Indian farmers postpone protest march as talks with government continue
1 year, 1 month ago

Indian farmers postpone protest march as talks with government continue

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indian farmers demanding higher prices for their crops will postpone a planned protest march to New Delhi until unions hold another round of talks with government ministers on Sunday. Thousands of farmers had embarked on the “Delhi Chalo”, or “Let’s go to Delhi” march earlier this week to press the government to set a minimum price for their produce but they were stopped by security forces about 200km away from the capital, triggering clashes as police used tear gas and barricades to stop them. open image in gallery Protesting farmers run for cover as Indian Police fires teargas to prevent them from moving towards Delhi on the second day of their protest at Shambhu Haryana-Punjab border point open image in gallery Indian farmers continue to protest at Shambhu Haryana-Punjab border point In addition to the kites, the farmers also have sling shots and flare-guns to fire against the drones. open image in gallery Indian farmers continue to protest at Shambhu Haryana-Punjab border point Balbir Singh, a 42-year-old farmer from Punjab who was among the protesters, said he wanted the government to know that he was struggling to make ends meet.

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SKM calls upon farmers to hold nationwide protests on March 28
2 days, 11 hours ago

SKM calls upon farmers to hold nationwide protests on March 28

Hindustan Times  

Hitting out at Punjab Police’s crackdown on the protesting farmers, national coordination committee of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha has called upon farmers across India to hold demonstrations across the country on March 28. “The national coordination committee of SKM calls upon the farmers across India to hold protest demonstrations at districts across India on March 28 against the police repression …

SKM calls upon farmers to hold protests across nation on Mar 28
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3 days, 1 hour ago

SKM calls upon farmers to hold protests across nation on Mar 28

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh, Hitting out at Punjab Police's crackdown on the protesting farmers, national coordination committee of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha has called upon farmers across India to hold demonstrations across the country on March 28. SKM calls upon farmers to hold protests across nation on Mar 28 "The National Coordination Committee of SKM calls upon the farmers across India to hold …

Punjab farmers protest: Bulldozer, cranes at Khanauri, Shambhu; ‘chakka jam’ announced — Why are they protesting?
6 days, 7 hours ago

Punjab farmers protest: Bulldozer, cranes at Khanauri, Shambhu; ‘chakka jam’ announced — Why are they protesting?

Live Mint  

The Punjab Police removed farmers from their protest site near the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu Border late Wednesday and demolished the tents erected by protesters near the border areas. "A few farmer leaders have announced a 'chakka jaam' across Punjab to register their protest against the arrest of farmer leaders Jagjit Singh Dallewal, Sarwan Singh Pandher and others," the Tribune reported. Punjab …

Farmers protest highlights: Punjab witnesses statewide protests against detention of farmers
6 days, 9 hours ago

Farmers protest highlights: Punjab witnesses statewide protests against detention of farmers

The Hindu  

Several farmer leaders including Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal were detained in Mohali while returning from a meeting with a central delegation, as Punjab Police evicted farmers from Shambhu and Khanauri protest sites and began clearing the roads, which were blocked for more than a year. Police said they would soon open the two highways after dismantling the …

Breaking: Political Tensions Escalate as Punjab Government Removes Farmer Protest Platforms at Shambhu Border
6 days, 9 hours ago

Breaking: Political Tensions Escalate as Punjab Government Removes Farmer Protest Platforms at Shambhu Border

ABP News  

The Punjab government has recently taken significant action by dismantling the temporary platform set up by farmers at Shambhu border, along with removing tents constructed for their stay. Punjab government officials argue that the farmers' protests were disrupting business and harming the state's economy, especially the youth. In response, Congress leaders like Ravneet Singh Bittu have accused the Punjab Government …

Farmers Arrest: Protesting Farmers Removed from Khanauri & Shambu Borders After 13-Month Sit-in
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6 days, 10 hours ago

Farmers Arrest: Protesting Farmers Removed from Khanauri & Shambu Borders After 13-Month Sit-in

ABP News  

Farmers protesting at the Punjab-Haryana border for the past 13 months faced a police crackdown on Wednesday. Punjab Police, using JCB machines, dismantled tents at the Shambu border and detained several protestors. The prolonged sit-in had caused significant disruptions, prompting authorities to take strict measures.Haryana Police also stepped in, announcing that once Punjab authorities clear the area, the highway will …

