'Now I can go back proud': Farmers head home after year-long protest at Delhi borders, receive royal welcome
3 years ago

'Now I can go back proud': Farmers head home after year-long protest at Delhi borders, receive royal welcome

India Today  

After protesting at the borders of the national capital for more than a year, farmers began their ‘victory march’ back home on Saturday and were royally welcomed at different points in Punjab and Haryana with sweets and garlands. In November 2020, farmers had gathered at Delhi’s Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders in large numbers to protest against the Centre's three farm laws, which were finally repealed in Parliament earlier this month. Further, Harsimrat said, "This government and the others who will follow will remember our struggle, citizens will reminisce our protest and it will become a template for others to follow.” Meanwhile, Sukhbir Singh said, “I had told my mother that I would only return once the government takes back the three farm laws. ‘WE MAY BE BACK’ Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait told India Today on Saturday, “We are returning for now.

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Farmers March To Shambhu Border Protest Site On Tractors: Watch
1 week ago

Farmers March To Shambhu Border Protest Site On Tractors: Watch

ABP News  

Farmers held a tractor march on Monday in support of the farmers protesting at the Shambhu border over their various demands, including a legal guarantee on the MSP for crops. On Sunday, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher wrote to the Samyukta Kisan Morcha to join hands with the protesting farmers. #WATCH | Ambala, Haryana: Farmers march to Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border …

Farmers suspend Delhi march for the day as 17 injured after Haryana cops fire tear gas
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1 week, 3 days ago

Farmers suspend Delhi march for the day as 17 injured after Haryana cops fire tear gas

New Indian Express  

SHAMBHU: The protesting farmers suspended their Dilli Chalo foot march for the day after seventeen of them suffered injuries in tear gas shelling by Haryana Police at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana. Farmer leader and convener of Kisan Mazdoor Morcha Sarwan Singh Pandher said that the two forums Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have decided to …

With ‘Modi govt in no mood to talk’, farmers to resume Delhi Chalo march today: Top 10 updates
2 weeks, 2 days ago

With ‘Modi govt in no mood to talk’, farmers to resume Delhi Chalo march today: Top 10 updates

Live Mint  

Farmers' Delhi Chalo march will resume today i.e. The Delhi Chalo march will reume today after Punjab farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher stated on Friday that if the government did not engage in talks, they would continue the march. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher expressed his disappointment and said that the central government is unwilling to engage in talks with …

Farmers protest live update: Unions to resume march on Dec 8 if Centre fails to engage in talks
2 weeks, 3 days 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 …

Breaking News: Furious Over Arrests, Farmers Announce March to Delhi Again | ABP News
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Breaking News: Furious Over Arrests, Farmers Announce March to Delhi Again | ABP News

ABP News  

Once again, farmers from Noida have launched a march towards Delhi, fueled by anger over being forcibly removed from the Dalit Prerna Sthal. The protest has drawn widespread attention, with the Bhartiya Kisan Union, led by Rakesh Tikait, extending its support to the farmers. The forcible eviction from the Dalit Prerna Sthal has particularly ignited outrage among the farmers, who …

Farm unions to finalise modalities of Delhi march today
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1 month ago

Farm unions to finalise modalities of Delhi march today

Hindustan Times  

Rope in other state units, plan fast, gherao of BJP leaders Both the protesting farmer unions have been staying put on the Punjab and Haryana borders since February 13. The protest march will start from the Shambhu protest site on December 6, before which, Sanyukt Kisan Morcha convener Jagjeet Singh Dallewal will start fast unto death from November 26 at …

Farmers protest: 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' at Ramlila Maidan, elaborate security arrangements in place
9 months, 1 week ago

Farmers protest: 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' at Ramlila Maidan, elaborate security arrangements in place

India TV News  

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha held the "Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat" at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. The SKM also said that the Delhi Police have given them the NOC for conducting the mahapanchayat at Ramlila Maidan on March 14 and arranging parking space and other basic amenities like water, toilets and ambulance with the support of the municipal administration …

