Postpone agitation, Farmer Union asks farmers after 2 die due to Covid
3 years, 7 months ago

Postpone agitation, Farmer Union asks farmers after 2 die due to Covid

India TV News  

At a time when the nation is fighting the second wave of coronavirus, Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Bhopal Singh on Thursday appealed to protesting farmers to postpone their agitation for the time being saying we must be the nation in these difficult times. So I'd like to request farmers that looking at the crisis in the country, we must postpone agitation for the time being," Bhopal Singh said. On Wednesday, two farmers from Punjab, who were part of the group protesting against the new farm laws, passed away with one of them found COVID positive, officials said on Wednesday. Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and elsewhere have been protesting at various border points near Delhi, including Singhu and Tikri, for the past six months demanding rollback of the Centre's new farm laws.

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Farmers’ Protest | Jagjit Dallewal’s Fast-Unto-Death and Protesters’ Suicides Unite Farmers
4 days ago

Farmers’ Protest | Jagjit Dallewal’s Fast-Unto-Death and Protesters’ Suicides Unite Farmers

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 11, 2025 15:12 IST - 9 MINS READ Farmers agitating on the border of Punjab and Haryana at Khanauri and Shambhu for a legally guaranteed minimum support price for all crops have once again become a talking point. Unlike the farmers’ agitation of 2020-21, which was led by more than 500 farmer and peasant fronts across the …

Farmers’ Protest sees second death in 3 weeks: Protester dies after consuming poison at Shambhu border
5 days, 23 hours ago

Farmers’ Protest sees second death in 3 weeks: Protester dies after consuming poison at Shambhu border

Live Mint  

Farmers' Protest: A 55-year-old farmer, Resham Singh, died by suicide after consuming poison at the Shambhu border amid ongoing protests against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Times of India reported. This incident follows a similar suicide by Ranjodh Singh on December 18, driven by deteriorating health conditions of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal. Farmers' Protest: Ranjodh Singh Death Last …

Farmer who attempted suicide at Shambhu border dies at Patiala hospital: Report
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Farmer who attempted suicide at Shambhu border dies at Patiala hospital: Report

Hindustan Times  

A 57-year-old farmer, who allegedly attempted suicide at the Shambhu border during the farmers' protest on December 14, died at the Government Rajindra Hospital on Wednesday, reported news agency PTI. Ranjodh Singh reportedly took his own life as he was troubled by the deteriorating health of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal. Ranjodh Singh, who hails from Ratanheri village in Ludhiana …

Farmers Protest: ’Delhi Chalo’ march suspended for day after nine injured in tear gas shelling
1 month ago

Farmers Protest: ’Delhi Chalo’ march suspended for day after nine injured in tear gas shelling

Live Mint  

Protesting farmers temporarily suspended their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march on Sunday afternoon after several people were injured in a clash with security personnel. Ambala police had earlier said the farmers' outfits would only be allowed to march ahead after getting permission from the national capital administration. “The team has been deployed here since morning.We gave clear instructions that we will check …

With ‘Modi govt in no mood to talk’, farmers to resume Delhi Chalo march today: Top 10 updates
1 month, 1 week ago

With ‘Modi govt in no mood to talk’, farmers to resume Delhi Chalo march today: Top 10 updates

Live Mint  

Farmers' Delhi Chalo march will resume today i.e. The Delhi Chalo march will reume today after Punjab farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher stated on Friday that if the government did not engage in talks, they would continue the march. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher expressed his disappointment and said that the central government is unwilling to engage in talks with …

Farmers protest live update: Unions to resume march on Dec 8 if Centre fails to engage in talks
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Farmers protest: 2-hour road blockade across Haryana; internet shutdown extended | Top 10
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers protest: 2-hour road blockade across Haryana; internet shutdown extended | Top 10

Hindustan Times  

Farmer leaders put on hold the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march for two days after a 21-year-old protester was killed and 12 police personnel were injured in clashes at Khanauri, one of the two Punjab-Haryana interstate border points which have become protest sites for the farmers attempting to reach New Delhi. The death of the protesting farmers has exacerbated the already tense …

Stir on hold as farmer killed in police action
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Stir on hold as farmer killed in police action

Hindustan Times  

Farm leaders on Wednesday paused their protests for two days after tensions building up over the past nine days boiled over into clashes between thousands of protesters and the police at the Punjab-Haryana border, leading to the death of a 21-year-old man at the Khanauri border. At least two Punjab-Haryana border points – Khanauri and Shambhu – were the epicentre …

Farmers' protest turns violent with 1 death, Punjab CM says ‘Prez rule attempt’. 10 points
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers' protest turns violent with 1 death, Punjab CM says ‘Prez rule attempt’. 10 points

