'Farmers Can't Wash Their Hands Off': NCSC, 15 Dalit Bodies Condemn Singhu Border Lynching
3 years, 2 months ago

'Farmers Can't Wash Their Hands Off': NCSC, 15 Dalit Bodies Condemn Singhu Border Lynching

News 18  

Reacting strongly to the murder of a Dalit labourer at a farmers’ protest site near the Singhu border by Nihang Sikhs, Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes Vijay Sampla said on Saturday that farmer leaders “had washed their hands off the entire incident, but it is not correct." Thirty-five year-old Lakhbir Singh man was lynched, his hand chopped off and his body, bearing over 10 wounds caused by sharp-edged weapons, tied to a barricade at a farmers’ protest site at Kundli on Friday. Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, who has been among the leaders of the farmers’ protest for the last 10 months, had said on Friday that the “the law would take its own course" in the incident, according to reports. The National Commission for Scheduled Castes on Friday asked the Haryana Police to take strict action against those behind the killing of the Dalit man at the farmers’ protest venue.

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Police detain protesting farmers at Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal in Noida
3 weeks ago

Police detain protesting farmers at Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal in Noida

Live Mint  

Members of various farm unions were detained by the police on Tuesday while leading a it-in protest at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border. “Ever since the BJP government has come to power, they have not taken a single decision that is in the interest of the farmers of India, especially the farmers of Punjab and Haryana. He insisted that demands …

Noida: Protesting Farmers Climb Over Barricades At Dalit Prerna Sthal — Watch
Top News
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Noida: Protesting Farmers Climb Over Barricades At Dalit Prerna Sthal — Watch

ABP News  

The protesting farmers breached barricading at Noida's Dalit Sthal on Monday as they sought to move forward to Delhi to put forth their demands. The farmers who are protesting under the Bhartiya Kisan Parishad have five demands including the allocation of 10 per cent plots and 64.7 per cent increased compensation under the old acquisition law, four times the market …

Protesting farmers leave site after breaking barricades in Noida, traffic resumes
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Protesting farmers leave site after breaking barricades in Noida, traffic resumes

Hindustan Times  

Farmers from Punjab, who announced that they will march towards Delhi to demand a discussion on Minimum Support Price, on Monday broke police barriers near the Dalit Prerna Sthal in Noida and began moving towards Delhi. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Joint CP Law and Order Noida, Shivhari Meena, told ANI, "The farmers had announced the 'Delhi Challo' march today and …

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

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

Farmers’ protest 2024 Updates: Union ministers hold talks with union leaders in Chandigarh
10 months, 1 week ago

Farmers’ protest 2024 Updates: Union ministers hold talks with union leaders in Chandigarh

The Hindu  

February 15, 2024 10:19 Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher criticised the centre’s way of handling the protests A meeting of the farmer unions and the central government has been scheduled for today at 5 pm. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher criticised the centre’s way of handling the protests pointing out the high-level security measures involving even para-military forces. ”This is …

UP, Haryana borders being fortified to prevent farmers from entering Delhi, says police
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UP, Haryana borders being fortified to prevent farmers from entering Delhi, says police

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Bracing for another agitation by farmers, police are fortifying the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh and Delhi-Haryana borders with barricades and deploying more than 5,000 security personnel, a senior police officer said here on Friday. On Thursday, farmers from Uttar Pradesh went on a sit-in demonstration on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway as police blocked their protest march to Delhi, resulting in …

Will act against social media posts that offend Dalits or create communal enmity if complaints are filed, say police
1 year, 2 months ago

Will act against social media posts that offend Dalits or create communal enmity if complaints are filed, say police

The Hindu  

A Dalit leader on Sunday, alleged that a couple of non-Hindu youth were making derogatory comments against Dalits on social media platforms and sought immediate action against them. Participating in the monthly SC/ST grievances redressal meeting at the City Police Commissionerate, Sadashiva Urwastore said the youth had posted a statement, “Dalits should be separated from caste Hindus; that Dalit women …

