Bharat Bandh Puts Delhi, UP on High Alert as Farmers Hold Nationwide Protests Against Farm Bills
4 years, 3 months ago

Bharat Bandh Puts Delhi, UP on High Alert as Farmers Hold Nationwide Protests Against Farm Bills

News 18  

The Delhi Police have tightened the security at the border areas in the wake of the Bharat Bandh called by over two dozen farmer organisations on Friday. A high alert has also been sounded in western Uttar Pradesh when farmers’ groups and opposition political parties have organised ‘Bharat Bandh’, against three farm bills passed by Parliament. Over two dozen farmer organisations have announced support for the ‘Bandh call’ on Friday to protest against the Farm Bills passed by Parliament amid protests by 18 political parties. All India Farmers Union, Bharatiya Kisan Union, All India Kisan Mahasangh, and All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee and other politically-backed organisations have urged farmers to hold rallies, blockades in various parts of the country to protest against the three Farm bills which were passed by the government during the Parliament session that concluded earlier this week. He said that the farm bills passed in parliament without debate is the “biggest ever act of betrayal of farmers, who have now been left at the mercy of market and capitalist forces”.

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Congress supports today’s bandh in twin cities
1 day, 5 hours ago

Congress supports today’s bandh in twin cities

The Hindu  

Hubballi-Dharwad Mahanagar Zilla Congress and Dharwad district rural unit of the party have extended support to the call for Hubballi-Dharwad bandh on Thursday condemning Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks against B.R. Having taken the decision to support the bandh call, presidents of both the units Altaf Halwoor and Anilkumar Patil held a preliminary meeting of Congress workers and leaders …

Punjab bandh begins over farmers' protest: Roads blocked, trains cancelled, buses off roads
Top News
1 week, 3 days ago

Punjab bandh begins over farmers' protest: Roads blocked, trains cancelled, buses off roads

Hindustan Times  

Farmers blocked roads at many places across the state on Monday as part of their Punjab bandh call, affecting the commuter traffic in several areas. A call for a shutdown was given last week by Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha over the Centre not accepting the demands of protesting farmers. Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s hunger strike continues amid Punjab …

Punjab bandh today: From govt offices to bank and rail, road and airport services — what’s open, what’s closed?
1 week, 3 days ago

Punjab bandh today: From govt offices to bank and rail, road and airport services — what’s open, what’s closed?

Live Mint  

'Punjab Bandh' will be observed on December 30 after it was called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, Kisan Mazdoor Morchaand and other farmers' organisations. Farmer leader of Kisan Mazdoor Sanghrash Committee-Punjab, Sharvan Singh Pandher, said last week that 'Punjab Bandh' call for December 30 gained support from various groups. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann earlier lashed out at the central …

Protesting farmers' shutdown call in Punjab today, traffic disrupted, trains hit
Top News
1 week, 3 days ago

Protesting farmers' shutdown call in Punjab today, traffic disrupted, trains hit

India Today  

Farmers across Punjab are staging widespread road and rail blockades on Monday as part of a state-wide bandh, paralysing commuter and freight movement. Punjab Bandh call by farmers: 10 points Over 200 locations across the state witnessed roadblocks, causing significant disruptions. Railway services were hit as the farmers’ ‘Rail Roko Andolan’ led to the cancellation of 163 trains, with 19 …

Punjab bandh: Security upped in Mohali, 600 cops deployed
1 week, 4 days ago

Punjab bandh: Security upped in Mohali, 600 cops deployed

Hindustan Times  

Around 600 cops will be deployed across the district to avoid any untoward incident on Monday amid a call for a ‘Punjab bandh’ by the farmers in support of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal who has been sitting on a fast-unto-death at the Khanauri border since November 26 to put pressure on the Centre to accept the farmers’ demands, including …

Dec 30 ‘Punjab bandh’ call getting good support, claims farmer leader Pandher
2 weeks ago

Dec 30 ‘Punjab bandh’ call getting good support, claims farmer leader Pandher

Hindustan Times  

Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Thursday said the call for a ‘Punjab bandh’ on December 30 is getting good support from various sections. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher speaking to the media on the 'Punjab Bandh' call for December 30, in Sangrur on Thursday. Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has been sitting on a fast-unto-death at the Khanauri border …

Farmers call for 'Punjab bandh' on December 30: Road, rail services likely to be affected
2 weeks ago

Farmers call for 'Punjab bandh' on December 30: Road, rail services likely to be affected