Tractor march: Farmers block highway linking Delhi,heavy traffic at Noida border
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Tractor march: Farmers block highway linking Delhi,heavy traffic at Noida border

Hindustan Times  

Traffic was disrupted as farmers took out a tractor march in Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Baghpat, Hapur and Amroha, blocking the left lane of highways by parking their tractors. Tractors will be parked on the highway that leads to Delhi, especially the divider highway.It was decided to register a different kind of protest so that the government would listen to us …

Farmers' March Halted Till Feb 29 As Focus Shifts To Protester’s Death, Candle March Today
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Farmers' March Halted Till Feb 29 As Focus Shifts To Protester’s Death, Candle March Today

News 18  

Farmers’ ‘Delhi chalo’ march has been halted till February 29 as groups leading the agitation have shifted their focus to the death of a young agitator in the ongoing protest. Farmers had put their ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest march on hold for two days after the incident, which had left at least 12 other peasants injured. Farmers from Punjab, Haryana, and …

Farmers postpone 'Delhi Chalo' march till February 29, to decide next course of action later
10 months ago

Farmers postpone 'Delhi Chalo' march till February 29, to decide next course of action later

India TV News  

Farmers protest: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, which is spearheading the farmers' protest, has decided to pause the 'Delhi Chalo; march till February 29. Police use tear gas to prevent farmers from reaching Khanauri border As the deadlock between the protesting farmers and the central government persists, the Haryana Police on Friday used tear gas to disperse farmers heading towards Khanauri …

Farmers' protest: SKM joins ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, calls for mega all-India Black Day agitation tomorrow
10 months ago

Farmers' protest: SKM joins ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, calls for mega all-India Black Day agitation tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, which led the 2020-21 famers' protests against the now repealed farm laws and was not a part of the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march to the Capital, has now jumped into the agitation, which will resume on Friday. The Haryana Police on Wednesday hurled tear gas shells to disperse farmers from Punjab at Shambhu and Khanauri border points …

Tractor march on February 26, kisan rally at Ramlila Maidan on March 14 as farmers protest set to intensify
10 months ago

Tractor march on February 26, kisan rally at Ramlila Maidan on March 14 as farmers protest set to intensify

India TV News  

Farmers protest: Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Thursday announced to conduct a tractor rally on February 26. Farmers leaders yesterday put the 'Delhi Chalo' march on hold for two days after a protester was killed and about 12 police personnel injured in clashes at Khanauri border, one of the two protest sites on the Punjab-Haryana border. Police fired tear gas shells …

'Govt will be responsible for...', says Farmers leader Pandher as protesters to resume march tomorrow
10 months ago

'Govt will be responsible for...', says Farmers leader Pandher as protesters to resume march tomorrow

India TV News  

Sarwan Singh Pandher, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee general secretary on Tuesday said the farmers will resume the 'Delhi Chalo' march tomorrow. Protesting farmers reject govt's proposal Meanwhile, the farmers on Monday rejected the government's proposal to purchase five crops at minimum support price over the period of the next five years and said that "it is not in favour of …

Farmers protest 2024 updates: Fourth round of talks between Centre-farmers to take place on Sunday, February 18, 2024
10 months ago

Farmers protest 2024 updates: Fourth round of talks between Centre-farmers to take place on Sunday, February 18, 2024

The Hindu  

The Bhartiya Kisan Union and the BKU took out a tractor march in Haryana and held dharnas outside the residences of senior BJP leaders in Punjab respectively in support of the protesting farmers. In Punjab, the BKU held dharnas outside the residences of former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh in Patiala, BJP’s Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar in Abohar and senior …

Farmers’ protest Live Updates, Bharat Bandh: Internet shutdown extended in Haryana
10 months, 1 week 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 …