Explained | States’ lax response to lynching
1 year, 4 months ago

Explained | States’ lax response to lynching

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Home Affairs and the governments of Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana to respond to a petition filed by the National Federation of Indian Women seeking an explanation for their “consistent failure” in the past five years to act against lynching and mob violence committed on …

Atrocities against tribals and Dalits have increased in BJP’s rule: Congress
1 year, 5 months ago

Atrocities against tribals and Dalits have increased in BJP’s rule: Congress

The Hindu  

Targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party over the incident in which an alleged BJP worker urinated on a tribal man in Madhya Pradesh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that the episode exposed the “disgusting face” of the BJP and its “hatred” towards tribals and Dalits. Mr. Gandhi, however, claimed on Twitter that atrocities against tribals and Dalits were increasing …

Gujarat caste violence back on spotlight after Dalit man’s thumb chopped
1 year, 6 months ago

Gujarat caste violence back on spotlight after Dalit man’s thumb chopped

Hindustan Times  

A group of men allegedly chopped off the thumb of a Dalit man after an altercation over his son picking up a cricket ball during a match at a school playground in a village in Gujarat’s Patan district on Sunday, police said. Incidents like not giving a house on rent to a scheduled caste teacher in villages are happening on …

Dalit man thrashed over ‘good clothes’ in Gujarat
1 year, 6 months ago

Dalit man thrashed over ‘good clothes’ in Gujarat

Hindustan Times  

A Dalit man was allegedly thrashed for wearing good clothes by a group of individuals belonging to an upper caste community in Banaskantha district of Gujarat, said police on Thursday. The accused also thrashed the victim’s mother who was trying to save him, said police. According to the complaint, one of the seven accused on Tuesday approached the victim outside …

Dalit priest attacked by upper caste members in Tumakuru, say police
1 year, 8 months ago

Dalit priest attacked by upper caste members in Tumakuru, say police

Hindustan Times  

Members of an upper caste community allegedly assaulted a Dalit priest at the Bidirambika and Chikamma Devi temple in Karnataka’s Tumakuruduring the annual car festival on April 7, police said, adding that the victim is yet to file a formal complaint. Members of an upper caste community allegedly assaulted a Dalit priest at the Bidirambika and Chikamma Devi temple in …

7 farmers arrested for lynching Dalit man
1 year, 8 months ago

7 farmers arrested for lynching Dalit man

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Seven farmers were arrested on Thursday for allegedly lynching a Dalit man last month in Gummadidala, Sangareddy district, for purportedly stealing electric cables and pump sets from an agricultural land. According to the Sangareddy police, the incident occurred in an agriculture field in Gummadidala when several farmers allegedly caught M. Mallesham, 39, with wires and farm equipment. The accused …

Rajasthan: Days after Dalit boy's killing, vegetable vendor lynched in Alwar
2 years, 4 months ago

Rajasthan: Days after Dalit boy's killing, vegetable vendor lynched in Alwar

Hindustan Times  

A vegetable vendor was reportedly beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of stealing a tractor in Alwar district of Rajasthan. Seven people have been arrested so far in the case, coming close on the heels of the brutal beating up of a Dalit boy sparking an outrage across the nation. A PTI report said the victim, a 45-year-old …

4 Dalits allege harassment by BJP MLA Olekar’s son, attempt suicide in Karnataka
2 years, 6 months ago

4 Dalits allege harassment by BJP MLA Olekar’s son, attempt suicide in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Alleging harassment by BJP MLA Nehru Olekar’s son, four Dalits attempted to end their lives at Shidenur village in Byadgi taluk of Haveri district on Wednesday and are being treated at district hospital in Davanagere. The Dalit families in the village have also alleged that MLA’s son Manjunath Olekar was pressurising them to part with a part of their land, …

