Farmers Protests
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Solution has to found by PM finally: Amarinder Singh on farm laws protests
India | Jan 06, 2021, 06:46 PM ISTAs farmers continue to protest against the 3 new farm laws, being adamant on repealing them even after various rounds of talks with the Centre, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said the solution has to be found at the level of the Prime Minister.
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'Highly irresponsible': Capt Amarinder Singh on reports Punjab already implemented new farm laws
India | Jan 06, 2021, 06:26 PM ISTStressing that there was nothing wrong with the demands of the farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged the Prime Minister to immediately repeal the farm laws in order to resolve the crisis.
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Farmer from Baghpat dies at Ghazipur border protest site
India | Jan 02, 2021, 08:20 AM ISTBharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader from Uttar Pradesh Sachin Chaudhary, who has been protesting against the three farm laws at Ghazipur border, said, "Sacrifice of Galtan Singh will not go in vain."
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Farmers in Uttar Pradesh are in favour of the new laws: Yogi Adityanath
News | Dec 23, 2020, 09:30 PM ISTA solution can only be reached when farmers will tell the government what is the problem but putting this condition of taking back the new farm laws and disturbing the comman man, is no way to practice demoracy.
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Faridkot farmer cycles 400 km to reach Tikri border with poem of 'Pash'
India | Dec 22, 2020, 10:28 AM ISTArmed with hope and a revolutionary poem by noted Punjabi poet 'Pash', a farmer cycled nearly 400 km from Fardikot to the Tikri border here to join the massive protest by peasants against the new farm laws.
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'Do read this letter...': PM Modi shares Agriculture Minister's note to farmers, debunks myths
India | Dec 19, 2020, 09:28 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared a letter penned by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in wake of the farmers' protest against the new reforms being brought in the agriculture sector asking people to read it to know how it will help the farmers.
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Chipko movement leader Sunderlal Bahuguna declares support to farmers
India | Dec 19, 2020, 08:59 AM ISTIn a major development, Chipko movement leader Sundarlal Bahuguna has extended his support to farmers protesting against the three farm laws.
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Govt planning mid-night operation against protesting farmers? Fake News Busted
India | Dec 16, 2020, 11:03 PM ISTIt is being claimed in a video that the Government will deploy Paramilitary Forces at Singhu Border to carry out a major operation and impose curfew in Punjab and Haryana afterward. The PIB Fact Check has confirmed that the claims made in the video are fake.
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Sunny Deol gets Y-category security after he backed new farm laws
Celebrities | Dec 16, 2020, 08:52 PM ISTBollywood actor and BJP MP Sunny Deol's security has been enhanced days after he backed the Central government over the new farm laws.
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Farmers protest: SC issues notice to Centre, states; to form negotiation committee
News | Dec 16, 2020, 04:18 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to Centre and states on a batch of pleas seeking a direction to the authorities to immediately remove the farmers who are protesting at several border points of Delhi against three new farm laws.
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'Will make govt repeal laws', farmers harden stand; threaten to block key Delhi-Noida route
India | Dec 15, 2020, 10:28 PM ISTIn a bid to press for their demands and pressurise the Centre to repeal the three new farm laws, farmers on Tuesday said they will completely block the Delhi-Noida route (Chilla Border) on Wednesday.
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ASSOCHAM sys farmers' protest resulting in daily loss of Rs 3500 crore
Business | Dec 15, 2020, 01:20 PM ISTAccording the ASSOCHAM rough estimates, a daily loss of Rs.3,000 crores to 3,500 crores is resulting in economies of the region from the value chain and transport disruption because of protests.
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Agri laws are ‘anti-farmer’, says Kejriwal | Watch Super 100 News
News | Dec 15, 2020, 08:56 AM ISTDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday appealed to people to fast wherever they are in support of protesting farmers, and asserted that farmers will win in the end. Kejriwal observed day-long fast in support of the farmers' protest.
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PM Modi to interact with farmers in Kutch amid farm law protests in Delhi
News | Dec 15, 2020, 08:34 AM ISTAmid a raging protest by farmers at various Delhi border points, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet members of the farming community, including Sikh cultivators in Gujarat, during a visit to Kutch district on Tuesday.
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On day-long Kutch visit, PM Modi to interact with farmers amid farm law protests in Delhi
India | Dec 14, 2020, 11:15 PM ISTAmid a raging protest by farmers at various Delhi border points, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet members of the farming community, including Sikh cultivators in Gujarat, during a visit to Kutch district on Tuesday.
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IRCTC denies mailing Sikhs on govt’s behalf amid farmers’ protest
India | Dec 14, 2020, 08:52 AM ISTThe Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has denied reaching out to the Sikh community through emails on behalf of the central government amid ongoing farmers’ protests.
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Punjab DIG (Prisons) tenders resignation in support of protesting farmers
India | Dec 13, 2020, 01:37 PM ISTPunjab Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) Lakhminder Singh Jakhar on Sunday said he has resigned from service in support of farmers protesting against three new farm laws. Jakhar said he tendered his resignation to the state government on Saturday.
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Govt making efforts to call next round of meeting with farmer leaders soon: Union Minister
India | Dec 12, 2020, 11:32 PM ISTUnion minister Som Prakash, who is among the government representatives negotiating with farmers protesting against 3 new farm laws, says efforts are being made to call next round of meeting with leaders of the agitation soon to end the stalemate.
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Maoist forces have hijacked farmers' agenda, they must come out of it for solution: Piyush Goyal
India | Dec 13, 2020, 11:32 AM ISTUnion Minister Piyush Goyal in an exclusive conversation with India TV spoke in detail about the farmers' agitation, how Maoists, and anti-national elements have hijacked it, on the government's stand towards farmers' demands and the road ahead. He praised India TV for exposing how Maoists, anti-national forces have hijacked the protest.
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Deployed forces to check no miscreant joins farmers' protest: UP ADG
News | Dec 12, 2020, 05:21 PM ISTPrashant Kumar, Uttar Pradesh ADG (Law and Order) said that the state has deployed forces to check that no miscreant joins the protest.