Punjab Police detains Dallewal, Pandher in Mohali; evicts farmers from protest sites to clear roads
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6 days, 20 hours ago

Punjab Police detains Dallewal, Pandher in Mohali; evicts farmers from protest sites to clear roads

The Hindu  

Several farmer leaders including Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal were detained in Mohali while returning from a meeting with a central delegation, as Punjab Police evicted farmers from Shambhu and Khanauri protest sites and began clearing the roads, which were blocked for more than a year. Farmer leader Guramneet Singh Mangat said the farmer leaders were detained in …

Punjab Police crackdown at Shambhu Border: Farmer leaders detained, protest sites razed
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1 week ago

Punjab Police crackdown at Shambhu Border: Farmer leaders detained, protest sites razed

India TV News  

Punjab Police crackdown at Shambhu Border: Farmer leaders detained, protest sites razed The Punjab Police on Wednesday cleared protesting farmers from the Shambhu border and dismantled temporary protest structures, detaining several farmer leaders including Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Sarvan Singh Pandher. The Punjab Police on Wednesday removed protesting farmers from the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border and dismantled temporary structures erected at …

Greater Noida: Farmers warn of agitation if no talks are held with authorities
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1 week, 1 day ago

Greater Noida: Farmers warn of agitation if no talks are held with authorities

Hindustan Times  

GREATER NOIDA: The Kisan Sangharsh Morcha, a farmer union, on Monday warned of launching a large-scale protest if talks on their long-pending issues were not held before the March 20 despite the chief minister’s assurances to resolve their concerns. One of the key concerns raised by the farmers is the delay in implementing the recommendations of the high-power committee regarding …

Ludhiana: ‘No entry for ruling leaders in villages’, farmers warn
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Ludhiana: ‘No entry for ruling leaders in villages’, farmers warn

Hindustan Times  

In a strong show of dissent, farmers staged protests outside the residences of Aam Aadmi Party MLAs in the district, warning that if their demands remain unmet, the ruling party will face severe consequences. Protesters gathered outside the Samrala MLA Jagtar Singh Dyalpura’s residence on Monday, where farmer leaders made it clear that chief minister Bhagwant Mann and his party …

Farmers under the banner of SKM stage sit-ins outside AAP MLAs’ residences, offices in Punjab
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Farmers under the banner of SKM stage sit-ins outside AAP MLAs’ residences, offices in Punjab

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, which led the 2020-21 farmers' agitation, held protests across Punjab on Monday against the ruling AAP government. Farmers staged sit-ins outside the residences and offices of various AAP MLAs, protesting against the government's move to block their recent agitation in Chandigarh. Farmers staged sit-ins outside the residences and offices of several AAP MLAs, including Minister …

Ludhiana: Several farmers rounded up, tractor-trailers confiscated
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Ludhiana: Several farmers rounded up, tractor-trailers confiscated

Hindustan Times  

The police stopped hundreds of farmers from marching towards Chandigarh to participate in a protest called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Wednesday. As per government directives, no protester will be allowed to enter Mohali or Chandigarh.” The authorities have also set up additional checkpoints at multiple locations to intercept farmers heading towards Chandigarh. Similarly, the police stopped farmers in …

8 farm leaders detained during protest in Punjab’s Barnala
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3 weeks ago

8 farm leaders detained during protest in Punjab’s Barnala

Hindustan Times  

Eight farmer leaders from Barnala district were detained and sent to jail for a week under Section 51 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The farmers had gathered outside the SDM’s court and were raising slogans against the government for detaining their leaders to disrupt their March 5 protest in Chandigarh. Barnala sub-divisional magistrate Gurveer Singh Kohli said: “The arrested …

SKM protest: Punjab police stops farmers from going to Chandigarh
3 weeks ago

SKM protest: Punjab police stops farmers from going to Chandigarh

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Farmers under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha were stopped from going to Chandigarh for their week-long dharna beginning Wednesday in support of their various demands, with multiple barricades and checkpoints set up across Punjab and security stepped up at all entry points of the Union Territory. Punjab Police Deputy Inspector General of Police H S Bhullar said …

