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Traffic jams, heavy security in Delhi as farmer unions head to India’s capital after 4 years
3 weeks ago

Traffic jams, heavy security in Delhi as farmer unions head to India’s capital after 4 years

Firstpost  

Ahead of a bigger farmers’ march to Delhi on December 6 by Punjab-based organisations, Bharatiya Kisan Parishad is marching to Delhi from Uttar Pradesh on Monday Security personnel have been deployed along the Delhi-Noida border in view of the farmers' protest. It said that Delhi Police and GB Nagar Police would conduct strict checking of all vehicles going towards Delhi. …

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Telangana Farmer Unions Demand Tenant Rights in ROR Draft Bill Revision
4 months, 1 week ago

Telangana Farmer Unions Demand Tenant Rights in ROR Draft Bill Revision

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Farmer unions, while welcoming several provisions of the Record of Rights draft Bill, pointed out to the lack of recognition of tenant farmers' rights. The unions opine that this section is needed to identify tenant farmers in order to help them avail institutional loans, provide crop insurance, procure seeds and other inputs on subsidy. According to the farmer unions …

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Farmers at Shambhu welcome HC order to Haryana, will resume Delhi Chalo march
5 months, 1 week ago

Farmers at Shambhu welcome HC order to Haryana, will resume Delhi Chalo march

Hindustan Times  

Welcoming the Punjab and Haryana High court’s direction to Haryana Police to lift the barricade at Shambhu on the Ambala-Patiala border within a week, farmer union leaders on Wednesday said the ruling debunked the narrative created by the BJP that farmers had been blocking the national highway. The farmers had been stating that Haryana Police had blocked the highway to …

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A day after ruckus at Shambhu, farmers raise vigil at protest site
5 months, 4 weeks ago

A day after ruckus at Shambhu, farmers raise vigil at protest site

Hindustan Times  

Patiala Unruly scenes were witnessed at the Shambhu border on Sunday when some traders from Ambala, led by Wholesale Cloth Merchants’ Association chief Vishal Batra, reached the protest site asking farmer unions to vacate the highway, following which both the groups entered into heated arguments. Farmer unions on Monday said that BJP supporters – disguising as local residents and traders …

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Don’t protest at PM’s rally, submit memorandum, BJP urges farmers
7 months ago

Don’t protest at PM’s rally, submit memorandum, BJP urges farmers

Hindustan Times  

With farmer unions of Punjab deciding to protest during the upcoming election rallies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Punjab, the Bharatiya Janata Party has urged leaders of the farmers’ unions to submit a memorandum of their demands to the party so that the same could be forwarded to the PM. BJP’s national executive member Manoranjan Kalia said farmers must …

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Farmer unions to protest during PM’s visit
7 months ago

Farmer unions to protest during PM’s visit

Hindustan Times  

Farmer unions have announced to hold protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will kick off his Punjab campaign with a mega rally in Patiala on May 23, followed by mass meetings in Jalandhar and Gurdaspur on May 24. We want to peacefully and democratically protest against his visit to Patiala as the BJP government has failed to fulfil the …

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Farmer protest: Protestors whine about produce being exploited at Mandis, after forcing Modi govt to withdraw Farm Laws
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmer protest: Protestors whine about produce being exploited at Mandis, after forcing Modi govt to withdraw Farm Laws

Op India  

The three now-repealed agriculture reforms aimed to modernise the sector by reducing dependency on middlemen. The government of India enacted it to give farmers the freedom to sell farm produce anywhere in the country, within APMC mandis or outside them. While their statement reflected a broader apprehension that the global trade agreements affect the local agriculture trade, the GoI’s position …

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Security Agencies Fear Pro-Khalistan Influence as Farmer Unions Back ‘Bandhi Sikh’ Protests
1 year, 10 months ago

Security Agencies Fear Pro-Khalistan Influence as Farmer Unions Back ‘Bandhi Sikh’ Protests

