Farmers would have died even while staying back home: Haryana minister
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers would have died even while staying back home: Haryana minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: In a controversial remark over farmers' death at various protest sites, Haryana Agriculture Minister J P Dalal on Saturday said they would have died even if they had stayed back home. Several Punjab and Haryana farmers, participating in farmers' agitation against the Centre's three farm laws at various Delhi border points, have died of different reasons including cardiac arrest. Punjab Congress leader Raj Kumar Verka also demanded Dalal's ouster from the Haryana Cabinet over huis insensitive remarks. Thousands of farmers have been protesting since late November at Delhi borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, demanding a rollback of the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce Act, 2020, the Farmers Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and the Essential Commodities Act, 2020.

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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 …

Crop loss claims two more farmers’ lives in Odisha, toll rises to five in three days
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Crop loss claims two more farmers’ lives in Odisha, toll rises to five in three days

New Indian Express  

KENDRAPARA/JAJPUR: With the spectre of financial distress looming large after rains destroyed harvest-ready crops, two more farmers died in the state on Saturday. One allegedly committed suicide while the other suffered cardiac arrest, taking the toll to five in the last three days. In Kendrapara’s Derabishi block, 64-year-old Daitari Jena reportedly consumed pesticide in Kosida village. The victim’s son Raghunath …

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 …

Lives of farmers committing suicide more valuable than mine: Farmer leader Jagjit Dallewal
1 month ago

Lives of farmers committing suicide more valuable than mine: Farmer leader Jagjit Dallewal

Hindustan Times  

Veteran farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered the 19th day on Saturday, said the lives of those farmers, who are committing suicide because of the “wrong policies of governments”, is more valuable than his. Veteran farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal being helped to the media interaction on Saturday. I appeal to the Supreme Court to pressure the government …

Farmer's last words hours before he was killed in clash at Haryana border
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmer's last words hours before he was killed in clash at Haryana border

India Today  

A 22-year-old farmer died during a clash with police on the Punjab-Haryana border as protesters resumed their 'Delhi Chalo' agitation on Wednesday. According to farmers, Shubhkaran Singh, 22, from Punjab's Bathinda, died during a clash with Haryana Police. Shubhkaran Singh joined other protesters at the Khanauri border on February 13, the day farmers kickstarted their march to Delhi to pressure …

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 …

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 …

Farm protester dies in Haryana Police action at Khanauri; Punjab says 160 injured at borders
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farm protester dies in Haryana Police action at Khanauri; Punjab says 160 injured at borders

Hindustan Times  

A 24-year-old protester, Shubh Karan Singh, succumbed to his injuries at Government Rajindra Hospital in Patiala after a clash with the Haryana Police on the Khanauri border on Wednesday, becoming the first casualty in action in the farmers’ protest 2.0. Haryana Police fire tear-gas shells at Shambhu on the border with Punjab to prevent protesting farmers from marching to Delhi …

3 farmers dead after being run over by PWD official's car in UP's Kanpur, driver arrested
1 year, 7 months ago

3 farmers dead after being run over by PWD official's car in UP's Kanpur, driver arrested

India Today  

Three farmers died allegedly after being run over by a car of a Public Works Department official in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur. The deceased farmers have been identified as Surendra Singh, Ahibaran Singh and Ghaseete Yadav, Uttar Pradesh Police said. A preliminary probe revealed that Pandey was under the influence of alcohol while he was driving, SHO Surendra Singh told news …

Interview | No impact of farmers’ agitation on polls; worshipping should not become a show of strength: Haryana CM
2 years, 11 months ago

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

Firstpost  

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

Two farmers die in Hisar in accident while returning home from Tikri protest sites
3 years, 1 month ago

Two farmers die in Hisar in accident while returning home from Tikri protest sites

Firstpost  

Farmers are returning home on Saturday after their year-long agitation against the Centre’s farm laws came to an end Chandigarh: 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 …