Heinous crimes against Dalits create tension in Rajasthan
2 years, 8 months ago

Heinous crimes against Dalits create tension in Rajasthan

The Hindu  

The recent spate of heinous crimes, including rape and murder, against Dalits has led to tension in several areas of Rajasthan and left the law–enforcement agencies here baffled. While the Dalit groups here have demanded an action plan to deal with the rising cases of atrocities, the Congress government in the State has sought to create an institutional mechanism to …

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

BJP MP's car vandalised during farmers protest in Haryana's Hisar | WATCH
3 years, 1 month ago

BJP MP's car vandalised during farmers protest in Haryana's Hisar | WATCH

India TV News  

The windshield of BJP MP Ram Chander Jangra's car was smashed after some miscreants allegedly threw lathis on the vehicle during a protest by farmers over his visit to Haryana's Hisar district on Friday. Farmers protesting against the Centre's three farm laws enacted last year have been opposing programmes of leaders of Haryana's ruling BJP and Jannayak Janta Party. Hundreds …

Singhu Border Lynching: Family of Dalit Man Gets 50% Compensation Amount, Says NCSC
3 years, 1 month ago

Singhu Border Lynching: Family of Dalit Man Gets 50% Compensation Amount, Says NCSC

News 18  

National Commission for Scheduled Castes Chairman Vijay Sampla on Tuesday said the Haryana government has released half of the compensation amount to the next of kin of a Dalit man, who was lynched at a farmers' protest site at the Singhu border. In a statement, Sampla said through the Prevention of Atrocities Act, Singh's family will get Rs 8.25 lakh …

Lakhimpur Kheri | Farmers protest on Tuesday to demand sacking of MoS Home Ajay Mishra
3 years, 1 month ago

Lakhimpur Kheri | Farmers protest on Tuesday to demand sacking of MoS Home Ajay Mishra

The Hindu  

Farmers protesting against the central farm laws will hold a countrywide protest on Tuesday to demand the sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra 'Teni', whose son is an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people, including farmers, were killed. The call for the protest has been made by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, a farmer unions' collective leading …

Singhu Border Lynching: Police Remand of 4 Accused Nihangs Extended by 2 Days
3 years, 2 months ago

Singhu Border Lynching: Police Remand of 4 Accused Nihangs Extended by 2 Days

News 18  

A court in Haryana’s Sonipat on Saturday extended by two days the police remand of the four Nihangs arrested in connection with the lynching of a Dalit labourer at the farmers’ protest site on the Singhu border of Delhi. The Haryana Police had produced Sarabjit Singh, Narain Singh, Govindpreet Singh and Bhagwant Singh before the court. The court extended the …

Family of Lakhbir Singh distraught, Nihangs unapologetic but blame govt
3 years, 2 months ago

Family of Lakhbir Singh distraught, Nihangs unapologetic but blame govt

Op India  

The dastardly videos of the lynching of Lakhbir Singh by Nihangs for allegedly desecrating their holy book ‘Sarbloh Granth’ sent chills and gave rise to huge outrage with many comparing his death to the Taliban style execution. ‘He was the biggest believer of Babaji‘ Lakhbir’s inconsolable wife Jaspreet Kaur said while speaking to ThePrint, “Lakhbir can never desecrate the Sarbloh …

'22 Wounds, Excessive Bleeding': Autopsy Report of Singhu Lynching Victim Reveals Gruesome Details
3 years, 2 months ago

'22 Wounds, Excessive Bleeding': Autopsy Report of Singhu Lynching Victim Reveals Gruesome Details

News 18  

The post mortem report of the Dalit labourer Lakhbir Singh, who was lynched at the farmers’ protest site at Delhi’s Singhu border revealed that he had 22 injury marks on his body and died of excessive bleeding due to several deep wounds. On Friday, the body of the 35-year-old labourer Lakhbir Singh hailing from Punjab’s Tarn Taran district was discovered …

Two more Nihang Sikhs arrested in Singhu border lynching case
3 years, 2 months ago

