Dallewal faction opts out of unity meeting, cites prior commitments
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dallewal faction opts out of unity meeting, cites prior commitments

Hindustan Times  

BATHINDA : The unity talks called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha in Chandigarh on February 12 have hit a roadblock, as leaders of the SKM, led by Jagjit Singh Dallewal, announced on Tuesday that they would be unable to attend due to prior commitments. The unity talks called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha in Chandigarh on February 12 have hit a roadblock, as leaders of the SKM, led by Jagjit Singh Dallewal, announced on Tuesday that they would be unable to attend due to prior commitments. Bhartiya Kisan Union president Joginder Singh Ugrahan confirmed that the SKM led by fasting leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has opted out of the upcoming unity talks called by the SKM in Chandigarh on February 12. The breakthrough came after a delegation of officials from the Union agriculture ministry, led by joint secretary Priya Ranjan, met veteran farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal and held a meeting with the representatives of SKM and KMM on January 18.

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Punjab: Ahead of March 26 protest, government invites SKM for talks on Friday
1 week ago

Punjab: Ahead of March 26 protest, government invites SKM for talks on Friday

Hindustan Times  

Samyukt Kisan Morcha leaders Thursday said they have received a Punjab government invite for a meeting Friday with agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian. The talks between the Punjab government and SKM leaders broke down midway on March 3 after CM Bhagwant Mann “walked out of the meeting in a huff” and blamed the farmer unions for turning Punjab into a …

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 …

Will participate in Feb 12 unity meet, says Sarwan Singh Pandher
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Will participate in Feb 12 unity meet, says Sarwan Singh Pandher

Hindustan Times  

After much deliberation, the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha announced on Monday that it would participate in the February 12 unity meeting in Chandigarh. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher In a letter to the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 32 farm unions, the KMM expressed its commitment to full unity and agreed to SKM’s primary demand — opposing the new …

Will attend talks with central delegation if health permits: Farmer leader Dallewal
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Will attend talks with central delegation if health permits: Farmer leader Dallewal

Hindustan Times  

Fasting farmer leader Jagjeet Singh Dallewal on Tuesday expressed his desire to attend the meeting with the central delegation on February 14 if his health permits. Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on the indefinite hunger strike at the Khanauri border since November 26, speaks with the media, in Sangrur on Tuesday. I feel this gathering will give …

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’ ‘unity’ meeting remains inconclusive, round 2 on January 18
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers’ ‘unity’ meeting remains inconclusive, round 2 on January 18

Hindustan Times  

The key ‘unity’ meeting between protesting farmer unions and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Monday in Patran town ended without any conclusion. The two farm unions leading the protests at the Khanauri and Shambhu borders between Punjab and Haryana, in Patiala district -- Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and SKM -- and the SKM decided to hold another round of ‘unity’ talks …

SKM moves up meeting with protesting farmers after 80-year-old farmer dies at Khanauri border
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

SKM moves up meeting with protesting farmers after 80-year-old farmer dies at Khanauri border

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Sunday moved up its proposed meeting to January 13, from January 15, to discuss a joint strategy, following a request from Punjab farmers protesting at the Khanauri and Shambhu border points. The decision came after SKM and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha urged the SKM to hold the meeting on January 12 or 13 due to …

SKM delegation meet Dallewal, make clarion call for unity; call for a meeting on Jan 15
2 months, 2 weeks ago

SKM delegation meet Dallewal, make clarion call for unity; call for a meeting on Jan 15

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: As farmer leader Daljit Singh Dallewal's fast unto death reached its 46th day today, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha gave out a clarion call for unity for the fragmented farmers’ unions. A six-member SKM delegation along with a 101-member farmers’ jatha’ visited the Khanauri border and met leaders from the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Morcha and the SKM in an effort …

SKM calls for unity among farmers considering enormity of demands, passes ‘unity resolution’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

SKM calls for unity among farmers considering enormity of demands, passes ‘unity resolution’

The Hindu  

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body of farmers that spearheaded the 2020-21 farmers’ agitation, on Thursday passed a ‘unity resolution’ considering the enormity of the farmers’ demands in Punjab’s Moga. At its ‘Mahapanchayat’, the SKM resolved to reject the National Policy Framework on Agriculture Marketing and demanded formulation of a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price based on the …

Dallewal, Pandher unions welcome SKM’s call for unity
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dallewal, Pandher unions welcome SKM’s call for unity

Hindustan Times  

Samyukta Kisan Union and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha leaders spearheading the stir at the Khanauri and Shambhu borders between Punjab and Haryana welcomed SKM’s call for unity and said they have been advocating for the same since the beginning of their protest. Reacting to SKM’s resolution passed during mahapanchayat at Moga, KMM convener Sarwan Singh Pandher said: “We have already been …

