Farmer Protest

Thousands of farmers from Punjab will resume their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march today, to press for their demand of MSP support for all crops. The protesting farmers, who are currently camping at the Haryana-Punjab Shambhu border, announced…
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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…
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A Bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws is still under preparation by the government and is awaiting approval from the Prime Minister’s Office, government sources said on Monday. It will be one comprehensive Bill and not three…
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Farmers at the Delhi borders have said that say their protests will continue till formal repeal of laws, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday. They have also demanded a law on minimum support prices, and withdrawal of the…
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Violence broke out in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, where farmers were holding protests since this morning over the visit of Union Minister of State for home Ajay Mishra and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya. Eight persons, including…
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Paddy and millet procurement in Haryana will start tomorrow, Chief Minister ML Khattar said Saturday afternoon, hours after more than 1,000 angry farmers gathered outside his residence in Karnal district to protest against the government’s…
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As a 10-hour Bharat Bandh called by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) against the three central farm laws began on Monday, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said they have not sealed anything and emergency vehicles are being allowed to ply on the…
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Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal, Lok Sabha MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal and a dozen other party leaders were detained this afternoon amid calls for a ‘black Friday march’ to mark one year of nationwide protests against the centre’s farm laws.…
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