Punjab Farmers Protest: Police Raids Leaders' Homes, CM Bhagwant Mann Appeals to Farmers
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Punjab Farmers Protest: Police Raids Leaders' Homes, CM Bhagwant Mann Appeals to Farmers

ABP News  

In Punjab, the ongoing farmers' protest has intensified with police raiding the homes of farmer leaders in Sangrur. This comes amid a tense meeting between Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and farmer union leaders. CM Mann appealed to farmers to refrain from disruptive protests like blocking roads, railways, or declaring a state shutdown, as he believes such actions only inconvenience …

Religious heads extend support to protest by farmers in Kalaburagi
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Religious heads extend support to protest by farmers in Kalaburagi

The Hindu  

Heads of various religious mutts have extended their support to the protest to be organised by the Kalaburagi District Raitha Horata Samiti on Wednesday demanding that the State government announce a special package for red gram in the upcoming State Budget and compensation to farmers who suffered crop loss due to wilt disease across the district. Revansiddha Shivacharya of Guru …

Supreme Court Adjourns Farmers Protest Matter In View Of Ongoing Talks Between Protesters & Union Govt
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Supreme Court Adjourns Farmers Protest Matter In View Of Ongoing Talks Between Protesters & Union Govt

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today was informed that the "discussions" between the protesting farmers and the Union Government are currently going on. Advocate General of Punjab, Gurminder Singh, informed a bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice NK Singh that two meetings, on February 14 and 22, have taken place so far. The committee members are: Justice Nawab Singh, Former Judge …

Farmers' protest: SC to hear matter after March 19
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Farmers' protest: SC to hear matter after March 19

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday deferred the hearing over the farmers' protest observing two rounds of talks took place between the Centre and the agitating farmers, who have raised several demands, including the legal guarantee for minimum support price for crops. Farmers' protest: SC to hear matter after March 19 A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N …

Next round of talks between Centre, protesting farmers on March 19: Punjab Government informs Supreme Court
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Next round of talks between Centre, protesting farmers on March 19: Punjab Government informs Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Punjab Government informed the Supreme Court of India on Friday that representatives of the Union Government and farmers’ leaders have met twice to discuss issues, including the guaranteed Minimum Support Price for crops, and would meet again on March 19, 2025. The platform for the meetings are being facilitated by an apex court-appointed committee led by former Punjab and …

Maharashtra Congress to hold protest to highlight ‘farmers’ plight’ on March 3
1 month ago

Maharashtra Congress to hold protest to highlight ‘farmers’ plight’ on March 3

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshvardhan Sapkal said on Tuesday that a State-wide protest to raise farmers’ issues will be held on March 3, the first day of the Maharashtra Assembly’s budget session. Urban development projects and essential public services are also stalled in the State; to raise these concerns, the Congress party will stage protests in municipal areas …

Protesting farmers in Punjab put Feb. 25 ‘Delhi march’ on hold
1 month ago

Protesting farmers in Punjab put Feb. 25 ‘Delhi march’ on hold

The Hindu  

Farmers and farm-labourers groups protesting in Punjab over their long pending demands on Monday announced that they would put on hold their proposed ‘Delhi march’, slated for February 25 in the wake of the next meeting with the Centre. In Amritsar, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said “We have decided to postpone the foot march towards the national capital on …

The Farmers Who Refused to Leave: A Year of Protest, Survival, and Hope
1 month ago

The Farmers Who Refused to Leave: A Year of Protest, Survival, and Hope

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 23, 2025 09:31 IST - 8 MINS READ What does a farmer look like? Over the year that followed the arrival of the farmers at Delhi’s borders and until the farm laws were finally repealed, the protest burgeoned. Amongst the many photographers who recorded the protest was the Delhi-based Gauri Gill, whose exhibition “The Village on the …

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 …

Protesting Farmers, Centre Hold 'Cordial' Meet, Next Round Set To Take Place On Feb 22
1 month, 1 week ago

Protesting Farmers, Centre Hold 'Cordial' Meet, Next Round Set To Take Place On Feb 22

