40 lakh tractors will march to Parliament if farm laws not taken back, Rakesh Tikait warns
3 years, 10 months ago

40 lakh tractors will march to Parliament if farm laws not taken back, Rakesh Tikait warns

India TV News  

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait has said that the farmers would march to the Parliament if the three agricultural laws are not taken back. "Our next call will be for a march to Parliament, and not just 4 lakh tractors but 40 lakh tractors will go there if farm laws are not taken back," BKU leader Rakesh Tikat said at a farmers rally in Sikar, Rajasthan on Tuesday. Responding to Tikait's 40 lakh tractor march comment, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said, "GoI is committed to double farmers' income & work towards agriculture's welfare. "A call would be made for taking farm protests to the Parliament," said Rakesh Tikait while speaking to IANS.

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Protesting Farmers Call For 'Punjab Bandh' On December 30 To Press For Demands
6 days, 2 hours ago

Protesting Farmers Call For 'Punjab Bandh' On December 30 To Press For Demands

ABP News  

The Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and SKM, the umbrella bodies leading the farmers' protest in North India, have called for a Punjab Bandh on December 30. VIDEO | Punjab: Protesting farmers block railway track in Mohali as part of their 'Rail Roko' agitation.#FarmersProtest pic.twitter.com/DcnLpI2BZt — Press Trust of India December 18, 2024 Before the 'Rail Roko' protest, farmer leader Sarwan Singh …

Amid farmers' protest, Guru Randhawa urges government to listen to their needs; trolls ask 'paise mil gaye?'
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1 week, 1 day ago

Amid farmers' protest, Guru Randhawa urges government to listen to their needs; trolls ask 'paise mil gaye?'

Hindustan Times  

As farmers continue to protest at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders, singer Guru Randhawa has come forward to extend his support to the farmer community. When one user questioned the reason behind his post, Guru shared that he belongs to the "farmer family” which is why he is standing with the farmer community and requesting the Indian government. In another …

Farmers March To Shambhu Border Protest Site On Tractors: Watch
1 week, 1 day 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 hold 'tractor march' in Ambala, suspension of internet services continues
1 week, 1 day ago

Farmers hold 'tractor march' in Ambala, suspension of internet services continues

India TV News  

Farmers protest: After a ‘jatha’ of 101 farmers was stopped by the Haryana police at the Shambhu border, who were on a foot march to Delhi, farmers today carried out a tractor march in the Ambala district of Haryana on Monday. The tractor march was in support of the demands being raised by the farmers of Samyukta Kisan Morcha and …

Farmer leader plans 'Tractor March' and 'Rail Roko' protests on Dec 16, 18
1 week, 2 days ago

Farmer leader plans 'Tractor March' and 'Rail Roko' protests on Dec 16, 18

India Today  

Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher has announced plans for a tractor march outside Punjab on December 16, followed by a 'Rail Roko' protest on December 18. Pandher claimed that 17 farmers were injured when the police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters at the border. Pandher also announced that a tractor march will take place outside …

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 …

Farmers' protest to gain momentum with Rakesh Tikait's support
1 week, 5 days 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 …

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, 4 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 …

Farmers protest: UP Police detains Rakesh Tikait in Aligarh
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Farmers protest: UP Police detains Rakesh Tikait in Aligarh

Live Mint  

UP Police on Wednesday detained farmer leader Rakesh Tikait in Aligarh. Farmers were marching with the demand of proper compensation for their land acquired by the government, but were stopped by the police near Dalit Prerna Sthal, after which they sat on dharna there Tikait said, “We don’t know where they are taking us. We will wait for the government’s …

Breaking News: Furious Over Arrests, Farmers Announce March to Delhi Again | ABP News
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2 weeks, 6 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 …

No talks with farm unions but panel to submit action plan in SC
2 months, 3 weeks ago

No talks with farm unions but panel to submit action plan in SC

Hindustan Times  

Even as the protesting farmer unions, holding a sit-in on the Punjab-Haryana border for the past seven months, have decided not to engage in talks with the Supreme Court-appointed panel, the committee has decided to move ahead with its work. The protesting farmers, led by Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, have been camping at the Shambhu and …