Hindustan Times  

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said there will be a thorough investigation into the death of the 24-year-old farmer Shubh Karan Singh by the Haryana Police during a clash at the Khanauri border. The Haryana Police dropped tear gas shells as the farmers on Wednesday announced that they would break the barricades put up by the Haryana Police …

Farmers protest: ‘Modi’s arrogance', says Rahul Gandhi after farmer dies in Khanauri
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

One dead amid police violence as Indian farmers resume march on Delhi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

One dead amid police violence as Indian farmers resume march on Delhi

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This is matter of grave concern and at the …

24-year-old farmer dies amid clash with Haryana police at Khanauri border
10 months, 3 weeks ago

24-year-old farmer dies amid clash with Haryana police at Khanauri border

Hindustan Times  

Farmers protest death: Farmers' protest 2.0 on Wednesday witnessed a casualty as a 24-year-old protester succumbed to his injuries after a clash with the Haryana Police on the Khanauri border. Haryana Police on Wednesday dropped tear gas on farmers protesting on the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana. Situation tense at Shambhu, Khanauri borders: Follow LIVE updates Before the confirmation …

24-year-old farmer dies amid clash with Haryana police at Khanauri border
10 months, 3 weeks ago

24-year-old farmer dies amid clash with Haryana police at Khanauri border

Hindustan Times  

Farmers protest death: Farmers' protest 2.0 on Wednesday witnessed a casualty as a 24-year-old protester succumbed to his injuries after a clash with the Haryana Police on the Khanauri border. Haryana Police on Wednesday dropped tear gas on farmers protesting on the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana. Situation tense at Shambhu, Khanauri borders: Follow LIVE updates Before the confirmation …

Farmers Protest: Fourth round of talks between agitators, Union Ministers held in Chandigarh
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Farmers Protest: Fourth round of talks between agitators, Union Ministers held in Chandigarh

India TV News  

The meeting between the farmer leaders and Union Ministers for a fourth round of talks was held in Chandigarh as the agitation entered day six on Sunday. Ban on Internet services extended Just a day earlier, the Haryana government extended the ban on mobile internet and bulk SMS services in seven districts by two more days till February 19 in …

Farmers' protest enters Day 5, next round of talks with Centre tomorrow
10 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Farmers from Karnataka among those detained in Madhya Pradesh ahead of protest
11 months ago

Farmers from Karnataka among those detained in Madhya Pradesh ahead of protest

Hindustan Times  

Farmers from Karnataka’s Hubballi on their way to Delhi were among those detained in Madhya Pradesh ahead of a scheduled protest of cultivators on Tuesday even as police have intensified security in the national capital and imposed curbs on gatherings at the city’s borders. A Madhya Pradesh Police officer said the farmers from Karnataka were detained at the Bhopal railway …

Maharashtra: Farmers protest comes to an end after govt accepts all demands
1 year, 9 months ago

Maharashtra: Farmers protest comes to an end after govt accepts all demands

India TV News  

Maharashtra farmers' foot march : The farmers' protest came to an end on Saturday with the government accepting all their demands. It should be mentioned here that thousands of farmers are marching towards Mumbai to draw the government's attention towards their various demands including the fall in prices of onions, soyabean, cotton, arhar and also regarding an immediate relief from …

Farmer Leader Dallewal to Continue Fast Unto Death Till Demands Met
2 years, 1 month ago

Farmer Leader Dallewal to Continue Fast Unto Death Till Demands Met

News 18  

Bharti Kisan Union president Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Monday said he would continue his fast unto death till the Punjab government comes up with a resolution to the various demands of farmers. If the government does not accept then this fast unto death and our protests will continue like this,” Dallewal told reporters in Faridkot. He said farmers were compelled …

Hisar: Two Punjab Farmers Killed in Accident While Returning Home from Tikri Protest Site
3 years, 1 month ago

Hisar: Two Punjab Farmers Killed in Accident While Returning Home from Tikri Protest Site

News 18  

Two Punjab farmers were killed when the tractor-trailer on which they were travelling was hit by a truck in Haryana’s Hisar while they were returning home from a protest site near the Delhi’s Tikri border on Saturday. The farmers belonged to Punjab’s Muktsar district and were returning home after their year-long agitation against the Centre’s farm laws came to an …

No farmer died due to police action during farmers' protests: Centre in Rajya Sabha
3 years, 1 month ago

No farmer died due to police action during farmers' protests: Centre in Rajya Sabha

