Farmers Protests
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Top BJP farmer leader gives 5 suggestions to govt to resolve impasse
India | Dec 05, 2020, 04:57 PM ISTNaresh Sirohi, till recently national vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha, has made five important suggestions to the government to resolve the farmers' agitation.
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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau supports farmers protest in India, again
India | Dec 05, 2020, 04:51 PM ISTCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has once again showed his support for the farmers protests in India. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa during a presser, Justin Trudeau reiterated support for the farmers saying his country will always stand up for the right of peaceful protests taking place anywhere around the world.
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Key Delhi-Noida road closed amid farmers' stir. Check routes to avoid
India | Dec 05, 2020, 01:08 PM ISTThe district traffic police had earlier advised commuters to opt for the Delhi-Noida Direct expressway or Kalindi Kunj routes instead of the Chilla border to travel to and fro Delhi.
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Directions issued to make more arrangements for farmers: Satyendra Jain at Singhu border
India | Dec 05, 2020, 08:19 AM ISTThe Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is available to serve the agriculturists at all times, Delhi minister Satyendar Jain said on Friday, as he visited the Singhu border, where farmers are holding protests.
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RSS-affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh suggests 4 amendments to new farm laws
India | Dec 05, 2020, 08:09 AM ISTThe BKS welcomed the new laws that it said was a "long-pending demand". Chaudhary said the outfit had been pushing for ''one nation-one market'' since long.
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Govt should find a solution to farmers' protest soon: Dharmendra
Celebrities | Dec 04, 2020, 06:50 PM ISTDharmendra urged the central government to find a solution to farmers' protests over the farm laws, a day after he deleted a similar post on Twitter.
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Plea in SC seeks immediate removal of farmers from major Delhi entry points
India | Dec 04, 2020, 04:56 PM ISTAs farmers protests against Centre's new farm laws is still on while they continue to block major entry points to the national capital, a plea in the Supreme Court on Friday has sought an immediate removal of protesting farmers from border areas of Delhi-NCR.
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Farmers say little progress after 7-hr meet with Govt, next round of talks on Dec 5
India | Dec 04, 2020, 12:07 AM ISTThe meeting between Centre and farmer leaders over new farm laws ended without any conclusion.The next meeting will be held on December 5.
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Amarinder taunts Kejriwal, says his double standards are exposed over farm laws
India | Dec 02, 2020, 11:19 PM ISTPunjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh called his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal “this sneaky little fellow” as the two traded charges over the notification of one of the three new central farm laws in the national capital.
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Delhi Traffic Police issues fresh advisory amid farmers’ protest | Check list of routes to avoid
India | Dec 01, 2020, 02:37 PM ISTAs farmers’ protest against the Centre’s new agricultural laws continued for sixth consecutive day, the Delhi Traffic Police on Tuesday issued a fresh advisory and asked commuters to avoid certain routes. Taking to twitter, the police said that both Singhu and Tikri borders, where these farmers are protesting, are closed for any traffic movement.
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Extending support to protesting farmers, Haryana MLA quits as livestock development board chairman
India | Nov 30, 2020, 10:55 PM ISTExtending his support to the farmers gathered at Delhi's borders protesting the Centre's new farm laws, Haryana MLA Sombir Sangwan on Monday tendered his resignation as chairman of the State Livestock Development Board.
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Farmers protest at Delhi borders may act as COVID-19 'superspreader' event: Experts
India | Nov 30, 2020, 05:12 PM ISTThe protest by thousands of farmers who have stayed put at various border points of Delhi for the 5th consecutive day on Monday against the Centre’s new agriculture reform laws may act as 'superspreader' event for coronavirus infection, say experts.
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BJP alleges Khalistani agenda behind farmers' protests, says Kejriwal 'notified farm laws in Nov'
India | Nov 30, 2020, 01:40 PM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday alleged that the Khalistani and Maoists have stepped in to propagate under the garb of the Punjab farmers’ agitation and accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of seeing this as an "opportunity to burn down delhi."
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After Amit Shah's appeal, Amarinder Singh urges farmers to shift protest to designated place
India | Nov 28, 2020, 09:51 PM ISTPunjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh also urged farmers to reciprocate the Union Home Minister's gesture by accepting his appeal to shift to a designated place, thus paving the way for early talks to resolve their issues, Punjab Chief Minister's Office (CMO) has informed.
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How farmers tricked police to use 'ingenious' way to remove containers blocking their way to Delhi
India | Nov 27, 2020, 06:39 PM ISTThe police had put up barricades, huge containers, barbed wires to prevent the farmers from proceeding towards Delhi.
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PM Modi should also implement 'one nation, one treatment': Priyanka Vadra on farmers' protest
India | Nov 27, 2020, 02:48 PM ISTPosting a video on Twitter of water cannons being used on protesting farmers, Gandhi said, "To suppress the voice of farmers -- Water was rained on them. Roads are being dug up to stop them."
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Farmers allowed entry into Delhi, claim Punjab farm bodies
India | Nov 27, 2020, 02:40 PM ISTPunjab farmers' bodies protesting against the Centre's farm laws on Friday claimed that the Union government has allowed them entry into Delhi with permission to hold their agitation at the Burari ground.
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Situation getting out of hand, hold talks with farmers immediately: Amarinder Singh tells Centre
India | Nov 27, 2020, 01:43 PM ISTAmid the farmers-police face-off over the 'Delhi Chalo' protest over farm laws, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said the voice of farmers cannot be "muzzled" and asked the BJP-led Centre to hold talks immediately with peasants to defuse the situation.
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Delhi Metro services hit due to farmers protest; entry, exit gates at 6 stations closed
India | Nov 27, 2020, 11:38 AM ISTIn view of “Delhi chalo”, a massive protest march by farmers from Punjab, Haryana and other parts of India, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Friday announced the closure of entry & exit gates at six metro stations on the Green Line. The Delhi Metro authorities had earlier announced that services from neighbouring cities will remain suspended on Friday
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Farmers' Protest: Delhi metro services to neighbouring cities suspended till 2 pm today
India | Nov 26, 2020, 09:20 AM ISTDelhi Metro services will be suspended between Sultanpur and Guru Dronacharya metro stations.