Farmers protest Day 2: Centre, farm leaders talks on Thursday; agitators stay put after chaos at Punjab-Haryana border
10 months, 1 week ago

Farmers protest Day 2: Centre, farm leaders talks on Thursday; agitators stay put after chaos at Punjab-Haryana border

New Indian Express  

Security personnel fired some tear gas shells on farmers on Wednesday morning at the Shambhu border near Ambala in Haryana as they gathered there to resume their protest march to the national capital. Police had used tear gas and water cannons against protesters at a border in Haryana's Jind district as well. Sarwan Singh Pandher, general secretary of the Kisan …

Farmers' protest: Centre holds talk, tractors march to Delhi, borders sealed | Top updates
10 months, 1 week ago

Farmers' protest: Centre holds talk, tractors march to Delhi, borders sealed | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

Delhi will witness farmers' protest on Tuesday as the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have given a ‘Delhi Chalo’ call over their demands, including the enactment of a law guaranteeing minimum support prices for crops. Gurugram: Police personnel get barricades placed at the Delhi-Gurugram border near Sirhaul Toll Plaza ahead of scheduled march by the protesting farmers, …

Farmers sit-in protest continue for second day in Punjab, Haryana
1 year ago

Farmers sit-in protest continue for second day in Punjab, Haryana

The Hindu  

Farmers from Punjab and Haryana continued their protest for the second day near Chandigarh under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha over the pending demands of farmers, including legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price. Farmers from different parts of States gathered in Mohali, Punjab and Panchkula, Haryana following nationwide protest call given by the SKM. Farmer leader Harmeet Singh …

Rally at Delhi’s Ramlila ground: Farmers to launch protest if demands not met
1 year, 9 months ago

Rally at Delhi’s Ramlila ground: Farmers to launch protest if demands not met

Hindustan Times  

Farmers would launch a bigger agitation than their protest on Delhi’s borders in 2020-21 if their demands on a law on minimum support price, debt waiver and pension, among others, are not met, Samyukt Kisan Morcha leaders said at a Kisan Mahapanchayat at the Ramlila Maidan in the national capital on Monday. “We do not want to launch another agitation, …

AIKS-led farmers’ march completes five days of protest, nears Mumbai
1 year, 9 months ago

AIKS-led farmers’ march completes five days of protest, nears Mumbai

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 17, 2023 20:03 IST - 3 MINS READ A 15,000-strong force of farmers under the banner of Kisan Long March completed its fifth day of protest on March 17. A statement from the AIKS said that following a meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, six Ministers and several bureaucrats, the AIKS …

2020: Farmers take the country by storm
2 years, 4 months ago

2020: Farmers take the country by storm

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 06:00 IST The farmers’ protests, which began in Delhi on November 26, 2020, have been called by some observers as the “largest and longest peasants’ struggle in the history of modern India”. These were the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Act, the Farmers Agreement on Price Assurance and the Farm Services Act, and the Essential …

Samyukt Kisan Morcha to hold protest against Punjab government on 3 August
2 years, 4 months ago

Samyukt Kisan Morcha to hold protest against Punjab government on 3 August

Firstpost  

Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is a member of the SKM, said the farmers will block national highways at three places in Majha, Malwa and Doaba regions on the day of protest Chandigarh: Farmer’s collective Samyukt Kisan Morcha Monday announced it will hold a protest on 3 August against the AAP-led government in Punjab over several issues, including the non-payment of …

Farmers protest: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann calls agitation near Chandigarh-Mohali border unwarranted, says ready for talks
2 years, 7 months ago

Farmers protest: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann calls agitation near Chandigarh-Mohali border unwarranted, says ready for talks

Firstpost  

Farmers in Punjab sat on a protest after being stopped from heading to Chandigarh to press the government for a bonus on wheat crop and allow paddy sowing from 10 June Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann called the agitation by state farmers as unwarranted and undesirable but said he is ready for talks. Punjab farmers sat on a protest …