India TV News  

Punjab bandh: A farmer leader of the Kisan Mazdoor Sanghrash Committee, said that a statewide bandh for Punjab has been called for December 30. This bandh will force the Centre to accept the demands of farmers, the farmer leader said as he slammed the union government for failing to accept the demands of farmers, he added. Farmers' protest and their …

Farmers' protest to gain momentum with Rakesh Tikait's support
4 weeks ago

Farmers' protest to gain momentum with Rakesh Tikait's support

India Today  

The farmers’ protest at the Punjab-Haryana border is set to intensify, with the Bharatiya Kisan Union and other major farmer organisations stepping in to back the agitation. Rakesh Tikait, the BKU’s national spokesperson, has announced plans to visit the Khanauri border on Friday to meet Jagjit Singh Dallewal, a key farmer leader spearheading the protest. “When the central government passed …

Farmers’ protest LIVE: UP Police detains agitators at Greater Noida; Haryana suspends mobile internet, SMS
1 month ago

Farmers’ protest LIVE: UP Police detains agitators at Greater Noida; Haryana suspends mobile internet, SMS

Live Mint  

Farmers' Protest March to Delhi LIVE Updates: On Friday, police detained a group of farmers who were part of the 'Delhi Chalo' march, which aimed to pressure the government for a legal guarantee on minimum support price for crops. The farmers had set off from their protest site at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana at 1 pm, with …

Farmers’ march: Haryana suspends mobile internet, bulk SMS in Ambala villages till Dec 9
1 month ago

Farmers’ march: Haryana suspends mobile internet, bulk SMS in Ambala villages till Dec 9

Hindustan Times  

Barely an hour before the Punjab farmers’ Delhi march from Shambhu border was to begin at 1pm on Friday, the Haryana government suspended data internet and bulk SMS services in 11 villages of Ambala district till December 9. In view of the protest and anticipated tensions, the state home department order issued by additional chief secretary Sumita Misra said that …

Farmers begin ‘Delhi Chalo’ march: Here’s what to expect
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1 month ago

Farmers begin ‘Delhi Chalo’ march: Here’s what to expect

Firstpost  

On Friday, more than 100 farmers will take to the streets to push their demands, which include a legal guarantee for MSP, towards Delhi. PTI Delhi is bracing itself for a second round of traffic jams as protesting farmers plan a “Delhi Chalo” march from the Shambhu border on Friday. During the previous ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, farmers from various states, …

Farmers protest live update: Unions to resume march on Dec 8 if Centre fails to engage in talks
1 month 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: Security Beefed Up At Delhi-Haryana Border Ahead Of Foot March Despite Prohibitory Orders
1 month ago

Farmers Protest: Security Beefed Up At Delhi-Haryana Border Ahead Of Foot March Despite Prohibitory Orders

ABP News  

Security has been beefed up on the Delhi-Haryana border as farmers vow to march towards Delhi from the Shambhu border protest site despite prohibitory orders. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said a 'jatha' of 101 farmers will move towards Delhi from Shambhu Border at 1 pm on Friday. We will begin our march towards Delhi at 1 pm from the …

Farmers' protest march to capital: Police on alert, heavy security at Haryana, Delhi borders
Top News
1 month ago

Farmers' protest march to capital: Police on alert, heavy security at Haryana, Delhi borders

New Indian Express  

The Delhi Police on Friday tightened security at borders ahead of the Punjab farmers' march to the national capital. A 'jatha' of 101 farmers will embark on a foot march to Delhi at 1 pm on Friday from their protest site at the Shambhu border on the Punjab and Haryana border. The Ambala district administration has already issued an order …

Farmers start protest march from Sambhu border; Delhi police on alert, prohibitory order imposed in Ambala
Top News
1 month ago

Farmers start protest march from Sambhu border; Delhi police on alert, prohibitory order imposed in Ambala

New Indian Express  

On Thursday, he said farmers will not take any tractor-trolley with them. The farmers, many of whom have come prepared for a long haul, have brought along vegetables, sacks of flour, lentils, and cooking oil on their tractor-trailers. The protesting farmers, comprising men and women – both young and old – and school and college students, are travelling in tractor-trailers, …

Farmers protest: Internet services suspended in several villages along Shambhu border in Haryana
1 month ago

Farmers protest: Internet services suspended in several villages along Shambhu border in Haryana

India TV News  

Farmers protest: In response to ongoing farmer protests, authorities in Haryana's Ambala district have suspended internet services in areas surrounding the Shambhu Border from December 6 to December 9. The Ambala deputy commissioner-cum-district magistrate in an order dated November 30 prohibited unlawful assembly of five or more persons, and taking out any procession on foot, vehicles or through any other …