India TV News  

Highlights No farmer died due to police action during the year-long protests by farmers: Centre Centre accepted farmers demands, including MSP and withdrawal of cases against the protesters The year-long protest at Delhi borders was suspended by SK on Thursday The Union government on Friday said that no farmer died due to police action during the year-long protests by farmers. …

Protesting farmers to vacate Delhi borders on 11 December as year-long agitation ends
3 years, 1 month ago

Protesting farmers to vacate Delhi borders on 11 December as year-long agitation ends

Firstpost  

Farmers have started packing up their tents at the Singhu and Tikri borders after the government accepted their demands of a legal guarantee of MSP and withdrawal of all stir-related cases The farmers’ protest at the Singhu and Tikri borders has finally come to a close, as they have begun to remove their tents from the sites. Protesting farmers will …

Farmers protest Highlights: Agitation suspended after 378 days; 'ghar wapasi' from December 11
3 years, 1 month ago

Farmers protest Highlights: Agitation suspended after 378 days; 'ghar wapasi' from December 11

India TV News  

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farm unions, on Thursday decided to suspend the over a year-long farmers' movement against three contentious farm laws and announced that farmers will go back home on December 11 from the protest sites on Delhi's borders. Farmer leaders said that they will again meet on January 15 to see if the …

Farmers won't budge from protest sites in Delhi until cases are withdrawn: SKM
3 years, 1 month ago

Farmers won't budge from protest sites in Delhi until cases are withdrawn: SKM

Hindustan Times  

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Saturday announced farmers protesting against the three farm laws, which have now been repealed, will not move from the demonstration sites at the borders of Delhi until the Centre withdraws cases registered against them during the course of their agitation. Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait addresses media after farmers' meeting at Singhu border in …

No data on farmers' death during protests, so no compensation: Govt in Parliament
3 years, 1 month ago

No data on farmers' death during protests, so no compensation: Govt in Parliament

India TV News  

The government on Tuesday said it has "no record" on the number of farmers who died during the year-long agitation demanding repeal of the three farm laws and hence there was no question of providing financial assistance to anyone. "The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare has no record in the matter and hence the question does not arise," Union …

Response to Lakhimpur Kheri reflects BJP’s dilemma
3 years, 3 months ago

Response to Lakhimpur Kheri reflects BJP’s dilemma

The Hindu  

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Monday called for restraint and patience in dealing with protesting farmers a day after eight people died in violence in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh. In a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Mr. Gandhi said a murder case under IPC section 302 should be lodged against those involved in the death of …

India farmers’ protest sees 8 killed in violent clashes
3 years, 3 months ago

India farmers’ protest sees 8 killed in violent clashes

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — At least eight people were killed when violence broke out in India’s Uttar Pradesh state on Sunday after a car linked to a federal minister ran over two farmers taking part in a protest against controversial farm laws. A farmers’ union spokesperson said Sunday the deaths happened after a convoy of vehicles associated with junior home …

Bharat Bandh: Protesting Farmer dies of cardiac arrest at Singhu border
3 years, 3 months ago

Bharat Bandh: Protesting Farmer dies of cardiac arrest at Singhu border

India TV News  

A farmer, who was protesting at the Singhu border against the three contentious farm laws, died due to cardiac arrest on Monday, the police said here. The police said as soon as they received information about Baghel's death, they rushed to the spot and took him to a nearby hospital where the farmer was declared brought dead. The Samyukt Kisan …

Farmer dies during protest at Singhu border in Haryana, police suspect heart attack
3 years, 3 months ago

Farmer dies during protest at Singhu border in Haryana, police suspect heart attack

India Today  

A farmer has died during protests at the Singhu border in Haryana. The Delhi Police beefed up security in border areas of Delhi in view of the Bharat Bandh called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Monday to protest the Centre's three contentious farm laws. Commuters have also been facing difficulty as farmers at the Singhu border blocked 14 entry …

Covid norms go for toss as farmers protest at Delhi's Ghazipur border to mark 6 months of stir
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid norms go for toss as farmers protest at Delhi's Ghazipur border to mark 6 months of stir

India TV News  

Farmers agitating at three Delhi border points raised black flags, shouted anti-government slogans, burnt effigies and took out protest marches as they observed 'black day' on Wednesday to mark the completion of six months of their stir against the three Central agri laws. A brief ruckus was also reported from the Ghazipur protest site where farmers burnt an effigy of …

In Covid times, time for farmers to end their 6-month protest?
3 years, 7 months ago

In Covid times, time for farmers to end their 6-month protest?