ABP News  

A meeting was held on Friday between the Centre and farmers' representatives in Chandigarh to discuss the demand of the farmers, including a legal guarantee on the minimum support price on crops. Following the meeting, Union Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi announced that the next round of discussions will take place on February 22 under the leadership of Union Minister …

Protesting farmers-Centre hold ‘positive’ meeting, plan to meet again on February 22
1 month, 1 week ago

Protesting farmers-Centre hold ‘positive’ meeting, plan to meet again on February 22

The Hindu  

While farmers kept up their protests in Punjab, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and farmer leaders Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Sarwan Singh Pandher among others met on Friday in Chandigarh to deliberate on their demands, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price on crops. Mr. Joshi and Mr. Dallewal, who has been on a hunger strike for the past 81 …

Tractor rally taken out in Mysuru in support of farmers’ agitation
2 months ago

Tractor rally taken out in Mysuru in support of farmers’ agitation

The Hindu  

Farmers took out a tractor rally in Mysuru on Sunday in support of the agitation launched by Samyukta Kisan Morcha leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, demanding the implementation of a law guaranteeing Minimum Support Price for farm produce and waiver of farm loans. Farmers’ leader Kurubur Shanthakumar, who is also the South India convenor of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, said the …

Farmers In Punjab Stage Tractor March On R-Day Demanding MSP Guarantee, Loan Waiver, NPFAM Withdrawal — WATCH
2 months ago

Farmers In Punjab Stage Tractor March On R-Day Demanding MSP Guarantee, Loan Waiver, NPFAM Withdrawal — WATCH

ABP News  

Farmers from various organisations under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha took part in a tractor parade across multiple locations in Punjab on Sunday to press for their demands. These include a legal guarantee on minimum support price based on the C2 plus 50 per cent formula proposed by the Swaminathan Committee, a comprehensive loan waiver scheme for farmers …

Trade unions plan joint protest against Centre’s ‘anti-labour policies’ on February 5
2 months ago

Trade unions plan joint protest against Centre’s ‘anti-labour policies’ on February 5

The Hindu  

A host of trade unions owing allegiance to the Opposition will stage a protest against the Centre’s ‘anti-labour policies’ in front of Swadeshi Mills on February 5. The trade unions affiliated to CITU, INTUC, AITUC, AICCTU and other organisations decided to organise a protest at a recent consultative meeting chaired by AITUC general secretary K. Sethu Selvam. According to a …

Farmers' Protest | 'Positive Developments' : Supreme Court On Dallewal Accepting Medical Aid & Farmers Agreeing For Talks With Union
2 months ago

Farmers' Protest | 'Positive Developments' : Supreme Court On Dallewal Accepting Medical Aid & Farmers Agreeing For Talks With Union

Live Law  

Taking note of the fact that Punjab farmers' leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has agreed to take medical aid and that the protesting farmers have agreed to hold talks with the Union Government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday kept in abeyance the contempt proceedings initiated against Punjab Government officials over not shifting Dallewal to hospital. A bench of Justices Surya Kant, …

Farmers suspend Delhi Chalo march but Jan 26 tractor rally on
2 months ago

Farmers suspend Delhi Chalo march but Jan 26 tractor rally on

Hindustan Times  

Suspending the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march after an invite for talks from the Centre, Kisan Mazdoor Morcha leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Monday said that farmers will instead hold a tractor march on Republic Day. “We don’t buy into the Union government’s argument that the meeting with farmers cannot take place before February 14 given the model code of conduct in …

Punjab farmers postpone ‘Delhi march’ after Centre calls for meeting
2 months ago

Punjab farmers postpone ‘Delhi march’ after Centre calls for meeting

The Hindu  

Farmer and farm labourer groups protesting in against the Centre in Punjab announced on Monday that their Delhi march, initially slated for January 21, would be postponed in the wake of the Centre inviting them to meet. However, farmers under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and Samyukta Kisan Morcha — the two umbrella bodies spearheading the agitation in …

Farmers' protest: KMM seeks early meeting with Centre, defers Jan 21 march to Delhi
2 months ago

