Farmers Agitation
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Punjab bandh today: Farmers call for shutdown, check what's open and what's closed
India | Dec 30, 2024, 06:48 AM ISTPunjab bandh: Besides a legal guarantee on the MSP for crops, the farmers are demanding a debt waiver, pension for farmers and farm labourers, no hike in the electricity tariff, withdrawal of police cases and "justice" for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
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Farmers protest: Two Haryana Police personnel died, 30 injured during ‘Delhi Chalo’ march
India | Feb 24, 2024, 06:43 PM ISTFarmers protest: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha are spearheading the 'Delhi Chalo' agitation to put pressure on the Centre to accept their demands, including a law on minimum support price for crops and a farm loan waiver.
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Farmers postpone 'Delhi Chalo' march till February 29, to decide next course of action later
India | Feb 23, 2024, 10:20 PM ISTFarmers protest: "We will decide next course of action on February 29", said Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher told while addressing a press conference at Khanauri.
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Tractor march on Feb 26, kisan mahapanchayat on March 14 as farmers protest set to intensify
India | Feb 23, 2024, 06:39 AM ISTFarmers protest: Baldev Singh Sirsa identified the dead farmer as Subhkaran Singh (21), a resident of Baloke village in Punjab's Bathinda district. Patiala-based Rajindra Hospital's medical superintendent HS Rekhi told reporters that three people, one of them dead, were brought to the hospital.
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'Maintain law and order': Home Ministry sends advisory to Punjab govt on farmers protest
India | Feb 21, 2024, 12:59 PM ISTIn response to the escalating farmers' protest, the MHA has taken proactive measures by sending a directive to the Punjab Government. The advisory emphasises the critical importance of maintaining peace and order in the state during this period of unrest.
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Seize bulldozers, JCB machines from farmers: Haryana DGP writes letter to his Punjab counterpart
India | Feb 21, 2024, 06:13 AM ISTFarmers protest: Haryana Police today asked its Punjab counterparts to seize bulldozers which they say protesting farmers from Punjab have brought with them as they plan to resume their 'Delhi Chalo' from the interstate border.
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OPINION | Farmers’ agitation: Will it be called off after December 4?
India | Dec 01, 2021, 01:25 PM ISTA late night press release from Samyukta Kisan Morcha said, there has been no formal communication from the agriculture ministry and that the ministry has only contacted a farmer leader from Punjab over phone seeking names of 5 SKM representatives for the panel which PM has proposed to set up.
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Farmers will go to Parliament: Rakesh Tikait
News | Oct 29, 2021, 01:52 PM ISTThe Delhi Police on Thursday started removing barricades put up at the Tikri, Ghazipur borders where thousands of farmers are protesting against the Centre’s three farm laws, news agency ANI reported. Watch what Rakesh tikait has to say on this.
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Ground Report | Exclusive: What instigated violence in Lakhimpur?
News | Oct 04, 2021, 07:00 PM ISTLakhimpur Kheri violence is making rounds in the news since last evening. However, what instigated the clashes? Watch exclusive ground report of India TV.
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Lakhimpur: 8 killed including farmers in violence
News | Oct 04, 2021, 06:44 AM ISTAt least 8 people were killed as violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur during a farmers' protest over state Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit, administration sources said.
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Farmers to mark 9 months of agitation against farm laws with a national convention on August 26
India | Aug 16, 2021, 09:02 PM ISTDetails regarding the venue of the national convention will be worked out later, a farmer leader said. Thousands of farmers from across the country, particularly Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, have been camping at Delhi borders, including Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur, since November last year.
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Breaking News | Haryana BKU president Gurnam Singh Chaduni says he will stay away from SKM meetings
News | Aug 08, 2021, 02:20 PM ISTHaryana BKU president Gurnam Singh Chaduni on Saturday decided to stay away from all meetings of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) after accusing some leaders of the joint front spearheading the stir against the farm laws of discriminating against him and his supporters.
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Punjab CM urges PM to immediately resume dialogue with agitating farmers amid cross-border threat
India | Jul 16, 2021, 09:58 PM ISTIn a letter to Modi, the chief minister cited "heightened cross-border threat and increased drone and other terrorist activities by ISI-backed groups, including plans by Khalistani outfits to target certain farmer leaders".
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Seven months of farmers protest, watch ground report from Ghazipur border
News | Jun 26, 2021, 01:41 PM ISTFarmers have been protesting against the three farm laws. They have been camping at Delhi borders since November last year, demanding the withdrawal of these three laws and that a new law be made to guarantee minimum support price (MSP) for their crops.
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100 days of farmers protest: What all has happened so far
News | Mar 06, 2021, 04:49 PM ISTIt's the 100th day today since farmers first march towards national capital, camped near Delhi borders to pressurise the government to repeal the 3 new farm laws. Take a look at what all has happened so far during farmers agitation.
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Rail Roko: Farmers' agitation had 'negligible' impact on train services, Railways says
India | Feb 18, 2021, 08:04 PM IST'Rail roko' agitation called by farmer groups had "negligible" or "minimal" impact on train services on Thursday, the Indian Railways said. The blockade was held across the country from 12 pm to 4 pm. According to the Railways, no untoward incident was reported due to the protest.
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Govt offer to farmers still stands, solution to be found through dialogue: PM Modi at all-party meet
News | Jan 30, 2021, 04:17 PM ISTIn the all-party meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, TMC's Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Shiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut, and SAD's Balwinder Singh Bhunder spoke at length on farmers agitation.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Why farmer leaders rejected Centre’s offer to suspend farm laws?
Aaj Ki Baat | Jan 21, 2021, 10:53 PM ISTAgitating farmers on Thursday rejected the Modi government’s offer to suspend the three farm laws for 18 months and insisted on complete rollback of the agricultural reforms, dashing hopes for an end to the 58-day protests.
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90 per cent farmers don't support agitation after Supreme Court's decision to hold farm laws
India | Jan 13, 2021, 10:55 PM ISTA day after the Supreme Court put a stay on the implementation of the three Central farm laws, the Bar Council of India (BCI) claimed on Wednesday that "90 per cent of the farmers are not in favour of the protests".
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Side Effects Of Farmers' Protest
News | Jan 11, 2021, 08:40 PM ISTTens of thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, have been camping out on roads around the Capital, New Delhi.