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 …

INTERVIEW | Hannan Mollah on farmers’ protest 2.0: ‘There is nothing called non-political’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

INTERVIEW | Hannan Mollah on farmers’ protest 2.0: ‘There is nothing called non-political’

The Hindu  

The AIKS vice president explains why the Samyukta Kisan Morcha did not support the breakaway faction’s “Dilli Chalo” call. Right from its inception in 2020, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and its constituents identified eight-time Lok Sabha MP Hannan Mollah as a crucial player in the farmer movement that lasted more than a year. This, Hannan Mollah says, was baffling as …

Tractor march: Farmers block highway linking Delhi,heavy traffic at Noida border
9 months, 4 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 take out tractor rallies in Punjab, Haryana, UP to protest against WTO
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Farmers take out tractor rallies in Punjab, Haryana, UP to protest against WTO

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Farmers took out tractor rallies at several places in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh and burnt effigies, demanding the agriculture sector be taken out of the WTO agreement. On the call of Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of several farm unions that spearheaded the 2020-21 farmers' stir, protesters parked their tractors along the highways at many places …

Farmer Protests: Mobile internet back, Singhu and Tikri borders to reopen
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Farmer Protests: Mobile internet back, Singhu and Tikri borders to reopen

Op India  

The Haryana government has started to resume the amenities that were snapped due to the farmer protests. Meanwhile, the farmers have once again announced a march to Delhi on 26th February in response to calls from the Bharatiya Kisan Union and Samyukt Kisan Morcha. According to Bharatiya Kisan Union Western Uttar Pradesh president Pawan Khatana, all labourers and farmers will …

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 …

'This movement will continue, farmers won't back off,' says BKU leader Rakesh Tikait
10 months ago

'This movement will continue, farmers won't back off,' says BKU leader Rakesh Tikait

India TV News  

Reiterating that the farmers won't back off, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said that they will keep pressing their demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price. Besides a legal guarantee of minimum support price for crops, the farmers are demanding the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission's recommendations, pension for farmers and farm labourers, farm debt waiver, no …

Farm protest to gain momentum in west UP
10 months ago

Farm protest to gain momentum in west UP

Hindustan Times  

MEERUT: The farmers’ movement is expected to intensify in western UP in the coming days after both factions of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha rejected the proposal of the union government to provide time-bound MSP on a few crops. A mahapanchayat convened at BKU’s headquarters in Sisauli town of Muzaffarnagar on February 17 discussed ways and means to extend support to …

Farmer leader's 'whatever happens now' warning to Centre ahead of Feb 21 protest
10 months ago

Farmer leader's 'whatever happens now' warning to Centre ahead of Feb 21 protest

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Hours after farmers leading the 'Delhi Chalo' agitation rejected the Centre's proposal to procure pulses, maize and cotton at MSP, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher has warned the BJP-led government that it will be responsible for "whatever happens now". "The intention of the government was very clear that they would not let us enter Delhi at any cost.If …

Farmers protest 2024 updates: Centre-Farmers to hold 4th round of talks today
10 months ago

Farmers protest 2024 updates: Centre-Farmers to hold 4th round of talks today

The Hindu  

February 18, 2024 20:09 Our struggle will continue even if the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections comes into force, says farm leader Rajewal The Samyukta Kisan Morcha will gherao the residences of BJP leaders in Punjab for three days from Tuesday to press the Centre into accepting the farmers’ demands. SKM leader Balbir Singh Rajewal said …

Farmer leaders, Centre hold 4th round of talks as 'Delhi Chalo' protest continues
10 months ago

Farmer leaders, Centre hold 4th round of talks as 'Delhi Chalo' protest continues

India Today  

Union Ministers Arjun Munda, Piyush Goyal, and Nityanand Rai met with farmer leaders on Sunday in Chandigarh for the fourth round of discussions aimed at resolving the ongoing farmers' protest. During the meeting, the Centre sought to establish a consensus on three key issues: ensuring the Minimum Support Price guarantee, implementing recommendations from the Swaminathan Commission, and providing loan waivers …