Marching farmers tear-gassed as they try to break barricades at Haryana border
1 month ago

Marching farmers tear-gassed as they try to break barricades at Haryana border

India Today  

The Haryana Police on Friday fired tear gas shells at farmers camping at the Shambhu border near Haryana's Ambala for over nine months as they resumed their protest and broke barricades while trying to march towards Delhi. A group of 101 farmers under the leadership of farmer leaders Surjit Singh Phool, Satnam Singh Pannu, Savinder Singh Chautala, Baljinder Singh Chadiala …

Bharat Bandh: Effects seen in areas dominated by tribal, Dalit communities in Gujarat
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bharat Bandh: Effects seen in areas dominated by tribal, Dalit communities in Gujarat

Hindustan Times  

Ahmedabad, Protesters blocked a goods train and roads as the daylong ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Wednesday, called by certain Dalit and Adivasi groups against the Supreme Court’s verdict on sub-classification of Scheduled Castes, evoked mixed reactions across Gujarat. Bharat Bandh: Effects seen in areas dominated by tribal, Dalit communities in Gujarat The effects of the bandh were clearly seen in regions …

Patna SDM Lathi-charged By Cop During Bharat Bandh In Bihar
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Patna SDM Lathi-charged By Cop During Bharat Bandh In Bihar

News 18  

In a surprising turn of events, a Patna Police cop mistakenly hit the city’s Sub-Divisional Magistrate with his baton amid the chaos during the lathi charge against the protesters who stormed the roads and streets as a part of the Bharat Bandh on Wednesday. Rajeev Mishra, Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna said that the lathi charge was done to disperse …

Vehicular Traffic Disrupted In Bihar Districts Due To Bharat Bandh Over SC-ST Reservation
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Vehicular Traffic Disrupted In Bihar Districts Due To Bharat Bandh Over SC-ST Reservation

News 18  

Vehicular traffic was briefly disrupted in parts of Bihar on Wednesday, as protestors put up blockades in support of the Bharat Bandh called by some groups over community-based reservation. #WATCH | Bihar: Police lathi-charge people in Patna as they stage protest in support of a day-long Bharat Bandh against the Supreme Court’s recent judgment on reservations. pic.twitter.com/5jEMQiagJJ— ANI August 21, …

Madhya Pradesh government directs authorities to ensure peaceful 'Bharat Bandh'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh government directs authorities to ensure peaceful 'Bharat Bandh'

The Hindu  

The Madhya Pradesh Home Department has directed the Collectors and superintendents of police of all districts in the State to take necessary steps to maintain law and order situation during the day-long Bharat Bandh called by some groups over community-based reservation on Wednesday. In a circular issued on Tuesday night, the State Home Department directed the Collectors and SPs of …

Bharat bandh today: Dalit, adivasi groups call for nationwide strike. What are the demands? | 10 points
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bharat bandh today: Dalit, adivasi groups call for nationwide strike. What are the demands? | 10 points

Hindustan Times  

Dalit and Adivasi organisations have called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’, a peaceful strike, on Wednesday, to stress their demand for wider representation of marginalised communities in jobs and education and also to ensure the protection of their constitutional rights. The Bharat bandh call comes on the backdrop of the recent Supreme Court verdict on the sub-categorisation of quotas for Scheduled …

Rajasthan sees mix impact of Bharat Bandh, normal life largely unaffected
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajasthan sees mix impact of Bharat Bandh, normal life largely unaffected

India TV News  

The Bharat Bandh called by 21 groups against the Supreme Court order allowing the provision of creamy layer in SC and ST categories, evoked a mixed response in Rajasthan, with normal life remaining largely unaffected. General Secretary of Jaipur Vyapar Mahasangh Suresh Saini said market associations in the city voluntarily decided to keep shops closed to avoid any inconvenience to …

Bharat Bandh today: Which key groups, political parties to join protest against SC's reservation ruling
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bharat Bandh today: Which key groups, political parties to join protest against SC's reservation ruling

India TV News  

A nationwide bandh has been called today by Dalit and Adivasi organisations to protest the Supreme Court's ruling on implementing creamy layer and sub-quota within Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes reservations. Supreme Court's ruling on reservation The Supreme Court recently ruled that states can create sub-categories within SC and ST reservations, allowing the most marginalised groups within these categories to …

Bharat bandh: Train services, road traffic disrupted; police lathi-charge protesters in Patna
4 months, 2 weeks 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: Protesters urge Centre to reject SC ruling, what are their other demands? Explained
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bharat Bandh: Protesters urge Centre to reject SC ruling, what are their other demands? Explained