Protest over, but farmers' ire likely to reflect in polls
3 years ago

Protest over, but farmers' ire likely to reflect in polls

India Today  

At Delhi's Ghazipur border, the scene on Wednesday morning was similar to a victorious army’s march from the battlefield to the barracks. And now, it is ready to take us back home after the government's loss to the farmers on the 3 black farm laws.” Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait at the protest site. The tractor inched forward as farmers shouted …

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

Border protest sites get busy as farmers prepare to leave city
3 years ago

Border protest sites get busy as farmers prepare to leave city

Hindustan Times  

With farmers set to depart Delhi’s border points after nearly 13 months, activity has picked up at the Singhu and Ghazipur borders, where more trucks and tractor trolleys arrived on Friday. Farmers carrying their belongings leave for their native places after the Samyukt Kisan Morcha announces the suspension of ongoing protest, at Singhu Border, in New Delhi on Thursday. “The …

Farmers' protest: Will vacate Ghazipur border by December 15-16, says Rakesh Tikait
3 years ago

Farmers' protest: Will vacate Ghazipur border by December 15-16, says Rakesh Tikait

India Today  

Bharatiya Kisan Union national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said on Friday that the Ghazipur border would be vacated by December 15-16. Rakesh Tikait said, “We will try to open at least one road by December 12.” Rakesh Tikait said that there is no animosity with the government and an agreement has been reached. Read | Hope farm stir success will inspire …

Farmers call off protest, to vacate site at Delhi border from 11 Dec; Rahul Gandhi hails victory
3 years ago

Farmers call off protest, to vacate site at Delhi border from 11 Dec; Rahul Gandhi hails victory

Firstpost  

After the news about calling off the protest made headlines, people on social media expressed happiness over Centre’s decision Farmers who were protesting for more than a year over farm laws and other issues, have announced that they will end their protest on 11 December and return to their respective homes. Even a victory march will be planned on Delhi’s …

Farmer protests withdrawn after govt agrees to all demands
3 years ago

Farmer protests withdrawn after govt agrees to all demands

Op India  

The year-long protests by some farmer organisations against the three farm laws came to an end today after the union government agreed to all demands by them. After the three farm reform laws were withdrawn, the Modi government further gave in to the protests and agreed to consider the demand for a lawn on Minimum Support Price, after which the …

Protesting farmers to vacate Delhi borders on 11 December as year-long agitation ends
3 years ago

Protesting farmers to vacate Delhi borders on 11 December as year-long agitation ends

Firstpost  

Farmers have started packing up their tents at the Singhu and Tikri borders after the government accepted their demands of a legal guarantee of MSP and withdrawal of all stir-related cases The farmers’ protest at the Singhu and Tikri borders has finally come to a close, as they have begun to remove their tents from the sites. Protesting farmers will …

Farmers protest Highlights: Agitation suspended after 378 days; 'ghar wapasi' from December 11
3 years ago

Farmers protest Highlights: Agitation suspended after 378 days; 'ghar wapasi' from December 11

India TV News  

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farm unions, on Thursday decided to suspend the over a year-long farmers' movement against three contentious farm laws and announced that farmers will go back home on December 11 from the protest sites on Delhi's borders. Farmer leaders said that they will again meet on January 15 to see if the …

Demands met, protest over, the long march back home begins for farmers
3 years ago

Demands met, protest over, the long march back home begins for farmers

India Today  

After more than a year of protesting at Delhi's borders, farmers' unions called off their agitation on Thursday. Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chadhuni said, "The Samyukta Kisan Morcha-led farmers’ agitation is being suspended because the Centre has agreed to our demands." "December 10 will be marked as a day of mourning for those who lost their lives during the protest," …

