKM says 'Bharat Bandh' will be peaceful, will ensure public faces minimal inconvenience

India Today  

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Friday issued guidelines for the September 27 'Bharat Bandh' against the Centre's three farm laws and said it would be peaceful and farmers will ensure that the public faces minimal inconvenience. The main banners or themes for the day would be 'Bharat Bandh against Anti-Farmer Modi Government', 'Modi Brings in Mandi Bandh', 'Farmers take up …

Samyukta Kisan Morcha calls for Bharat Bandh on September 27
3 years, 3 months ago

Samyukta Kisan Morcha calls for Bharat Bandh on September 27

India Today  

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha has issued a call for 'Bharat Bandh' on September 27 to protest against the Centre's three farm laws. To make the proposed nationwide strike successful, farmers' organizations will hold meetings with trade unions, youth organizations, transport associations, and business organizations in all districts of Uttar Pradesh from September 17. Farmer leaders will also get in touch …

Will discuss strategies to continue stir: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait in UP
3 years, 3 months ago

Will discuss strategies to continue stir: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait in UP

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said the farmers' groups would discuss strategies on continuing the agitation against the three contentious farm laws at the Kisan Mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar. Thousands of farmers and union leaders gather at Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh for the Kisan Mahapanchayat in protest against Centre's controversial farm laws on Sunday. SKM leaders said Sunday's …

Left parties extend support to 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmers on September 25
3 years, 3 months ago

Left parties extend support to 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmers on September 25

The Hindu  

The Left parties have extended their support to the "Bharat Bandh" called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on September 25, demanding a repeal of the three farm laws of the Centre. In a joint press statement issued on Thursday, the Left parties — CPI, CPI, Forward Bloc and RSP — appealed to people to come out in support of the …

Rakesh Tikait: 200 farmers to protest outside Parliament during monsoon session
3 years, 5 months ago

Rakesh Tikait: 200 farmers to protest outside Parliament during monsoon session

India Today  

The Bharatiya Kisan Union has said that 200 farmers would protest outside Parliament during the monsoon session demanding repeal of the three contentious farm laws. Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said the farmers would hold demonstrations from July 22 and a meeting to finalise the strategy would be held on Wednesday. "Farmers and leaders from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar …

Will Protest Every Day Outside Parliament During Monsoon Session: Samyukt Kisan Morcha
3 years, 5 months ago

Will Protest Every Day Outside Parliament During Monsoon Session: Samyukt Kisan Morcha

News 18  

A group of around 200 farmers will protest against the Centre's three farm laws in front of Parliament every day during the monsoon session, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha announced on Sunday. The umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions said at a press conference that two days before the session begins, a "chetavani patra" will be given to all the …

Samyukt Kisan Morcha urges UP Police to file farmers' complaint on Ghazipur border clash
3 years, 5 months ago

Samyukt Kisan Morcha urges UP Police to file farmers' complaint on Ghazipur border clash

India Today  

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the coalition of farmers' organisations protesting against the Centre's farm laws, has demanded the Uttar Pradesh Police to register the protesting farmers' complaint regarding the clashes between them and BJP workers at Ghazipur border near Delhi recently. The SKM alleged that with the connivance of the Uttar Pradesh government, BJP workers were able to organise their …

Withdraw Cases Lodged Against Farmers for Protest Marches: Samyukt Kisan Morcha
3 years, 5 months ago

Withdraw Cases Lodged Against Farmers for Protest Marches: Samyukt Kisan Morcha

News 18  

Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Sunday demanded the withdrawal of cases registered against farmers during their protest marches on Saturday to mark seven months of their agitation against the Centre’s three farm laws. Farmers on Saturday marched towards the Raj Bhavan in different states to submit memoranda, addressed to the president, and to governors to mark seven months of protests against …

Bharat Bandh: Protesters block highways, roads in Punjab, Haryana; train services hit at 32 locations
3 years, 8 months ago

Bharat Bandh: Protesters block highways, roads in Punjab, Haryana; train services hit at 32 locations

Firstpost  

Chandigarh: Farmers blocked national highways and other key roads at many places in Punjab and Haryana, and squatted on railway tracks at several locations disrupting road and rail traffic as part of their nationwide protest against the Centre’s new agri laws. Protesters squatted on railway tracks at several locations, including in Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Ferozepur, Ambala, Jind, Jhajjar, Panchkula and …