Farmers' protest: KMM seeks early meeting with Centre, defers Jan 21 march to Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh, The Kisan Mazdoor Morcha on Monday urged the Centre to hold the proposed February 14 meeting with protesting farmers early and also appealed to fasting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal to end his indefinite fast. Farmers' protest: KMM seeks early meeting with Centre, defers Jan 21 march to Delhi The KMM, which along with the Samyukta Kisan Morcha is …

Protesting farmer leaders urge Centre to advance proposed February 14 meeting
2 months ago

Protesting farmer leaders urge Centre to advance proposed February 14 meeting

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Farmer leaders on Monday urged the Union government to advance the proposed meeting on February 14 with them. Swaran Singh Pandher, convener of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, said farmers were told that February 14 was fixed for the meeting as the model code of conduct was in force till February 9 in view of the assembly elections in Delhi. …

Farmer protest: Centre invites protesting farmers for key meeting in Chandigarh on This date - What’s on agenda?
2 months, 1 week ago

Farmer protest: Centre invites protesting farmers for key meeting in Chandigarh on This date - What’s on agenda?

Live Mint  

The central government has invited the protesting farmers for a meeting which will be held on February 14 in Chandigarh to discuss their demands, a senior official said. The breakthrough came after a delegation led by the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Priya Ranjan, met fasting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal and held a meeting …

Big breakthrough: Centre to hold talks with protesting farmers on Feb 14
2 months, 1 week ago

Big breakthrough: Centre to hold talks with protesting farmers on Feb 14

Hindustan Times  

The Centre will hold a meeting with Punjab’s protesting farmers on February 14 in Chandigarh to discuss their demands, a senior official of the Union government said on Saturday evening. Joint secretary Priya Ranjan, met with fasting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal to extend the invite for February 14 meeting in Chandigarh. The breakthrough came after a delegation of officials …

Govt Proposes Talks With Farmers On Feb 14, Farmer Leaders Urge Dallewal To Take Medical Aid On 54th Day Of Fast
2 months, 1 week ago

Govt Proposes Talks With Farmers On Feb 14, Farmer Leaders Urge Dallewal To Take Medical Aid On 54th Day Of Fast

ABP News  

The Union government has proposed a meeting with protesting farmers on February 14 in Chandigarh to discuss their demands, according to a senior Union government official on Saturday. In response, farmer leaders appealed to Jagjit Singh Dallewal, a fasting farmer leader whose fast-unto-death entered its 54th day on Saturday, to take medical aid so he could participate in the proposed …

Central govt proposes meeting with protesting farmers on February 14 in Chandigarh
2 months, 1 week ago

Central govt proposes meeting with protesting farmers on February 14 in Chandigarh

India TV News  

In a major development amid ongoing farmers' protest, the Centre has proposed a meeting with the peasants on February 14 in Chandigarh to discuss their demands, a senior official of the Union government said on Saturday. According to the information, a delegation of Central government officials led by joint secretary rank officer Priya Ranjan met Dallewal at Khanauri and held …

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’ outfit announces tractor rally and hunger strike demanding MSP law
2 months, 1 week ago

Farmers’ outfit announces tractor rally and hunger strike demanding MSP law

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu chapter of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha has announced a State-wide tractor rally on January 26 and a hunger strike in Chennai on January 22 to express solidarity with the fasting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal in Punjab and to press for the legalisation on Minimum Support Price for crops. Pandian, Co-ordinator of SKM Tamil Nadu chapter, along …

Punjab farmers to resume their foot march to Delhi on January 21
2 months, 1 week ago

Punjab farmers to resume their foot march to Delhi on January 21

The Hindu  

Farmers and farm-labourers groups protesting against the Union government in Punjab over their long pending demands have announced decision to resume their foot march to lay siege to the national capital. Angry over the Centre’s indifferent attitude towards their demands, farmer outfits on Thursday said a group of 101 farmers will resume their foot march to New Delhi on January …

Farmer protests 2.0 is 11 months old. Is there an end in sight?
2 months, 1 week ago

Farmer protests 2.0 is 11 months old. Is there an end in sight?

