Farm Laws
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Verbal spat between Harsimrat Kaur Badal & Ravneet Singh Bittu over Farm Laws
News | Aug 04, 2021, 12:22 PM ISTA verbal spat broke out between Shiromani Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Congress leader Ravneet Singh Bittu over three farm laws passed by the centre on Wednesday.....Watch video here.
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Ground Report | Rahul Gandhi reaches Parliament on a bicycle to protest against rising fuel prices
News | Aug 03, 2021, 04:59 PM ISTAfter driving a tractor to Parliament, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on August 3 rode a bicycle to Parliament to protest against the rising prices of fuel and cooking gas. He was given company by his party colleagues, including Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. Before arriving at Parliament on cycle, Mr. Gandhi hosted a breakfast meet for leaders of 15 Opposition parties and his colleagues in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
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In first two weeks of Monsoon session, Parliament clocked only 18 hours out of 107
India | Jul 31, 2021, 08:11 PM ISTBoth Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have seen repeated disruptions and have failed to transact any business after opposition uproar in favour of their demand for a discussion on issues like Pegasus snooping controversy, farm laws, and price rise ever since the Monsoon Session began on July 19.
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Lakha Sidhana, accused in January 26 Republic Day violence case, gets bail
India | Jul 29, 2021, 08:32 PM ISTA Delhi court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to 26th January Delhi violence accused Lakhbir Singh alias Lakha Sidhana.
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Ground Report | Samyukta Morcha to go to Uttarakhand, UP, Punjab and talk to farmers on govt's policies: Tikait
News | Jul 26, 2021, 05:20 PM ISTSamyukta Morcha has decided to go to Uttarakhand, UP, Punjab and other parts of the country and talk to farmers on government's policies and work. On September 5, there will be a big panchayat in Muzaffarnagar (UP): BKU leader Rakesh Tikait
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Rakesh Tikait begins 'Mission UP', threatens to lay siege to Lucknow roads similar to Delhi
India | Jul 26, 2021, 04:38 PM ISTRakesh Tikait has said that farmers will hold a tractor parade on Independence Day (August 15).
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Special News | Rahul Gandhi drives tractor to reach Parliament
News | Jul 26, 2021, 04:02 PM ISTOpposing the Centre's farm laws, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on July 26 drove a tractor to reach Parliament in Delhi.
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Rahul Gandhi drives tractor to Parliament against farm laws, says 'brought kisan's message'
India | Jul 26, 2021, 11:53 AM ISTRahul Gandhi Tractor March Video: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi drove a tractor to reach Parliament in support of farmers protesting against the three farm laws.
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Ground Report | TMC comes with clarification after paper snatched from IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
News | Jul 22, 2021, 04:48 PM ISTIn the Rajya Sabha, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was forced to cut short his statement on the row by the uproar among opposition members. As soon as Mr Vaishnaw rose to speak on Pegasus, Trinamool MP Shantanu Sen snatched his papers, tore, and flung them at Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh. This forced the minister to lay the paper on the table instead.
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Farmers protest: Govt ready to discuss all issues with open mind, says Narendra Tomar
India | Jul 22, 2021, 12:42 PM ISTThe minister's statement came even as about 200 farmers reached Jantar Mantar to hold protest against the three Central farm laws passed last year.
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Rahul Gandhi, Congress MPs protest inside Parliament complex, demand repeal of new farm laws
India | Jul 22, 2021, 12:21 PM ISTCongress MPs staged a protest inside the Parliament complex in support of protesting farmers and demanded that the three agriculture laws be withdrawn.
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Farm laws are beneficial and are in favour of farmers, says Agriculture Minister NS Tomar
News | Jul 22, 2021, 12:20 PM ISTCountry has witnessed that these farm laws are beneficial & are in favour of farmers. We have had discussions about these laws. If they express their issues with the laws point-wise, we can discuss it: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar
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Farmers to hold 'Kisan Parliament' at Jantar Mantar
News | Jul 22, 2021, 06:44 AM ISTThe Delhi Police on Wednesday gave permission to farmers to stage demonstrations at Jantar Mantar demanding scrapping of the Agri laws during the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament, official sources said. They said farmers will travel to Jantar Mantar from the Singhu border in buses with police escort.
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Ahead of protest outside Parliament, Delhi Police meet farmers' delegation
India | Jul 18, 2021, 12:52 PM ISTBharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said the protest would be 'peaceful' despite the country witnessing violence on Republic Day when protestors reached Red Fort as a part of their 'tractor rally' protest.
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Delhi Police to meet farmers' on Sunday ahead of Parliament protest
India | Jul 17, 2021, 10:46 PM ISTThe Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions, has planned that around 200 farmers will hold protests outside parliament every day during the monsoon session.
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Delhi govt rejects city police’s panel of lawyers for cases related to farmers' protest
India | Jul 16, 2021, 01:56 PM ISTIt was decided that the Delhi government's lawyers will be public prosecutors in court matters related to the farmers' agitation.
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Farmers' protest to continue until Govt fulfils demands: Rakesh Tikait
India | Jul 15, 2021, 11:47 AM ISTEarlier, on January 26, protesters broke barricades to enter New Delhi and clashed with police in several parts of the national capital during the 'tractor rally' protest organised by farmers.
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200 farmers will protest near Parliament from July 22: Tikait
India | Jul 10, 2021, 02:38 PM ISTOn Republic Day, protestors did not follow the prearranged route and broke barricades to enter Delhi, clashed with police, and vandalised property in several parts of the national capital during the farmers' tractor rally.
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New Modi Cabinet's BIG decision: Rs 1 lakh crore fund for farmers via APMCs
India | Jul 08, 2021, 07:59 PM ISTOn the core issue of new farm laws, Narendra Singh Tomar asked people associated with farmers' protests that the government is ready to discuss any proposal except repealing them.
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Balmiki Samaj members in Ghaziabad burn effigy of Rakesh Tikait
India | Jul 04, 2021, 08:47 AM ISTMembers of Balmiki Samaj here burnt an effigy of Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait after parading it on a donkey on Saturday.