Dallewal calls for mass turnout at Khanauri mahapanchayat; SKM plans national meet at Tohana
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dallewal calls for mass turnout at Khanauri mahapanchayat; SKM plans national meet at Tohana

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: As farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s fast-upto-death entered the 39th day, he appealed to farmers to reach the Khanauri border in large numbers on Saturday to attend the Kisan Mahapanchayat to strengthen the fight seeking a legal guarantee on the Minimum Support Price for crops. In a 70-second video message, Dallewal said he is appealing to the people of …

Punjab: SC-appointed panel invites SKM for talks
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Punjab: SC-appointed panel invites SKM for talks

Hindustan Times  

Supreme Court-appointed committee formed to look into farmers’ issues has invited senior leaders of Samyukta Kisan Union for talks next week at their office in Panchkula. Supreme Court-appointed committee formed to look into farmers’ issues has invited senior leaders of Samyukta Kisan Union for talks next week. An SKM leader confirmed that the five-member SC committee, headed by former Punjab …

Punjab: SKM meets Pandher camp, no decision on joining stir
3 months ago

Punjab: SKM meets Pandher camp, no decision on joining stir

Hindustan Times  

The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella group of 32 farmer unions, on Saturday held a meeting in Patiala with the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, one of two organisations spearheading the current Kisan Andolan 2.0. An SKM leader said the group, so far, has not thought of joining the ongoing stir at Shambhu and Khanauri border where veteran leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal …

SKM to hold talks with Dallewal-Pandher camp on Dec 21
3 months, 1 week ago

SKM to hold talks with Dallewal-Pandher camp on Dec 21

Hindustan Times  

Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Bhartiya Kisan Union on Wednesday decided to hold talks with the two farm bodies led by BKU leader Jagjeet Singh Dallewal and Kisan mazdoor sangarsh committee leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on December 21 to work out modalities to extend support to the ongoing stir. Announcing this after SKM and Ugrahan-led organisations held a meeting at Chandigarh’s …

Farmer leader Pandher urges SKM to unite with farmers protesting at Punjab-Haryana border
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3 months, 1 week ago

Farmer leader Pandher urges SKM to unite with farmers protesting at Punjab-Haryana border

New Indian Express  

Recently the senior leaders of SKM had met the agitating farmers of the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, including Jagjit Singh Dallewal of SKM, who has been on a fast-unto-death agitation since November 26, at Khanauri on the Punjab-Haryana border. The SKM is not part of the ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest which is led by the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and SKM. Farmers under …

BJP ends alliance with SKM; to contest Lok Sabha, Assembly polls in Sikkim alone
1 year ago

BJP ends alliance with SKM; to contest Lok Sabha, Assembly polls in Sikkim alone

The Hindu  

March 23, 2024 09:06 pm | Updated 09:17 pm IST - Gangtok The BJP on March 23 called off its alliance with the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha and announced that the party would go alone in the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the Himalayan State. Mr. Thapa said that he told the central leadership that the State unit …

SKM terms ‘Zero FIR’ eyewash, to hold ‘mahapanchayat’ in Delhi on March 14
1 year ago

SKM terms ‘Zero FIR’ eyewash, to hold ‘mahapanchayat’ in Delhi on March 14

Hindustan Times  

Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Saturday termed the ‘Zero FIR’ lodged by Punjab Police in the matter of the death of 21-year-old farmer Shubh Karan Singh as an ‘eyewash.’ Farm leader Harinder Singh Lakhowal addressing a press conference in Ludhiana on Saturday. SKM also announced their itinerary for the scheduled ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ at Ram Leela ground in Delhi on March 14 …

Ghaziabad, western UP witnesses low-key farmer protests
1 year, 1 month ago

Ghaziabad, western UP witnesses low-key farmer protests

Hindustan Times  

Even as the standoff between the police and farmer groups led by Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee Morcha continued for the ninth day at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana, certain farmer groups in Ghaziabad and western Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday staged low-key protests in support. Scores of farmers and supporters of the Bharatiya Kisan Union …

SKM to hold meeting on Saturday to discuss what to do after removal of barricades at Delhi border
3 years, 4 months ago

SKM to hold meeting on Saturday to discuss what to do after removal of barricades at Delhi border

India Today  

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha will hold an internal meeting on Saturday to discuss what to do after the Delhi Police removed the barricades at the Ghazipur and Tikri border protest sites. Signed off by media in-charge Dharmendra Malik, the statement read, "There is no confusion about the status at Ghazipur border. After the police removed the barricades at Ghazipur border, …

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