India’s farmers call off year-long protest after gov’t assurances
3 years ago

India’s farmers call off year-long protest after gov’t assurances

Al Jazeera  

Protest withdrawn after government agrees to pending demands, including promises to consider guaranteed prices for all produce. India’s farmers will call off a long-running protest after the government concedes to a clutch of pending demands, including assurances to consider guaranteed prices for all produce, not just rice and wheat, union leaders have said. ‘Huge victory for farmers’ Visuals shared by …

Farmers\' stir: Government agrees to all demands, protest may end
3 years ago

Farmers\' stir: Government agrees to all demands, protest may end

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With the Central government on Tuesday agreeing to most of the demands of the agitating farmers, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha — which is spearheading the ongoing protest — is likely to call off the year-long agitation. In a meeting held at Delhi’s Singhu border Tuesday, SKM leaders expressed satisfaction over the initiative of the Central government to resolve …

Farmers Should End Protests and Go Home Now as Farm Laws Repealed: Agri Minister
3 years ago

Farmers Should End Protests and Go Home Now as Farm Laws Repealed: Agri Minister

News 18  

Even as the stalemate continues between the government and farmers who have raised demands including a legal guarantee on the Minimum Support Price, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday asked the protesters to end the stir and return to their homes. Talking to reporters here, Tomar said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already withdrawn the three farm laws- …

Farmers' protest will not end as govt yet to accept demands: Rakesh Tikait
3 years ago

Farmers' protest will not end as govt yet to accept demands: Rakesh Tikait

India TV News  

Highlights The Samyukt Kisan Morcha will meet on December 4 to chalk out future strategy Earlier on Monday, the Parliament passed a bill to repeal the three farm laws Government has urged the farmers to end their protest at Delhi borders Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said that farmers' protest will not end as the Centre has …

One year of farmers' protest: Hundreds gather at Delhi’s borders, security beefed up in area
3 years ago

One year of farmers' protest: Hundreds gather at Delhi’s borders, security beefed up in area

Firstpost  

Despite the repeal of the laws announced by prime minister Narendra Modi last week, farmers have announced that the protest will continue as several of their other demands have not been fulfilled yet. Hundreds of farmers in tractors started arriving at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border as Friday marked one year of the ongoing farmers’ protest against the central …

From failed talks, violence to deaths, a timeline of farmers' protest as Centre set to repeal all three farm laws
3 years, 1 month ago

From failed talks, violence to deaths, a timeline of farmers' protest as Centre set to repeal all three farm laws

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The announcement made by Modi on Friday to repeal the three contentious farm laws is expected to bring to an end the year-long confrontation between the government and the farmers, which has left more than 700 dead in its wake. November 28, 2020: Union Home Minister Amit Shah offers to hold talks with farmers as soon as they …

Farmers' protest will stop only after farm laws are repealed in Parliament, says Rakesh Tikait
3 years, 1 month ago

Farmers' protest will stop only after farm laws are repealed in Parliament, says Rakesh Tikait

Firstpost  

He also stressed that the government should talk to farmers over the issue of minimum support price of crops and other matters Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement to withdraw the three farm bills as a ‘beginning’, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said the ongoing anti-farm laws protest will be withdrawn only after the contentious legislations are repealed in …

Bye bye farm laws: A timeline of farmers' protest
3 years, 1 month ago

Bye bye farm laws: A timeline of farmers' protest

India Today  

More than a year after the Centre enacted the three agriculture laws that triggered a protracted protest by farmers at the Delhi borders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced withdrawal of the legislation in the coming Winter Session of Parliament. The period has seen farmers facing water cannons, nationwide road blockades, violence on Republic Day, several rounds of talks with the …

One year on, the farmers’ protest holds its ground
3 years, 1 month ago

One year on, the farmers’ protest holds its ground

The Hindu  

On November 26, the farmers’ protest against three farm laws—Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Act, 2020; Essential Commodities Act and Farmers Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020—will complete one full year. Some of them discussed it in their Parliaments, but our government could not do so.” ‘Government declares war on us’ “When we declared we’d come to …

