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  Rahul Gandhi to hold tractor rallies in Punjab from Oct 3 to 5 to protest against farm laws

  India | October 01, 2020 19:06 IST

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will take part in the tractor rallies across Punjab from October 3 to 5, in protest against the newly enacted Agriculture laws. Punjab Chief minister Capt Amarinder, all ministers and Congress legislators will participate in the protest rallies along with party general secretary in-charge of Punjab Harish Rawat, and state party president Sunil Jakhar.

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  India became 'food-deficit' when people in power tried to run nation on British mindset: Jal Shakti Minister

  News | October 01, 2020 18:18 IST

  While addressing at an event in the national capital on September 30, the Union Jal Shakti Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat spoke in support of farm bills.

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  Apple growers of JandK's Pulwama laud new agriculture laws

  News | October 01, 2020 18:00 IST

  Apple growers in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district welcomed the Centre for bringing new agriculture laws.

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  Haryana BJP leader Shyam Singh Rana quits over new agriculture laws

  India | September 30, 2020 19:22 IST

  Haryana BJP leader Shyam Singh Rana on Wednesday quit the party over the recently enacted agriculture laws. 

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  'Rail Roko' agitation against farm laws enters 7th day in Amritsar

  News | September 30, 2020 13:09 IST

  'Rail Roko' agitation entered 7th day on September 30 in Punjab's Amritsar.

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  Four more arrested in tractor burning incident near India Gate

  India | September 30, 2020 8:33 IST

  The Delhi Police have arrested four more people, including Brinder Singh Dhillon, the President of Punjab Youth Congress, in connection with the tractor burning incident near the India Gate during a protest against the farm Bills recently passed by the Parliament.

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  MP farmers extend support for farm laws

  News | September 29, 2020 22:22 IST

  Farmers of Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur praised the farm laws. They showed confidence in the government and said that the farm laws are in complete favor of the farmers as it will get them the correct rates of their yield.

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  Some don't want farmers to earn more profit, sell produce anywhere in country: PM Modi slams Oppn

  India | September 29, 2020 17:41 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lashed out at those opposing the newly passed farm bills in the recently concluded Parliament session saying these people are insulting farmers and do not want them (farmers) to sell their produce anywhere in the country.

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  'Rail Roko' agitation enters 6th day in Amritsar, mass protest from Oct 01

  News | September 29, 2020 14:20 IST

  'Rail Roko' agitation entered 6th day on September 29 in Punjab's Amritsar. The protesters are protesting against the new farm bills.

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  'Rail Roko' agitation enters 6th day; farmers to now announce mass agitation across nation

  India | September 29, 2020 9:42 IST

  The 'rail roko' agitation by farmers in Punjab has entered the sixth day today (Tuesday). This goes in continuation with the farmers announcing a protest against the three farm bills passed by parliament recently will be extended till October 2.

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  Farm Bills: Punjab CM attacks SAD; Cong asks party-ruled states to override Centre’s legislations

  India | September 28, 2020 23:35 IST

  Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh lashed out at SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday over his "persistent politicisation" of the new farm laws and said his “antics and political tirades” will not help the Akali Dal restore its credibility in Punjab.

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  Congress asks party-ruled states to bring laws to negate three Farm Bills

  India | September 28, 2020 22:45 IST

  The Congress on Monday asked states under its rule to enact legislations to bypass the three Central farm-related laws that have triggered protests by farmers in some parts of the country.

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  Farm bills row: Congress is taking U-turn, says Tejasvi Surya over India Gate protest

  News | September 28, 2020 19:29 IST

  BJP Youth Wing President, Tejasvi Surya took a jibe at Congress' protest in which the protestors burned a tractor in front of the India Gate.

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  Maharashtra was first to implement farm laws in August

  India | September 28, 2020 16:20 IST

  In a huge embarrassment to the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi, it has now emerged that the Maharashtra government had implemented the contentious farm Ordinances way back in August - even before the bills on it were passed by Parliament last week and protests erupted all over the country.

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  Protest against farm bills across Nation

  News | September 28, 2020 14:37 IST

  Delhi Congress leaders and workers, including its president Anil Kumar, were detained by police on Monday during a protest against farm bills at Rajghat.

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  MK Stalin joins farmers protest in TN's Kanchipuram

  News | September 28, 2020 14:32 IST

  Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin took part in a protest against farm reforms in Tamil Nadu's Kanchipuram on Sep 28.

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  Karnataka Bandh: Farmers to protest against state farm bills, amendments to land reforms acts

  India | September 28, 2020 8:02 IST

  A state-wide bandh would be observed in Karnataka today (on Monday) by various farmers' organisations, protesting the amendments to the APMC and land reforms acts made by the BS Yediyurappa government. The dawn-to-dusk bandh call has been supported by several pro-Kannada and other outfits besides the opposition Congress and the JD(S), who had opposed the amendment bills in the assembly. 

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  Farmers call for Karnataka Bandh today over Farm Bills. All we know

  India | September 28, 2020 9:07 IST

  Several farmers' organisations across Karnataka are observing a state-wide bandh today (September 28) as a sign of protest against the new Farm Bills. President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the bills passed on Sunday.

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  Despite protests, President Kovind gives assent to three Farm Bills passed by Parliament

  India | September 27, 2020 22:40 IST

  Even as farmers and opposition parties continue to protest against the controversial farm bills, President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent for the three bills passed by the Parliament.

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  Farm bills protest: 70 RLD workers booked for holding demonstration without permission

  India | September 26, 2020 12:40 IST

  Seventy RLD workers and leaders, including its district president, were booked for holding a protest against new farm bills without permission from the administration, police said on Saturday.