Two more Nihang Sikhs arrested in Singhu border lynching case

Op India  

Two more Nihang Sikhs have been arrested in connection with the brutal lynching of a man at the farmer protest site at Singhu border. According to reports, the two men Bhagwant Singh and Govind Singh were arrested after they surrendered before the Haryana police at the Singhu-Kundli border. Two more Nihang Singhs named Gobind Singh and Bhagwant Singh surrender themselves …

After Lakhbir Singh lynching, another man recalls assault by Nihang Sikhs
3 years, 2 months ago

After Lakhbir Singh lynching, another man recalls assault by Nihang Sikhs

Op India  

At the advent of the heinous killing of the Dalit labourer at the Singhu-Kundli border on Friday, October 15, another victim has come forth to reveal similar atrocities meted out at him by the Nihang Sikhs at a farmer protest site. Kundli border murder by Nihang Sikhs Lakhbir Singh’s brutally mutilated body, with his hands and legs severed, was reportedly …

'Farmers Can't Wash Their Hands Off': NCSC, 15 Dalit Bodies Condemn Singhu Border Lynching
3 years, 2 months ago

'Farmers Can't Wash Their Hands Off': NCSC, 15 Dalit Bodies Condemn Singhu Border Lynching

News 18  

Reacting strongly to the murder of a Dalit labourer at a farmers’ protest site near the Singhu border by Nihang Sikhs, Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes Vijay Sampla said on Saturday that farmer leaders “had washed their hands off the entire incident, but it is not correct.” LIVE UPDATES: Nihang Sardar Sarabjit, Accused of Killing Dalit Man, …

Opinion | Brutal killing: Farmer leaders must hand over the real killers to police
3 years, 2 months ago

Opinion | Brutal killing: Farmer leaders must hand over the real killers to police

India TV News  

On the day of Vijayadashami, when millions of Indians rejoiced the victory of good over evil, came a disturbing report from the Delhi-Haryana border. A man was decapitated, tortured and then hanged on a police barricade by a Nihang group at the farmers’ protest site at the Singhu border. Farmer leaders have been claiming for the last ten months that …

Singhu border killing: 2 more Nihangs surrender to police
3 years, 2 months ago

Singhu border killing: 2 more Nihangs surrender to police

India Today  

Two more men from the Nihang community, Bhagwant Singh and Govind Singh, have surrendered before the Haryana Police in the Singhu border killing case. Earlier, on Friday, Saravjeet Singh of the Nihang community had claimed responsibility for the murder and surrendered to the police. In connection with the case, the police also arrested Narayan Singh, of the Nihang community, from …

Need to Expose 'Anarchists' Behind Farmers' Protest: BJP on Lynching at Protest Site
3 years, 2 months ago

Need to Expose 'Anarchists' Behind Farmers' Protest: BJP on Lynching at Protest Site

News 18  

Hitting out at farmer leaders over lynching of a man near a protest site in Kundli, the BJP on Friday said "anarchists" behind these protests need to be exposed as they are doing a great disservice to the nation. Taking on farmer union leader Rakesh Tikait and political activist Yogendra Yadav, BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya in a tweet …

NCSC Seeks Strict Action Against Those Responsible for Lynching Dalit Man at Farmers' Protest Venue
3 years, 2 months ago

NCSC Seeks Strict Action Against Those Responsible for Lynching Dalit Man at Farmers' Protest Venue

News 18  

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes on Friday asked the Haryana Police to take strict action against those behind lynching a man at a farmers’ protest venue at Kundli near the Delhi-Haryana border. NCSC chairperson Vijay Sampla also sought a preliminary report from the Haryana Police within 24 hours. A man was lynched, his hand chopped off and the body …

Body with wrist cut off found tied to barricade at Singhu protest site, police detain one person; SKM blames Nihangs
3 years, 2 months ago

Body with wrist cut off found tied to barricade at Singhu protest site, police detain one person; SKM blames Nihangs