India TV News  

Bharat Bandh Latest Update: The National Confederation of Dalit and Adivasi Organisations has called for a day-long Bharat Bandh as a mark of protest against the recent Supreme Court ruling with relation to the sub-classification of the backward castes within the reservation system. The ‘Bharat Bandh’ call by the NACDAOR comes following the August 1 judgment of the Supreme Court …

Bharat Bandh today: After 8-year hiatus, BSP workers to take to streets
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march: Police say commuters must prepare for traffic jams today
10 months ago

Farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march: Police say commuters must prepare for traffic jams today

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police said commuters may face traffic jams due to farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' protest on Wednesday. The Delhi Police said it will be keeping a strict vigil at the Tikri, Singhu, and Ghazipur borders, as well as railway and Metro stations and bus stands. The Delhi Police said it will be keeping a strict vigil at the Tikri, Singhu, …

Farmers to resume march to Delhi from today, police ups vigil at borders
10 months ago

Farmers to resume march to Delhi from today, police ups vigil at borders

India Today  

Farmers' organisations will renew their bid to enter Delhi on Wednesday to stage protests in support of their various demands. In view of the proposed protests, the Delhi Police has upped security at the Tikri, Singhu and the Ghazipur borders, and railway and metro stations and bus stands. On March 3, the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha …

Farmers' protest: Centre calls for talks, Haryana police fire tear gas shells
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers' protest: Centre calls for talks, Haryana police fire tear gas shells

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Central government has appealed to the protesting farmers to hold the fifth round of talks. Meanwhile, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait's BKU has opened yet another front in western Uttar Pradesh as farmers astride their tractors protested at several district headquarters. A man walks through tear gas at the site of the protest, as farmers march towards New …

Farmers' protest highlights: Internet suspended in 7 Haryana districts
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers' protest highlights: Internet suspended in 7 Haryana districts

Hindustan Times  

Farmers' Protest highlights: Farmers from across multiple states have resumed the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march on Wednesday. Farmer leaders from Punjab and Haryana previously halted the farmers' protest on Sunday evening after the fourth round of talks with Union Ministers. Farmer leaders taking part in agitation on Monday rejected the Centre's proposal of procuring pulses, maize and cotton at MSP by …

Farmers' protest highlights: Internet suspended in 7 Haryana districts
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers' protest highlights: Internet suspended in 7 Haryana districts

Hindustan Times  

Farmers' Protest highlights: Farmers from across multiple states have resumed the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march on Wednesday. Farmer leaders from Punjab and Haryana previously halted the farmers' protest on Sunday evening after the fourth round of talks with Union Ministers. Farmer leaders taking part in agitation on Monday rejected the Centre's proposal of procuring pulses, maize and cotton at MSP by …

'Delhi Chalo' protest march: Union ministers and farmer leaders to hold 4th round of talks on Sunday
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'Delhi Chalo' protest march: Union ministers and farmer leaders to hold 4th round of talks on Sunday

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: A panel of Union ministers will hold a fourth round of talks with farmer leaders here on Sunday over their demands, including loan waiver and bringing an ordinance on giving legal guarantee to MSP for crops. The meeting comes amid thousands of farmers staying put at the Shambhu and Khanauri points of the Punjab-Haryana border with layers of barricades …

Bhartiya Kisan Union announces agitation backing protesting farmers from next week
10 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 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’ Bharat Bandh call leaves commuters stranded as buses stay off roads in Punjab
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Gramin Bharat bandh: Farm shutdown affects four states, next talks on Sunday
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Gramin Bharat bandh: Farm shutdown affects four states, next talks on Sunday

Hindustan Times  

Several parts of Punjab and some parts of Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh were hit by a largely rural shutdown called by farmer groups on Friday, hours after the third round of talks between them and the government remained inconclusive, leaving a stalemate that involves a caravan of thousands of farmers camping on the Haryana-Punjab border. While the group that …

Bharat bandh today: Farmers' protest impact in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
10 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Bharat Bandh Noida police Issues Traffic advisory, Imposes CrPC Section 144 On Feb 16 Farmers' Protest Bharatiya Kisan Union Samyukta Kisan Morcha
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bharat Bandh Noida police Issues Traffic advisory, Imposes CrPC Section 144 On Feb 16 Farmers' Protest Bharatiya Kisan Union Samyukta Kisan Morcha

