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  No Parliament 'gherao' planned: Farm leader over proposed protest

  India | July 19, 2021 7:45 IST

  Balbir Singh Rajewal announced that the original Parliament 'gherao' plan will no longer be put into action.

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  200 farmers will march towards Parliament daily to submit demand letter: BKU

  India | July 16, 2021 15:53 IST

  Farmers from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh have been protesting against the three farm bill since November last year.

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  Farmers' protest to continue until Govt fulfils demands: Rakesh Tikait

  India | July 15, 2021 11:47 IST

  Earlier, 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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  Farmers protest outside Parliament will be peaceful: Rakesh Tikait

  News | July 14, 2021 14:48 IST

  Bhartiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on July 14 said that the protest planned outside Parliament during Monsoon session will be peaceful, c200 people will go there(towards Parliament) by bus. We'll pay the fare.

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  200 farmers will protest near Parliament from July 22: Tikait

  India | July 10, 2021 14:38 IST

  On 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 | July 08, 2021 19:59 IST

  On 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 | July 04, 2021 8:47 IST

  Members of Balmiki Samaj here burnt an effigy of Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait after parading it on a donkey on Saturday.

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  Chunav Manch | If required, will also speak to Yogi govt: Rakesh Tikait

  Elections | July 03, 2021 18:27 IST

  Despite Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar’s invitation for another round of talks on the controversial three farm laws, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Saturday said that there has been no communication with the Centre in the last five months.

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  No communication with Centre in past five months, says farmer leader Rakesh Tikait

  India | July 03, 2021 19:17 IST

  Speaking at India TV's day-long conclave Chunav Manch on Saturday afternoon, the farmer leader said that the farmers’ issues should be discussed in the upcoming Parliament session.

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  'Delhi doesn't understand without tractors': Rakesh Tikait warns of 'big revolution'

  India | June 26, 2021 20:10 IST

  As protesting farmers on Saturday gheraoed Raj Bhavans in different states on completion of 7 months of their agitation and tried to give a memorandum to the Lieutenant Governor, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said they have decided to strengthen the movement and will be holding two more rallies.

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  News of BKU leader Rakesh Tikait's arrest fake: Delhi Police

  India | June 26, 2021 14:14 IST

  The Delhi Police said on Saturday that reports about the arrest of Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait were fake.

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  Seven months of farmers protest, watch ground report from Ghazipur border

  News | June 26, 2021 13:41 IST

  Farmers 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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  Farmers gather in Delhi with tractors to mark seven months of agitation on June 26

  News | June 25, 2021 16:07 IST

  A large number of farmers, including from Uttar Pradesh, is expected to join protesters at Delhi's border points on June 26 to mark seven months of their agitation against the three agri laws enacted last year.

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  Rakesh Tikait gives 'Triple T' formula to intensify farmers stir; says 'this will benefit country'

  India | June 22, 2021 12:11 IST

  The BKU leader said, the government has given a tool to the corporates to loot the farmers by implementing three farm laws. He said these are not laws made for the farmers, but for corporates, and that is why the government is ignoring the interest of the farmers.

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  Rakesh Tikait meets Mamata in Kolkata: Here's what Bengal CM said about farmers' protest

  India | June 09, 2021 17:44 IST

  Meanwhile, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday also said that the government is ready to resume talks with protesting farmers but asked the unions to point out their objections to the provisions of the three farm laws with sound logic.

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  BKU leader Rakesh Tikait meets West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

  News | June 09, 2021 16:07 IST

  Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait meets West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on issues related to agriculture and local farmers.

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  Tikait, Yogendra Yadav, Chaduni lead sit-in at Haryana police station for release of farmers

  India | June 06, 2021 6:45 IST

  Scores of farmers led by Rakesh Tikait, Gurnam Singh Chaduni and Samukta Kisan Morcha leader Yogendra Yadav on Saturday night staged a sit-in at Sadar police station.

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  Rakesh Tikait slams Centre for inflation, punishing people for raising voice against govt

  India | June 02, 2021 12:50 IST

  Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday said that if someone raises its voice against the government, they are punished and compared the government North Korea.

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  Covid norms go for toss as farmers protest at Delhi's Ghazipur border to mark 6 months of stir

  India | May 26, 2021 15:14 IST

  A brief ruckus was also reported from Delhi's Ghazipur protest site where farmers burnt an effigy of the central government amid heavy police deployment.

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  Muqabla: Protest amid Covid situation, are Farmers' leader playing with the lives of people?

  News | May 24, 2021 20:20 IST

  A large number of farmers arrived at Hisar in Haryana on Monday to gherao the Hisar police commissionerate. In a bid to avert any untoward incident, the Hisar district authorities have intensified security.