The human cost of India’s yearlong farmers’ protest
3 years, 1 month ago

The human cost of India’s yearlong farmers’ protest

Al Jazeera  

Farmers’ unions say at least nine farmers died by suicide among a total of nearly 700 deaths, leaving families distraught and in debt. Fatehgarh Sahib, India – On the morning of November 10, the tall body of Gurpreet Singh was found hanging from a tree at Singhu outside Indian capital New Delhi, where thousands of farmers have been camping for …

Farmers' Protest: 28-yr-old Haryana farmer dies after falling off tractor-trolley at Tikri
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers' Protest: 28-yr-old Haryana farmer dies after falling off tractor-trolley at Tikri

Firstpost  

Deepak, who was hospitalised at PGIMS, Rohtak, died during treatment of his injuries on Monday, said Kuldeep Singh, SHO, Aasoda Police Station in Jhajjar district Chandigarh: A 28-year-old farmer from Haryana’s Rohtak district, who was providing voluntary services at Tikri border protest site, died after sustaining serious head injuries when he fell off a tractor-trolley, police said on Tuesday. Deepak …

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 …

Farmers' Stir: Centre Has Crossed All Limits of 'Insensitivity', Says Haryana Cong Chief Kumari Selja
4 years ago

Farmers' Stir: Centre Has Crossed All Limits of 'Insensitivity', Says Haryana Cong Chief Kumari Selja

News 18  

Haryana Congress chief Kumari Selja on Monday attacked the Centre, saying farmers have been protesting against agriculture laws for weeks but their plight has failed to move it. Selja claimed that over 30 protesting farmers have died but all this did not have any effect on the BJP government, which has “crossed all limits of insensitivity”. The BJP government wants …

Dozens die during India farmers’ protests; Modi offers more talks
4 years ago

Dozens die during India farmers’ protests; Modi offers more talks

Al Jazeera  

Police say at least 25 protesters have died in three weeks as the prime minister offers to ‘very humbly’ hold further talks to break the impasse. At least 25 people have died, several of them due to the biting cold weather, during the three-week protest by farmers on the Indian capital’s borders, police said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers …

Farmer Protesting Against Agri Reforms Dies at Tikri Border Amid Cold Wave, Heart Attack Suspected
4 years ago

Farmer Protesting Against Agri Reforms Dies at Tikri Border Amid Cold Wave, Heart Attack Suspected

News 18  

A 38-year-old farmer from Punjab was found dead at a protest site near the Tikri border on Thursday morning, police said. Jai Singh, a resident of Tungwali village in Bathinda district, and his brother had been part of the farmers’ protest at the Haryana-Delhi border against the Centre’s three farm laws for the last several days, according to Bharatiya Kisan …

MP farmer dies at Jyotiraditya Scindia's rally, Congress slams BJP for carrying on with speech
4 years, 2 months ago

MP farmer dies at Jyotiraditya Scindia's rally, Congress slams BJP for carrying on with speech

India Today  

A farmer reportedly died of a heart attack during a public meeting in Madhya Pradesh where BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia was scheduled to speak, officials said. "Farmer's death in BJP's rally, —speeches continued nonetheless; Today, a farmer died in BJP program, but the shameless leaders of BJP did not stop the program. "A farmer died during the BJP's …

Rajasthan Farmer Commits Suicide; Blames CM Gehlot, Pilot Of Not Fulfilling Loan Waiver Promise
5 years, 6 months ago

Rajasthan Farmer Commits Suicide; Blames CM Gehlot, Pilot Of Not Fulfilling Loan Waiver Promise

ABP News  

NEW DELHI: A farmer allegedly committed suicide in Thakri village in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district on Sunday. The 45-year-old farmer left behind a note apparently written by him in which he accused newly elected Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot of not fulfilling its pre-poll promise of waiving bank loans. Sharing details regarding the incident, Sub Divisional Magistrate Sandeep Kakkar …

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