Live Mint  

Khanauri/New Delhi: It was past afternoon but the winter fog hung like a shroud over national highway-52, at the Khanauri border crossing between Punjab and Haryana. “His health situation is alarming but he will only end the fast when the Centre assures that MSP will be made a legal entitlement," said Abhimanyu Kuhad, a young farmer leader and a close …

Deadlock continues as 111 farmers sit on fast-unto-death in solidarity with Dallewal
2 months, 1 week ago

Deadlock continues as 111 farmers sit on fast-unto-death in solidarity with Dallewal

The Hindu  

A group of 111 farmers on Wednesday began an indefinite fast to support their demands at Punjab’s Khanauri, even as farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s fast unto death entered its 51st day. Mr. Dallewal, who is the convener of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, has been on an indefinite hunger strike for their demands at the Khanauri protest site since November …

Citing Dallewal’s health, SKM calls for tractor march on Republic Day
2 months, 1 week ago

Citing Dallewal’s health, SKM calls for tractor march on Republic Day

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Sunday called for tractor marches across the country on January 26 and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold discussions with farmers over their pending demands. The SKM’s call comes amid growing concerns over the health of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on an indefinite fast for 48 days. In a …

Farmers to hold protest on Lohri in Punjab, burn copies of new farm market policy draft
2 months, 1 week ago

Farmers to hold protest on Lohri in Punjab, burn copies of new farm market policy draft

India TV News  

Farmers in Punjab are gearing up to hold a protest on the occasion of Lohri on Monday by burning copies of the draft of the new farm market policy. His prolonged fast shows the deep dissatisfaction and determination among the farmers to resist the implementation of the draft policy, as per farmer leaders. 70-year-old Dallewal has also written to several …

Farmers’ Protest | Jagjit Dallewal’s Fast-Unto-Death and Protesters’ Suicides Unite Farmers
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers’ Protest | Jagjit Dallewal’s Fast-Unto-Death and Protesters’ Suicides Unite Farmers

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 11, 2025 15:12 IST - 9 MINS READ Farmers agitating on the border of Punjab and Haryana at Khanauri and Shambhu for a legally guaranteed minimum support price for all crops have once again become a talking point. Unlike the farmers’ agitation of 2020-21, which was led by more than 500 farmer and peasant fronts across the …

State farmers plan stir on Jan. 13 over Centre’s stand on Dallewal
2 months, 2 weeks ago

State farmers plan stir on Jan. 13 over Centre’s stand on Dallewal

The Hindu  

Various farmers’ organisations have decided to hold a demonstrations in all taluk headquarters across the State on January 13 to protest against the BJP-led NDA government for its alleged negligent attitude towards farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a hunger strike since past 45 days, in support of farmers’ demands, including MSP. Condemning the alleged “anti-farmer” stand of …

Agri minister Chouhan ‘ignoring’ Punjab farmers, say protesting leaders
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Agri minister Chouhan ‘ignoring’ Punjab farmers, say protesting leaders

Hindustan Times  

Protesting farmer leaders on Wednesday slammed Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for meeting farmers of poll-bound Delhi while ‘ignoring’ the struggle of the cultivators stationed at the Punjab-Haryana border for the past 11 months. Addressing the media at the Khanauri protest site, farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar said Dallewal’s health is deteriorating by the day and Union government ‘arrogance’ has …

Indian farmer, 68, refuses hospital care as hunger strike hits 44 days
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian farmer, 68, refuses hospital care as hunger strike hits 44 days

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Doctors have requested shifting him to hospital but he …

Farmers to stage tractor march on Republic Day amid demands for MSP
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers to stage tractor march on Republic Day amid demands for MSP

India Today  

With Sanmyukta Kisan Morcha leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal's fast unto death entering the 43rd day, farmers have announced a nationwide tractor march on January 26 in protest against the Central government. Before the tractor march on Republic Day, the farmers also plan to burn the drafts of the new farming policy in villages on January 13. 2021 TRACTOR MARCH BY …

Farmers announce nationwide tractor march on January 26
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers announce nationwide tractor march on January 26

Hindustan Times  

Protesting farmer unions on Tuesday announced a nationwide tractor march scheduled for January 26. This comes amid the ongoing hunger strike by farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a fast-unto-death since November 26 at the Khanauri border. The condition of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal continued to deteriorate further on Tuesday when his blood pressure dropped to …

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