Firstpost  

According to officials, the deceased, Lakhbir Singh, was a labourer from Cheema Khurd village in Punjab’s Tarn Taran and was around 35 years old. The Haryana Police has detained one person after the body of a man with one of his wrists chopped off was found near the farmers’ protest site at Kundli in Haryana’s Sonipat district on Friday. “The …

Nihang Sikhs on Police Radar After Body with Hands Cut Off Found at Singhu; FIR Filed
3 years, 2 months ago

Nihang Sikhs on Police Radar After Body with Hands Cut Off Found at Singhu; FIR Filed

News 18  

The man found hanging with hands and legs chopped off near the farmers’ protest site on Haryana-Delhi Singhu border was allegedly killed by a group of Nihang Sikhs “on suspicion of disrespecting the Sikh holy book”, police said on Friday after a preliminary probe. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body of farmer unions spearheading the ongoing protests against the …

Singhu lynching: Nihang group admits to killing man, BJP slams farmer leaders | 10 points
3 years, 2 months ago

Singhu lynching: Nihang group admits to killing man, BJP slams farmer leaders | 10 points

India Today  

At around 5 am on Friday, farmers protesting at Delhi's Singhu border woke up to the gory sight of a body with a severed wrist and legs chopped off tied to a metal barricade near their protest site. Meanwhile, the umbrella body of over forty farmers' unions, Samyukta Kisan Morcha, distanced itself from the incident and the BJP slammed farmer …

Farmer leaders asked Nihangs to leave protest site many times, says Yogendra Yadav after Singhu border killing
3 years, 2 months ago

Farmer leaders asked Nihangs to leave protest site many times, says Yogendra Yadav after Singhu border killing

India Today  

Reacting to the Singhu border killing on Friday, Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav said that farmer leaders had asked the Nihangs to leave their protest site several times in the past. In his video, Yogendra Yadav also said, "Samyukta Kisan Morcha has already said they are not associated with the Nihang group involved in the killing. Before Nihang group Nirvair …

If lynchings were intentional, law would take its course: Tikait on Lakhimpur Kheri incident
3 years, 2 months ago

If lynchings were intentional, law would take its course: Tikait on Lakhimpur Kheri incident

India Today  

Speaking at the India Today Conclave on Saturday, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait reiterated that the lynching of the BJP workers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri was only a “reaction to the action". Two BJP workers, a driver in the employ of Union minister Ajay Misra, and a local reporter were killed along with four farmers in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence …

My son kept pleading, farmers did not spare him: Mother of BJP worker lynched at Lakhimpur Kheri
3 years, 2 months ago

My son kept pleading, farmers did not spare him: Mother of BJP worker lynched at Lakhimpur Kheri

Op India  

The family members of two victims who were lynched to death at the Lakhimpur Kheri violence site by the so-called ‘farmers’ on October 3 have spoken out about the brutality inflicted on their innocent children. According to a report by The Indian Express, the sister of Hariom Mishra, who was brutally lynched to death by the ‘farmers’, recalled how the …

Response to Lakhimpur Kheri reflects BJP’s dilemma
3 years, 2 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 …

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 …

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 …

NCPCR Demands Detailed Report From Police Over Lynching of Dalit Youth in Alwar
3 years, 3 months ago

NCPCR Demands Detailed Report From Police Over Lynching of Dalit Youth in Alwar

News 18  

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, on Monday sent a notice to the Alwar Superintendent of Police demanding a detailed report on police action in the case of a minor Dalit youth Yogesh Jatav who was lynched to death in Alwar after his bike hit a woman as he attempted to save himself from a pothole ahead. Yogesh, …

Cong. stages protests against Karnal incident
3 years, 3 months ago

Cong. stages protests against Karnal incident

The Hindu  

Haryana Congress workers and leaders on Thursday staged demonstrations in several parts of the State against the recent baton charge on farmers in Karnal, accusing the BJP-led State government’s policies of being against farmers. In Karnal, the party’s state president Kumari Selja led the demonstration and said that the policies of the BJP and its alliance partner — the Jannayak …