Bhartiya Kisan Union announces agitation backing protesting farmers from next week
10 months 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 …

Issue ordinance for MSP guarantee, then continue talks, farmers tell Centre
10 months, 1 week ago

Issue ordinance for MSP guarantee, then continue talks, farmers tell Centre

The Hindu  

A day ahead of the crucial meeting with the Centre, the protesting farmers from Punjab camping at different locations along the boundary with Haryana on Saturday asked the Union government to bring an ordinance for a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price on crops. At Shambhu, addressing a press conference, Sarwan Singh Pandher of Kisan Mazdoor Morcha said the government …

Farmers protest 2024 updates: Fourth round of talks between Centre-farmers to take place on Sunday, February 18, 2024
10 months, 1 week 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 enters Day 5, next round of talks with Centre tomorrow
10 months, 1 week 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’ 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: Farmers set to block trains under 'Rail roko' campaign in Punjab
10 months, 1 week 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 …

Police action against them spurs support for farmers
10 months, 1 week ago

Police action against them spurs support for farmers

The Hindu  

Protesting farmers began receiving support from several like-minded groups across the country, a day after the police action on them on Tuesday. Senior leader of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha-Non Political Shiv Kumar Kakka told The Hindu from Jind in Haryana that the farmers were prepared for the Delhi march. Several constituents of the SKM, including the All India Kisan Sabha …

What Rakesh Tikait said on farmers' Delhi Chalo protest 2.0
10 months, 1 week 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: 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, …

Farmer protests: Deja vu?
10 months, 1 week ago

Farmer protests: Deja vu?

Live Mint  

Some farm groups plan to march to Delhi to protest on 13 February. The last time farmers agitated, three years ago, the Centre stood firm against an attempted siege of the capital, but later relented and scrapped the three farm bills they were opposing. There’s no question that India’s farm sector has a problem of incentives misaligned with market forces …

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, …

‘Main Election Issue’: Karnataka Farmers To Protest Before Assembly Session
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Main Election Issue’: Karnataka Farmers To Protest Before Assembly Session

The Quint  

With elections due in two months, farmers' organisations in Karnataka are set to revive an agitation against the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state. The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene have decided to relaunch a protest and have called a meeting of their state committee on Tuesday, 31 January, to chart out the agitation plan. The Karnataka …

Farmers to March to Raj Bhavans Across Country
2 years ago

Farmers to March to Raj Bhavans Across Country

News 18  

Farmer unions will take out marches to Raj Bhavans across the country on Saturday to mark two years since they launched their agitation against the now-repealed three farm laws. Farmer leaders claim that the government had given to them in writing that it would hold a discussion and bring a law for minimum support price of crops, but nothing has …

Samyukt Kisan Morcha alleges breach of assurance by Centre, to hold marches to Raj Bhavans on November 26
2 years, 1 month ago

Samyukt Kisan Morcha alleges breach of assurance by Centre, to hold marches to Raj Bhavans on November 26

The Hindu  

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha will hold nationwide marches to Raj Bhawans on November 26, alleging breach of assurance by the Centre on farmers' pending demands, the organisation announced on Thursday. SKM, a body of farmers' unions that spearheaded the agitation against the new farm laws later repealed by the Centre, has called a meeting on December 8 to decide the …

1 Year Since Landmark Victory, Indian Farmers Plan to Revive Stir
2 years, 1 month ago

1 Year Since Landmark Victory, Indian Farmers Plan to Revive Stir

The Diplomat  

Indian farmers are showered with flower petals as they dance while leaving the protest site in Singhu, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal state, was one of the 25 state capitals in India where the SKM, an umbrella group of over three dozen farmers’ organizations, organized rallies on …

Lakhimpur Kheri: Farmers' agitation called off after officials meet protesters
2 years, 4 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri: Farmers' agitation called off after officials meet protesters

Firstpost  

Top district officials assured that a meeting at the government level for the farmers will be arranged in the first week of September, said Samyukta Kisan Morcha leader Rakesh Tikait Lakhimpur Kheri: A farmers’ agitation seeking the removal of Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra and a law guaranteeing MSP among other demands, was called off Saturday after top district officials …

