Punjab Farmers Welcome PM Modi's Announcement of Repealing Farm Laws
3 years, 1 month ago

Punjab Farmers Welcome PM Modi's Announcement of Repealing Farm Laws

News 18  

Punjab’s farmer leaders on Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of repealing the three farm laws but demanded from the government to enact a law to guarantee the minimum support price for crops. Meanwhile, celebrations erupted at many places in Punjab and Haryana over the PM’s announcement of the repeal with people including farmers distributing sweets and dancing to the beats of ‘dhol’. Farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal on Friday said it was a matter of happiness and satisfaction that an announcement had been made for the withdrawal of the three farm laws by the PM. Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee general secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher said it was a good decision that the Prime Minister has made up his mind to withdraw the farm laws.

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Indian farmers mark a year of protest week after Modi’s climbdown
3 years ago

Indian farmers mark a year of protest week after Modi’s climbdown

Al Jazeera  

Farmers demonstrate on anniversary of their protest against three farm laws, despite PM Narendra Modi saying they will be repealed. New Delhi, India – Tens of thousands of farmers are holding demonstrations across India to mark a year of their protest against three controversial farm laws, despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement that they will be repealed. But farmers’ unions …

Poll Pulse: Farm Laws Became An Issue of Sikh Identity in Punjab, Discomfort Had Spread to West UP
3 years, 1 month ago

Poll Pulse: Farm Laws Became An Issue of Sikh Identity in Punjab, Discomfort Had Spread to West UP

News 18  

“It is no longer an issue about farm laws, it has become an issue of Sikh identity.” This is how a senior Union minister and prominent BJP leader summed up the farmer agitation. In rather uncharitable words, a group of Sikh farmers, named Lakhbir Singh and Harpal Ahluwalia, from nearby villages here said Narendra Modi had duped them with the …

'Had I been in PM Modi's place...': Punjab BJP leader on way to deal with protesting farmers
3 years, 3 months ago

'Had I been in PM Modi's place...': Punjab BJP leader on way to deal with protesting farmers

India Today  

Newly appointed Punjab BJP spokesperson Harinder Singh Kahlon stoked a controversy after he said that had he been in place of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he would have "beaten" the farmers protesting against the three farm laws and "put them in jail". A video of the meeting went viral, showing Harinder Singh Kahlon suggesting harsh measures to deal with the …

Don’t be Fooled. This is Not a Farmer’s Protest
3 years, 11 months ago

Don’t be Fooled. This is Not a Farmer’s Protest

News 18  

A singularly odd thing happened on Friday at the Singhu border. The farmers protesting three new laws brought by the Narendra Modi government-produced before the media a masked man. Emboldened by the farmers’ protest, the Left trade unions are also trying to stir themselves up to create trouble for the government. If the farmers’ issue gets sorted and the BJP …

Dushyant Chautala Meets PM Modi Amid Farmers' Protest, Rumours of Rift in Alliance
3 years, 11 months ago

Dushyant Chautala Meets PM Modi Amid Farmers' Protest, Rumours of Rift in Alliance

News 18  

Haryana’s Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, amid the ongoing six-week-long farmers’ protest and rumours of a rift in the state government. The meeting came within hours after the Supreme Court stayed the implementation of the three controversial farm laws till further orders and decided to set up a committee to resolve the impasse …

Farmers bang utensils during PM’s radio programme
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers bang utensils during PM’s radio programme

Hindustan Times  

Farmers camping on the Delhi-Jaipur highway at Jaisinghpur Khera in protest of the new farm laws banged utensils to boycott Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s radio programme, Mann Ki Baat, on Sunday. In a mark of opposition, farmers refused to listen to the radio address and raised slogans against the new farm laws while taking out a march at the protest …

Modi urges farmers to talk it out
4 years ago

Modi urges farmers to talk it out

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invited the farmers of Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh who have been protesting for nearly three weeks to hold further talks to resolve their problems. “Farmers are the priority of the Union government and we are ready to address any concerns of farmers,” the prime minister said. Modi said that he would address …

Farmers Protest: Has Modi Govt Really ‘Softened’ Its Position?
4 years ago

Farmers Protest: Has Modi Govt Really ‘Softened’ Its Position?

The Quint  

A key role has also been played by intermediaries, who have conveyed the farmers' sentiment to the government. Punjab BJP Leaders Like Surjit Jayani BJP's Punjab leaders like Surjit Kumar Jayani have also been important intermediaries between the government and the farmers' unions. Most of the other BJP leaders are either from Doaba - such as Union Minister Som Parkash …

Posters Calling for Bharat Bandh to Protest Farm Bills Put Up in PM Modi's Constituency
4 years ago

Posters Calling for Bharat Bandh to Protest Farm Bills Put Up in PM Modi's Constituency

News 18  

The Bharat Bandh call on December 8 given by farmers protesting the recent agriculture bills is gaining steam across the country, with opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, extending their support too. These posters that have come up in major streets of the town have been put up in support of Bharat Bandh and have …

Agitating farmers vow to step up protests, reject govt appeal to lift blockade
4 years ago

Agitating farmers vow to step up protests, reject govt appeal to lift blockade

Live Mint  

Thousands of protesting Indian farmers refused to comply with a government appeal to stop blockading major highways into New Delhi on Sunday and vowed to intensify their action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's liberalising reforms. Farmers from states around the capital have been demonstrating for three straight days against reforms that deregulate the sector and allow farmers to sell produce …

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