Bharat Bandh: Farmers gather near national highways, key roads in Punjab, Haryana
3 years, 8 months ago

Bharat Bandh: Farmers gather near national highways, key roads in Punjab, Haryana

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Farmers gathered at several national highways, key roads and some railway tracks in Punjab and Haryana on Friday morning as part of their nationwide protest against the Centre's new agri laws. According to the Samkyukta Kisan Morcha, the Bharat Bandh is being observed from 6 am to 6 pm to mark four months of the farmers' agitation at Delhi's …

Bharat Bandh: Farm unions urge citizens to make protest against agri laws successful
3 years, 8 months ago

Bharat Bandh: Farm unions urge citizens to make protest against agri laws successful

Firstpost  

The strike, in protest against the three contentious farm laws enacted recently, will be observed the entire day tomorrow, from 6 am till 6 pm New Delhi: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, a front of protesting farmer unions, on Wednesday appealed to the citizens of the country to make the 26 March Bharat Bandh a complete success. On 26 March, from …

Kisan Morcha Appeals to Citizens of Country to Make Bharat Bandh Successful on March 26
3 years, 9 months ago

Kisan Morcha Appeals to Citizens of Country to Make Bharat Bandh Successful on March 26

News 18  

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, a front of protesting farmer unions, on Wednesday appealed to the citizens of the country to make the March 26 Bharat Bandh a complete success. "We appeal to the people of the country to make this Bharat Bandh a success and honour their 'Annadata'," farmer leader Darshan Pal said. Meanwhile, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait …

Farmers' Body Invites Trade Unions, Transporter Associations to Plan Nationwide 'Bharat Bandh' on Mar 26
3 years, 9 months ago

Farmers' Body Invites Trade Unions, Transporter Associations to Plan Nationwide 'Bharat Bandh' on Mar 26

News 18  

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farmers’ unions, on Saturday invited trade unions, transporter and retailers associations and other mass organisations for a meeting to plan the nationwide ’Bharat Bandh’ on March 26. For planning this better, we are organising a meeting at Kajaria Tiles Showroom, opposite Malwa Hyundai Showroom at Kundli, Sonepat district, Haryana, at 12 …

Farmers' Protests: Samyukta Kisan Morcha Says Leaders to Visit Poll-bound West Bengal and Assam
3 years, 9 months ago

Farmers' Protests: Samyukta Kisan Morcha Says Leaders to Visit Poll-bound West Bengal and Assam

News 18  

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmer unions protesting against the Centre’s three agri laws, on Tuesday said it would send a team of leaders to the poll-bound West Bengal and Assam in a bid to appeal to voters not to vote for the “anti-farmer” BJP. Farmer leader Darshan Pal said in a statement that the visit will …

Bandh against move to privatise VSP evokes mixed response
3 years, 9 months ago

Bandh against move to privatise VSP evokes mixed response

The Hindu  

The State bandh called against the Union government’s move to privatise Visakhapatnam Steel Plant evoked mixed response in the city and district on Friday. The bandh call was given by trade unions, political parties barring the BJP, and people’s organisations under the banner of Visakha Ukku Parirakshana Porata Committee. Protests staged Leaders of various parties took out rallies and staged …

Bharatiya Kisan Sangh not to support farmer unions ’chakka jam’ on Feb 6
3 years, 10 months ago

Bharatiya Kisan Sangh not to support farmer unions ’chakka jam’ on Feb 6

Live Mint  

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh on Thursday said that it will not support farmer unions 'chakka jam' call given for February 6 for blocking national and state highways for three hours. Farmer unions have said that they will block the highways in protest against the internet ban in areas near their agitation sites, harassment allegedly meted out to them …

Punjab village to fine families if they don't send people to Delhi border for protests
3 years, 10 months ago

Punjab village to fine families if they don't send people to Delhi border for protests

Op India  

Adding to the high political drama going on around the ‘farmer protests’ following the Republic Day violence, the Sarpanch Virk Khurd gram panchayat in Bathinda, Punjab has passed a Tughlaqi Farmaan. The Sarpanch named Manjit Kaur has ordered that at one member from each family in the village will be sent to the protests going on at Delhi borders for …

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