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Gautam Buddh Nagar Police on Thursday announced the enforcement of restrictions under CrPC Section 144, including a prohibition on unauthorised public gatherings, across the district in anticipation of the Bharat Bandh called by farmers' unions on Friday, as reported by news agency PTI. Authorities also advised commuters travelling to and from Delhi to be mindful of traffic …

Noida Police impose Section 144 ahead of Bharat Bandh, issue traffic advisory
10 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Farmers protest Day 3: Ryots stay put at Punjab-Haryana border; talks with ministers begin in Chandigarh
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers protest Day 3: Ryots stay put at Punjab-Haryana border; talks with ministers begin in Chandigarh

New Indian Express  

Three Union ministers will meet farmer leaders in Chandigarh on Thursday for another round of talks as the faceoff between the protesting ryots and police at the Punjab-Haryana border entered its third day. Since the farmers of Punjab and Haryana began their 'Delhi Chalo' march towards the national capital on Tuesday morning, there has been repeated clashes with the security …

Farmers Protest: Traffic chaos in Delhi as farmers approach national capital
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers Protest: Traffic chaos in Delhi as farmers approach national capital

Hindustan Times  

Farmers Protest: Traffic chaos in Delhi as farmers approach national capital Thousands of farmers march to Delhi to press for their demands, including the implementation of a law to guarantee minimum support price for crops.. 1 / 9 View Photos in a new improved layout Traffic crawled at a snail's pace in Delhi-NCR on Tuesday morning as police placed multiple …

What Rakesh Tikait said on farmers' Delhi Chalo protest 2.0
10 months, 3 weeks ago

What Rakesh Tikait said on farmers' Delhi Chalo protest 2.0

Hindustan Times  

Farmers protest 2024 in which over 200 farmer unions will be marching to Delhi on Tuesday has been called by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha. Rakesh Tikait's Bharatiya Kisan Union is not part of Farmers' Delhi Chalo protest 2024 though BKU will observe Bharat Bandh on Feruary 16. Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait is also sitting this …

Farmers Protest highlights: ‘Respond more aggressively if they come aggressively,’ says senior officer
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers Protest highlights: ‘Respond more aggressively if they come aggressively,’ says senior officer

Hindustan Times  

Farmers protest: Delhi Police and Security forces officials preparing security arrangements at Singhu Border Delhi-Haryana Border. Farmers Protest Highlights: Farmers, pressing for a law on minimum support price for crops, are now marching towards Delhi following inconclusive talks with a team of union ministers. Delhi traffic advisory for farmers protest • Traffic in Delhi-NCR was heavily affected on Tuesday due …

Farmers Protest highlights: ‘Respond more aggressively if they come aggressively,’ says senior officer
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers Protest highlights: ‘Respond more aggressively if they come aggressively,’ says senior officer

Hindustan Times  

Farmers protest: Delhi Police and Security forces officials preparing security arrangements at Singhu Border Delhi-Haryana Border. Farmers Protest Highlights: Farmers, pressing for a law on minimum support price for crops, are now marching towards Delhi following inconclusive talks with a team of union ministers. Delhi traffic advisory for farmers protest • Traffic in Delhi-NCR was heavily affected on Tuesday due …

Forces deployed, highways shut, flag marches done in Haryana
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Forces deployed, highways shut, flag marches done in Haryana

Hindustan Times  

Thousands of paramilitary and police personnel in riot gear stood guard behind multiple layers of metal and jersey barriers, concertina wire, spikes, and sandbags as Haryana sought to seal its border with Punjab in a bid to halt the proposed “Dilli Chalo” march by certain farmer groups scheduled for Tuesday. By Monday, Haryana deployed thousands of paramilitary personnel along with …

‘Delhi Chalo’ march: Why are farmers protesting? Explained in 5 points
10 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Delhi Chalo’ march: Why are farmers protesting? Explained in 5 points

Hindustan Times  

More than 200 farmers' unions, including the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, have organised a ‘Delhi Chalo’ march to press the Centre to accept several demands. Farmers hold 'Delhi Chalo' protest in the national capital Three central ministers - food and consumer affairs minister Piyush Goyal, agriculture minister Arjun Munda and minister of state for home affairs …

Haryana gears up for farmers’ march, traffic curbs in place
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Haryana gears up for farmers’ march, traffic curbs in place

The Hindu  

Ahead of the February 13 ‘Dilli Chalo’ call by farmers from Punjab and Haryana to press for their demands, the Haryana government on February 10 ordered suspension of mobile Internet services from 6 a.m. on February 11 across seven districts of the State. Mobile Internet services, bulk SMSes and all dongle services will remain suspended in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, …

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