News 18  

With the protests over the release of Bandhi Sikhs escalating, security agencies are worried over farmer unions lending support to pro-Khalistan radicals spearheading the protests. Even during the farmers’ protests, farmer unions had tried to stay away from the radical elements. One of the premier farm unions, the BKU-Ugrahan, had initially decided to stay away from the protests, but recently …

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Punjab: Dairy farmers protest against AAP government in the state
2 years, 7 months ago

Punjab: Dairy farmers protest against AAP government in the state

Op India  

Days after the farmers belonging to various farmer unions started a protest against the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab, dairy farmers in the state have also launched a protest against the state government over various demands. Thousands of dairy farmers from across Punjab gathered at the Verka Milk Plant in Mohali on 21st May 2022 to stage …

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Here is why farmer unions proved damp squib in Punjab Assembly polls
2 years, 9 months ago

Here is why farmer unions proved damp squib in Punjab Assembly polls

India Today  

The political outfit that is likely to get the biggest setback on Thursday when the Election Commission announces the Assembly election results is the Sayunkt Samaj Morcha - the umbrella union of 22 farmer associations that made their maiden attempt to contest elections in 2022. Lackluster response to poll rallies While the farmer unions pulled large crowds at the protest …

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Setback for AAP? Farmer unions may gulp Punjab's floating vote share
2 years, 11 months ago

Setback for AAP? Farmer unions may gulp Punjab's floating vote share

India Today  

The much awaited poll alliance between the Sanyunkt Samaj Morcha led by the farmer unions and the Aam Aadmi Party has gone to seed before becoming a reality, just a month ahead of Punjab assembly polls. Political analysts say SSM's decision to contest elections will divide the floating vote share thus causing a loss to AAP which owns a sizable …

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Breakaway farmer unions say they will contest Punjab polls
2 years, 11 months ago

Breakaway farmer unions say they will contest Punjab polls

Hindustan Times  

Twenty-two farmer unions, that protested against the Centre’s now repealed farm laws under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, on Saturday jumped into the poll fray and announced a political outfit, the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha. The announcement came even as the SKM, the umbrella body of farmer unions that spearheaded the yearlong agitation against the three agriculture laws, distanced …

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Farm Laws Timeline: Centre Repeals Laws After Over a Year of Protests, Talks, Arrests
3 years, 1 month ago

Farm Laws Timeline: Centre Repeals Laws After Over a Year of Protests, Talks, Arrests

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the occasion of Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev on Friday, announced the withdrawal of the three farm laws and requested all farmers to return to their homes and farms. Here’s a complete timeline of the farm laws: June 2020: The three farm laws – the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Act, 2020; Essential …

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BJP Resolution Praises Modi's Leadership, Accuses Opposition of Opportunism
3 years, 1 month ago

BJP Resolution Praises Modi's Leadership, Accuses Opposition of Opportunism

News 18  

Assembly elections in five states on its mind, the BJP’s national executive meeting here on Sunday saw Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath proposing the party’s political resolution that praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, with the chief ministers of the three other states pitching in as well. The resolution also accused the opposition of “opportunism” and acting with a …

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SC raps Centre over road blocks during protests, govt seeks to include farmer unions in petition
3 years, 2 months ago

SC raps Centre over road blocks during protests, govt seeks to include farmer unions in petition

India Today  

The Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre and state governments over the continued road blockades and congestion caused by protests, days after the Bharat Bandh organised by the farmers led to massive traffic issues on the Delhi-Haryana borders During a hearing on Thursday, Justice Kaul said it is the court's job to lay down the law, but the responsibility …

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Bharat Bandh updates | 50 trains affected, all services restored now: Railways
3 years, 2 months ago

Bharat Bandh updates | 50 trains affected, all services restored now: Railways

The Hindu  

Life in parts of India, particularly Haryana, Punjab and western Uttar Pradesh, was disrupted on Monday as a nationwide shutdown against three agri laws got underway with protesters blocking highways and key roads, and squatting on railway tracks in some places. Here are the latest developments : NEW DELHI | 8.17 PM 50 trains affected, all services restored now: Railways …