Farmers' agitation ends in Lakhimpur Kheri after officials meet protesters
2 years, 4 months ago

Farmers' agitation ends in Lakhimpur Kheri after officials meet protesters

The Hindu  

A farmers' agitation seeking the removal of Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra and a law guaranteeing MSP among other demands, was called off Saturday after top district officials met the protesters, Samyukta Kisan Morcha leader Rakesh Tikait said. DistrIct Magistrate Mahendra Bahadur Singh and others arrived at the dharna site around 2.30 p.m. and received a memorandum by the farmers. …

SKM stir in Lakhimpur enters second day, Rakesh Tikait asks farmers to be ready for nationwide agitation
2 years, 4 months ago

SKM stir in Lakhimpur enters second day, Rakesh Tikait asks farmers to be ready for nationwide agitation

Firstpost  

The agitation has gained strength since its start on Thursday with prominent leaders, including SKM core committee member Dharshan Singh Pal, Swaraj India national convener Yogendra Yadav and social activist Medha Patekar, addressing the dharna Lakhimpur Kheri: Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait exhorted farmers to be ready for a massive nationwide agitation over their demands as a 75-hour sit-in …

Farmers Begin 75-Hour Protest in Lakhimpur Kheri Demanding Sacking of MoS Ajay Mishra
2 years, 4 months ago

Farmers Begin 75-Hour Protest in Lakhimpur Kheri Demanding Sacking of MoS Ajay Mishra

News 18  

Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, who led the farmers’ protest against the new farm laws by the Central government, has begun a 75-hour Dharna along with other farmers’ organisations from Thursday. They are demanding the sacking of Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni and releasing four farmers who were put in jail in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence last …

Farmers' protest: SKM to begin 72-hour stir from today, to seek justice in Lakhimpur Kheri case
2 years, 4 months ago

Farmers' protest: SKM to begin 72-hour stir from today, to seek justice in Lakhimpur Kheri case

India TV News  

Highlights On Wednesday, farmers from Punjab left for Lakhimpur Kheri to participate in the protest Farmers will also be demanding withdrawal of cases registered against them They will also press for a compensation to families of farmers who died during the protests Farmers' protest: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha is set to hold a protest beginning today till August 20, demanding …

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 …

You have power to change governments, KCR tells farmers
2 years, 7 months ago

You have power to change governments, KCR tells farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday called upon farmers in the country not to let up pressure on the BJP government at the Centre and not rest until the minimum support price for all crops got constitutional protection. Farmers, he said, had the power to change governments, adding that people “should support parties that are committed to this …

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait backs TRS in fight against BJP over paddy issue
2 years, 8 months ago

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait backs TRS in fight against BJP over paddy issue

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday extended support to the TRS government in its fight against the Centre over farmer issues, and joined the dharna along with Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao in Delhi at Telangana Bhavan. Tikait was among the farmer leaders whose 13-month-long protests led to the withdrawal of the four controversial farm laws by …

Rakesh Tikait stands against Centre's paddy procurement policy, calls for 'another farmers protest'
2 years, 8 months ago

Rakesh Tikait stands against Centre's paddy procurement policy, calls for 'another farmers protest'

India TV News  

Highlights Rakesh Tikait lent support to the protest against the Centre's paddy procurement policy. As some Telangana leaders held a protest against Centre's paddy procurement policy in the national capital on Monday, Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait joined them and called for 'another farmers' protest'. Tikait also added that the farmer umbrella body Samyukt Kisan Morcha will back every …

Interview | We are movement people, not political ones: Rakesh Tikait on BJP’s win in UP despite farmers’ agitation
2 years, 9 months ago

Interview | We are movement people, not political ones: Rakesh Tikait on BJP’s win in UP despite farmers’ agitation

Firstpost  

‘We never asked anyone to vote in a particular way, not even in our own households. One of the campaigns of the farmers’ movement was to defeat the incumbent BJP government in Uttar Pradesh. We are movement people, not political ones.” He continued, “We never asked anyone to vote in a particular way, not even in our own households. The …

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