‘Choice of words inappropriate but strictness was needed’: Haryana CM on Karnal official’s 'crack farmers' heads' remark
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Choice of words inappropriate but strictness was needed’: Haryana CM on Karnal official’s 'crack farmers' heads' remark

Firstpost  

Karnal Sub-divisional Magistrate Ayush Sinha was caught on camera purportedly telling police to break the heads of agitating farmers Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday accused the Amarinder Singh government in Punjab, besides the Congress and the Left, of fueling farmers’ unrest against the Centre ’s three farm laws in his state. On Karnal SDM Ayush Singh, …

After police lathi-charge protesters in Karnal, farmers call Mahapanchayat on Sunday
3 years, 3 months ago

After police lathi-charge protesters in Karnal, farmers call Mahapanchayat on Sunday

India Today  

The Haryana Police lathi-charged protesting farmers at Karnal’s Gharaunda toll plaza on Saturday. Bharatiya Kisan Union's Haryana chief Gurnam Singh Chadhuni appealed to farmers, "Continue blocking roads till all those who were detained are released by Haryana Police." PUNJAB CM SLAMS HARYANA GOVT Expressing shock at the Karnal lathi-charge incident, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh slammed his counterpart in …

Day after clash with protesting farmers at Ghazipur border, unidentified BJP workers booked
3 years, 5 months ago

Day after clash with protesting farmers at Ghazipur border, unidentified BJP workers booked

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday registered a case against unnamed Bharatiya Janata Party leaders for allegedly attacking protesting farmers at the Ghazipur border. The FIR against BJP leaders comes a day after nearly 200 unidentified BKU members were booked following a clash between BJP workers and protesting farmers at the Ghazipur border in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The FIR was …

Caste-based humiliation in Tamil Nadu village
3 years, 6 months ago

Caste-based humiliation in Tamil Nadu village

The Hindu  

C aste-based intimidation and humiliation has once again raised its ugly head in Tamil Nadu, a State that prides itself in upholding the social reformer ‘Periyar’ E.V. On May 14, three Dalits in their seventies were made to prostrate before the caste Hindu-dominated “oor panchayat” at Ottanendal village near Tiruvennainallur in Villupuram district. The Dalits apologised to the dominant caste …

Haryana farmers' convoy leaves for Delhi to join protest at Delhi borders
3 years, 7 months ago

Haryana farmers' convoy leaves for Delhi to join protest at Delhi borders

Hindustan Times  

Defying the Covid lockdown, thousands of farmers gathered at Haryana’s Karnal and Panipat toll plazas before leaving in a convoy for Delhi in a build up to the May 26 protest, organised to mark six months of the agitation against the three controversial farm laws enacted by the centre. HT Photo The gatherings at the two toll plazas, where many …

Farmers' Protest | Camaraderie and humanism to the fore
3 years, 10 months ago

Farmers' Protest | Camaraderie and humanism to the fore

The Hindu  

Farmers and farmer associations are protesting against recently passed three agri-marketing reform laws at the borders of the National Capital at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur since September. While the Union government and protesting farmers are continuing their talks, a Supreme Court-appointed committee is also looking at way to reach an amicable solution. Despite heavy police presence, internet being frequently cut-off …

Won't Let Govt Sit in Peace Till Farmers' Demands Met: BKU Leader Rakesh Tikait
3 years, 10 months ago

Won't Let Govt Sit in Peace Till Farmers' Demands Met: BKU Leader Rakesh Tikait

News 18  

Upping the ante against the government, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said they won't let it sit in peace till the farmers' demands are met. Addressing a farmers' "mahapanchayat" at the Indri grain market in the district, Tikait said the 40 leaders spearheading the agitation against the Centre's farm laws will tour the entire country to drum …

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