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Bharat Bandh: Twitter says #NoBharatBandh as normal life remains unaffected in several states
3 years, 2 months ago

Bharat Bandh: Twitter says #NoBharatBandh as normal life remains unaffected in several states

India Today  

The Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions against the Centre's three agricultural laws evoked a mixed response in many states in India. Normal life unaffected in Maharashtra, non-BJP parties stage protests Commercial establishments and local transport were operating as usual and normal life remained unaffected across Maharashtra on Monday even as various non-BJP parties held demonstrations and bike rallies in …

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UP election: Farmer unions hold panchayat at CM Yogi Adityanath's bastion, campaign against BJP
3 years, 3 months ago

UP election: Farmer unions hold panchayat at CM Yogi Adityanath's bastion, campaign against BJP

India Today  

Ahead of next year's Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, farmer unions are trying to penetrate into the Purvanchal area with the aim to sensitise the locals about the three contentious farm laws and campaign against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of the protesting farmers' unions, on Tuesday held a panchayat at Sahjanwa area of …

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Will BJP welcome Capt Amarinder Singh with minimum support price deal?
3 years, 3 months ago

Will BJP welcome Capt Amarinder Singh with minimum support price deal?

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Amidst the changing political situation in the poll-bound state of Punjab, speculation is rife that the Narendra Modi government could bring in a legal backing for Minimum Support Price, one of the key demands of farmer unions who have been protesting against the farm laws for the past one year. There are also murmurs that former chief minister …

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Do what you want in Delhi, don't cause loss to Punjab: Amarinder Singh hits out at farmer unions
3 years, 3 months ago

Do what you want in Delhi, don't cause loss to Punjab: Amarinder Singh hits out at farmer unions

India Today  

Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday hit out at agitating farmer unions and accused them of causing economic losses to the state. Singh reminded the farmers, who have been protesting against the Centre’s three farm laws, that it is due to the Punjab government’s support that they are in Delhi. Besides Delhi and Haryana, farmer unions are holding …

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Why farmer unions are divided on keeping agitation apolitical and Delhi-centric
3 years, 3 months ago

Why farmer unions are divided on keeping agitation apolitical and Delhi-centric

India Today  

Chinks have appeared within farmer unions primarily on whether or not the agitation should be apolitical and Delhi-centric. While the Kisan Mahapanchayat organised at Muzaffarnagar is part of Rakesh Tikait's strategy to flex muscles in Uttar Pradesh, the Karnal stalemate speaks volumes about BKU chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni's political ambitions. Currently spearheading the farmer agitation in Karnal, Gurnam Singh Chaduni …

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All-women Kisan Sansad at Jantar Mantar on Monday to mark eight months of farmers' protest
3 years, 4 months ago

All-women Kisan Sansad at Jantar Mantar on Monday to mark eight months of farmers' protest

India TV News  

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha announced on Sunday that women will conduct the ongoing 'Kisan Sansad' at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Monday as the farmers' protest against three farm laws completes eight months. The collective of over 40 protesting farmer unions said in a statement that several convoys of women farmers were reaching the Delhi borders to join the …

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Agriculture Minister says govt ready to talk with farmer unions
3 years, 6 months ago

Agriculture Minister says govt ready to talk with farmer unions

The Hindu  

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on June 9 said the government is ready to resume talks with protesting farmers but asked the unions to point out their objections to the provisions of the three farm laws with sound logic. He said the government held 11 rounds of talks with farmers and Unions were asked about their objections in the …

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Second COVID Wave: Why Protest by Farmer Unions Must Stop Immediately
3 years, 7 months ago

Second COVID Wave: Why Protest by Farmer Unions Must Stop Immediately

News 18  

Even as the second wave of coronavirus throws life across India out of gear, one group of people appears to be immune. Until a few days ago, there were bizarre claims that not even a single case of coronavirus had been found among protesting farmers. They could be anything, from weddings to funerals, any kind of religious gathering, political rallies …

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