India Today  

In Covid times, is it time for farmers to call off their six-month-old protest at Delhi's borders against the Centre's contentious farm laws? India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai asks the crucial question to farm leader Yogendra Yadav, the BJP and the Congress. DR. AJOY KUMAR, SPOKESPERSON, CONGRESS: We support the farmers' protest due to ideological reasons. The farmers' …

Farmers urged to call off mass protest amid covid ’super-spreader’ risk
3 years, 7 months ago

Farmers urged to call off mass protest amid covid ’super-spreader’ risk

Live Mint  

Indian government leaders appealed to farmers to call off a mass protest this week for fear it could prove a viral "super-spreader" event as the country's overall death toll from Covid-19 crossed 300,000 on Monday. Now farmers have stirred fresh alarm by saying they will hold mass protests across the country on Wednesday to mark six months of their campaign …

Don't hold protest over COVID, it may prove super-spreader: Punjab CM to farmers
3 years, 7 months ago

Don't hold protest over COVID, it may prove super-spreader: Punjab CM to farmers

India TV News  

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday urged the BKU not to hold their planned sit-in over his government's "failure" to tackle coronavirus, saying their three-day protest may turn into a super-spreader. Rejecting the allegation that his government failed to tackle the pandemic, the CM said they fought hard to prevent Punjab going the way of some other states such …

12 opposition parties extend support to farmers' countrywide protest call on May 26
3 years, 7 months ago

12 opposition parties extend support to farmers' countrywide protest call on May 26

India TV News  

Twelve major opposition parties have extended their support to the call given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha to observe countrywide protest on May 26, marking six months of the farmers protest at Delhi borders against the Centre's farm laws. The joint statement has been signed by Sonia Gandhi, H D Deve Gowda, Sharad Pawar, Mamata Banerjee, Uddhav Thackeray, M K …

More 'farmers' head to Tikri and Singhu borders to join protests
3 years, 7 months ago

More 'farmers' head to Tikri and Singhu borders to join protests

Op India  

More anti-farm law protesters are joining the ongoing protest at the Delhi-Haryana protest site in Tikri to strengthen their campaign against the farm laws. Every week we'll take people from 1 district to the protest site to maintain gathering: Gurnam Singh, BKU Pres pic.twitter.com/XPNUp2VH0Y — ANI May 23, 2021 The famer union leaders intend to carry people from one district …

Second COVID Wave: Why Protest by Farmer Unions Must Stop Immediately
3 years, 8 months ago

Second COVID Wave: Why Protest by Farmer Unions Must Stop Immediately

News 18  

Even as the second wave of coronavirus throws life across India out of gear, one group of people appears to be immune. Until a few days ago, there were bizarre claims that not even a single case of coronavirus had been found among protesting farmers. They could be anything, from weddings to funerals, any kind of religious gathering, political rallies …

Covid Sparks Fresh Debate on Farmers’ Stir at Delhi Borders, Protesters Say Won’t Return
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid Sparks Fresh Debate on Farmers’ Stir at Delhi Borders, Protesters Say Won’t Return

News 18  

Should farmers call off their protest at Delhi’s borders and return home in the wake of a worrying second wave of Covid-19 that is battering the national capital? The debate raged after government officials said a major oxygen supplier requested for a “green corridor” for its trucks headed for Delhi, as these vehicles had to take a nearly 100-km detour …

100 days of farmers protest: What all has happened so far
3 years, 10 months ago

100 days of farmers protest: What all has happened so far

India TV News  

It's the 100th day since the farmers first camped at Delhi borders to protest against the three new farm laws brought by the Modi government in 2020. Farmers rejected government proposal to put laws on hold Image Source : PTI Farmers during their protest against the new farm laws, at Ghazipur border in New Delhi. Farmers protest now Image Source …

'Going strong': Farmers' protests at Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur borders complete 100 days
3 years, 10 months ago

'Going strong': Farmers' protests at Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur borders complete 100 days

Firstpost  

Hailing the protest, union leaders said that the movement has sent out a message of unity, made ‘farmers visible’, and brought them back on the political landscape of the country New Delhi: As the farmer agitation against the Centre’s three farm laws enters its hundredth day on Saturday, union leaders have asserted that their movement is far from over and …

Farmers’ protest | In Rajya Sabha, Opposition observes 2-minute silence for 194 dead farmers
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers’ protest | In Rajya Sabha, Opposition observes 2-minute silence for 194 dead farmers

The Hindu  

Opposition parties on Thursday observed a two-minute silence in the Rajya Sabha to pay tributes to 194 farmers who have died in the last few months in the farmers’ protest on Delhi borders. The first account of government failure was in upholding the sanctity of Parliament, he said referring to September last year, when the three farm rules were passed …

