Even when the farmers’ agitation against the three controversial farm laws brought by the Modi government had completed ten months on the borders of Delhi, the deadlock seemed unending. Sources told India Today that while Rajewal’s initial bargain with the government would have yielded a much weaker deal for the agitating farmers, the failure of talks between Singh and the …
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha will hold another meeting on November 27 to decide future course of action while the planned march to Parliament by farmers on November 29 will go ahead as per schedule, farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal said on Sunday. Addressing a press conference at Singhu border following a meeting, Rajewal said, "We discussed the repeal of farm …
Punjab’s farmer leaders on Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of repealing the three farm laws but demanded from the government to enact a law to guarantee the minimum support price for crops. Meanwhile, celebrations erupted at many places in Punjab and Haryana over the PM’s announcement of the repeal with people including farmers distributing sweets and dancing to …
The farmers held a day-long fast on Saturday, paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary, as the stir appeared to regain momentum after rallying support from the farmer community of the crucial western Uttar Pradesh region More farmers gathered Saturday at Gazipur, on the Delhi-Meerut highway, that has now become the new focal point of the stir against …
The incident occurred late on Monday night at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Chowk. Chandigarh: Various farmers’ outfits protesting against the new farm laws of the Centre on Tuesday announced a nationwide road blockade on 5 November. At a meeting held in New Delhi, it was further decided that there shall be complete coordination between various farmers’ outfits “to spearhead the fight …