Farmers plan tractor rally to Parliament on November 29 as session begins
3 years, 1 month ago

Farmers plan tractor rally to Parliament on November 29 as session begins

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: To observe one year of the movement against the Centre’s three new controversial agricultural laws, about 500 farmers will participate in a “peaceful” tractor march to Parliament every day during the Winter Session, starting November 29. Farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have been protesting against the three laws which have been put on hold by the …

Farmers’ protest | National convention to mark 9 months of protest begins at Singhu border
3 years, 3 months ago

Farmers’ protest | National convention to mark 9 months of protest begins at Singhu border

The Hindu  

The national convention by farmers to mark completion of nine months of their agitation against the three contentious farm laws began at the Singhu border on August 26. The two-day-event that will see participation from 1,500 delegates across organisations of farmers, women, youth, and labourers, is aimed at “intensification and expansion” of the ongoing movement against the Centre’s farm laws. …

TMC, BSP, AAP stay away from Rahul Gandhi-led Opposition's protest on farm laws at Jantar Mantar
3 years, 4 months ago

TMC, BSP, AAP stay away from Rahul Gandhi-led Opposition's protest on farm laws at Jantar Mantar

India TV News  

Opposition parties leaders led by former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday protested at Jantar Mantar near Parliament to express solidarity with protesting farmers against the Centre's new farm laws. Farmers are currently holding 'Kisan Sansad' at the Jantar Mantar near Parliament to press for their demand to repeal the new farm laws. Opposition leaders raised slogans like "Kala Kanoon …

Delhi Police to meet farmers' on Sunday ahead of Parliament protest
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi Police to meet farmers' on Sunday ahead of Parliament protest

India TV News  

Officials of the Delhi Police will meet a delegation of farmers on Sunday ahead of their planned protest in front of the parliament during its monsoon session to demand scrapping of the contentious farm laws and a legal guarantee on MSP. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions, has planned that around 200 farmers will …

Samyukt Kisan Morcha urges UP Police to file farmers' complaint on Ghazipur border clash
3 years, 5 months ago

Samyukt Kisan Morcha urges UP Police to file farmers' complaint on Ghazipur border clash

India Today  

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the coalition of farmers' organisations protesting against the Centre's farm laws, has demanded the Uttar Pradesh Police to register the protesting farmers' complaint regarding the clashes between them and BJP workers at Ghazipur border near Delhi recently. The SKM alleged that with the connivance of the Uttar Pradesh government, BJP workers were able to organise their …

Samyukta Kisan Morcha Writes to PM Modi to Resume Talks Over Farm Laws
3 years, 7 months ago

Samyukta Kisan Morcha Writes to PM Modi to Resume Talks Over Farm Laws

News 18  

New Delhi: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of over 40 protesting farmer unions, Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging resumption of talks over the three farm laws they have been agitating against at Delhi borders since November last year. "Today, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha has written a letter to the Prime Minister, asking for the resumption …

Samyukta Kisan Morcha to observe May 26 as 'black day' to mark 6 months of farmers' protest
3 years, 7 months ago

Samyukta Kisan Morcha to observe May 26 as 'black day' to mark 6 months of farmers' protest

India Today  

Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions, on Saturday announced that it will observe May 26 as ‘black day’, marking six months of their protest at Delhi’s borders against the Centre's three farm laws. In a virtual press conference, farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal appealed to people to raise black flags at their houses, vehicles and …

Four months on, the farmers’ protest continues unabated
3 years, 8 months ago

Four months on, the farmers’ protest continues unabated

The Hindu  

On March 26, the all-India farmers’ protest against three contentious farm laws of the National Democratic Alliance government completed four months. On January 28, when a heavily armed police contingent, capitalising on the deflated morale of the protesters, tried to arrest farmer leaders and vacate the Ghazipur site, Rakesh Tikait went live on national television in a teary-eyed emotional speech …

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