Farmers' Protest | One farmer suicide at Delhi’s border, says Home Ministry
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers' Protest | One farmer suicide at Delhi’s border, says Home Ministry

The Hindu  

The Centre informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that 39 cases were registered against farmers protesting against the three agriculture laws at Delhi’s borders between September and December of 2020. In a written reply, Union Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy said that the farmers were tear-gassed and lathi-charged as “large convoys of protesting farmers in tractor trolleys …

Calls for discussion on farmers' protest disrupt Parliament, Centre says ready to talk anywhere
3 years, 11 months ago

Calls for discussion on farmers' protest disrupt Parliament, Centre says ready to talk anywhere

India Today  

The government on Tuesday asserted in Lok Sabha that it was ready to discuss issues related to farmers both inside and outside Parliament amid vociferous protests by the Opposition which forced repeated adjournments of both the Houses. Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday without transacting substantial business as the Congress and other opposition members created an uproar …

Farmers’ protests | Unions open for talks as more farmers join protests
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers’ protests | Unions open for talks as more farmers join protests

The Hindu  

Farm unions say they are open to resuming talks on the three farm laws, but accuse the government of offering dialogue on the one hand while harassing farmers on the other, by cutting off mobile Internet, threatening eviction and turning a blind eye to violence from locals. “It is the government which has attempted to derail the debate by inciting …

Farmers vs 'locals' at Singhu, Tikri borders; more protesters to join stir at Ghazipur | Key points
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers vs 'locals' at Singhu, Tikri borders; more protesters to join stir at Ghazipur | Key points

India Today  

A day after the farmers' protests at Delhi borders seemed to be thinning out amid heavy security deployment, thousands of farmers gathered at Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar in a show of strength, extending support to their counterparts at the Delhi-UP Ghazipur border. A sea of farmers gathered at a Muzaffarnagar town on Friday for the 'Mahapanchayat' in support of the Bharatiya …

Protesting farmers stay firm
3 years, 11 months ago

Protesting farmers stay firm

The Hindu  

W hen, on January 20, the Union government offered to suspend the implementation of the three farm laws—the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Act, the Farmers Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, and the Essential Commodities Act, 2020—for one to one and a half years, there was a flicker of optimism of a “thaw” in the government’s position. …

Farmers’ protests | Return to Delhi borders, Amarinder Singh tells farmers
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers’ protests | Return to Delhi borders, Amarinder Singh tells farmers

The Hindu  

Amid incidents of violence in Delhi on Tuesday, the Punjab and the Haryana governments have announced high alert to ensure peace. Terming the violence perpetrated by certain elements as unacceptable, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh urged all genuine farmers to immediately vacate Delhi and return to the borders, where they had been protesting peacefully for the past two months. Haryana …

After protest in Delhi, farmers now returning to Singhu border
3 years, 11 months ago

After protest in Delhi, farmers now returning to Singhu border

India Today  

A large number of farmers who had entered the national capital earlier this morning to take part in the tractor parade, are now heading back to the Singhu Border on the outskirts of Delhi where they have been camping for the past two months. Follow LIVE updates on farmers' protest During Tuesday's protest, protesting farmers clashed with the police at …

Farmers conduct tractor march day before talks with Centre; SC says protest shouldn't become COVID hotspot
4 years ago

Farmers conduct tractor march day before talks with Centre; SC says protest shouldn't become COVID hotspot

Firstpost  

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to reply within two weeks on the measures undertaken to stop the spread of COVID-19 at the protest sites. A day before the government’s eighth round of talks with protesting farm unions, thousands of farmers are participating in a tractor rally on the Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressways Thursday in a …

Protesting farmer dies at Delhi-Ghaziabad border, suicide suspected
4 years ago

Protesting farmer dies at Delhi-Ghaziabad border, suicide suspected

Live Mint  

A 75-year-old farmer, protesting against the government's newly-enacted farm laws at the Delhi-Ghaziabad, was found dead on Saturday. As per reports, Kashmir Singh left a suicide note, in which he has expressed his frustration over the stalemate in talks with the central government over the farm laws. Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of being 'heartless' Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav …

UP Farmer Dies by Suicide Near Protest Site at Delhi-Ghazipur Border
4 years ago

UP Farmer Dies by Suicide Near Protest Site at Delhi-Ghazipur Border

News 18  

While farmers continued their agitation against the Centre’s farm reform bills amid freezing temperatures in Delhi and adjoining areas, a middle-aged farmer allegedly died by suicide after he hanged himself in a toilet near the protest site at Ghazipur border. Expressing grief over the incident, Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said such incidents are taking place because the government …

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