Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Navdeep Singh Virk on Friday said elaborate arrangements were in place to maintain peace and order, prevent any kind of violence and facilitate traffic movement and public transport on the expressway.
BJP's 41st foundation Day: PM Modi said that false narratives are being built on farm laws, CAA, labour laws. He said that it is a conspiracy to create political instability in the country.
The Union Home Ministry on Saturday termed as "distorted" and "misleading" media reports linking its letter to the Punjab government on the plight of 58 “bonded labourers” rescued in the state to the farmers' agitation and said no motive should be ascribed to a routine communication over law and order issues.
Protesting farmers celebrated the festival of colours at Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur border on March 29. Farmers were seen beating drums, dancing, singing, and playing Holi.
The farmers, who have been agitating at Delhi borders for the past four months, burnt the copies of the farm laws as part of the 'Holika Dahan' celebrations on Sunday and said that the government will have to repeal these laws and make a law on Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Niti Aayog Member Ramesh Chand on Sunday said the target of doubling farmers' income by 2022 will not be fulfilled if the three new farm laws are not implemented immediately.
Bharat Bandh: Farmers observed a complete Bharat Bandh on March 26 (Thursday) to press for their demand to repeal the three farm laws. Though farmers blocked national highways and other key roads at many places in Punjab and Haryana, and squatted on railway tracks at several locations, however, the bandh call had a little impact across the nation.
Farmers are observing a complete Bharat Bandh on March 26 (Thursday) to press for their demand to repeal the three farm laws. The nationwide strike is being organised to mark the completion of four months of agitation. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has called the bandh. The bandh will be observed till 6 pm. Farmers will block all roads and train routes as part of their protest.
Earlier on Sunday, during the protest at Delhi's borders, Tikait had suggested that farmers in Karnataka should organise a protest in the state similar to that of Delhi and 'gherao' (surround) Bengaluru from all sides.
A farmer leader organised his son's wedding ceremony at a farmers' protest site in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa on March 18. The bridegroom Sachin Singh wanted to give a strong message to the Centre that the farmers will not leave the protest site until it repeal the three farm laws. Farmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the three newly enacted farm laws: Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
Farmers at Tikri border, who have been raising pucca brick and mortar structures at the protest site since the last one week to escape the scorching summer heat
BSP chief Mayawati on Monday comes out in support of farmers. She said that the farm laws are not beneficial for the farmers and urge government to roll it back.
Malik said he had requested the prime minister and the home minister not to use force against farmers, and not to send them home from Delhi empty-handed.
Tikait said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated farmers can sell their crops outside the mandi."I feel mandi in parliament will be the best. Trader sitting inside, farmer outside.
The KMSC said that it took the decision to suspend the protest in view of the wheat harvest season.
While speaking to ANI in the national capital on March 10, Lok Sabha Congress MP, Shashi Tharoor spoke on the discussion that took place in UK Parliament on farm laws.
Farmer unions have called for 'Bharat bandh' on March 26, as their agitation against Centre's 3 new farm laws will complete 4 months.
In and exclusive interview to IndiaTV Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda slammed Modi government for being insensitive towards farmers. Congress leader said that not even a single a leader from the govt has spoken a word for those who have died protesting against the farm laws. Why can't that speak for them? He asked.
The eldest brother Naresh Tikait is BKU president, while Rakesh Tikait holds the position of national spokesperson of the organisation, which under Mahendra Singh Tikait's leadership in 1988 had laid a virtual siege to Meerut in pursuit of higher prices for sugarcane, cancellation of loans and lowering of water and electricity rates.
India summoned the British High Commissioner on Tuesday and conveyed its strong opposition to the "unwarranted and tendentious" discussion on India's agricultural reforms in the British Parliament.
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