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Farmers Protest: SKM forms 5-member team to hold MSP talks with Centre
India | Dec 05, 2021, 12:13 AM ISTFarmer leaders Balbir Singh Rajewal, Ashok Dhole, Shiv Kumar Kakka, Gurnam Singh Chaduni, and Yudhveer Singh are members of this committee. Notably, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait is not included in it.
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SKM writes open letter to PM Modi after farm laws repeal; lists six demands
India | Nov 21, 2021, 11:34 PM ISTThe farmers' body, in the letter, demanded that the cases lodged against farmers during anti-farm laws movement should be withdrawn immediately.
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Farmer agitation to continue, will write open letter to PM over MSP: Samyukt Kisan Morcha
India | Nov 21, 2021, 09:51 PM ISTThe farmers are also demanding compensation for the farmers who lost their lives during farmers' protests and the withdrawal of cases registered against them.
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Farm laws repealed: Modi's decision 'seems to be right', says RSS-affiliated farmers' body
India | Nov 19, 2021, 10:43 PM ISTThe Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farm unions, spearheading the agitation against the three agriculture laws, has welcomed the prime minister's decision but said they will wait for the announcement to take effect through due parliamentary procedures.
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Farmers' protest: SKM urges Centre to maintain smooth supply of fertilisers, tackle black marketing
India | Nov 01, 2021, 07:11 AM ISTOn Sunday, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had also asserted that there is no shortage of Diammonium phosphate (DAP) and other fertilisers in Uttar Pradesh.
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SKM postpones Lucknow Kisan Mahapanchayat to November 22
India | Oct 22, 2021, 05:10 PM ISTThe decision is taken due to the adverse weather conditions and the harvest season, a farmer union leader said.
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Lakhimpur Violence: SKM suspends Yogendra Yadav over visiting BJP worker's house
India | Oct 21, 2021, 10:42 PM ISTThe decision was taken in an SKM meeting organised today, where Yogendra Yadav was also present.
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'Rail Roko': Protests will be intensified until justice is secured in Lakhimpur case, says SKM
India | Oct 18, 2021, 11:49 PM ISTProtesting farmers, including women, raised slogans against the BJP-led government at the Centre and demanded the arrest of Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra. Security personnel were deployed at railway stations in the wake of the 'rail roko' protest.
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Lakhimpur incident: SKM to hold 'Rail Roko' on Oct 18 to demand dismissal, arrest of Union Minister
India | Oct 17, 2021, 08:58 PM ISTIn a statement, the umbrella body of farmer unions spearheading the farmers' agitation against the Centre's three agri laws, said "protests will only be intensified until justice is secured" in the Lakhimpur Kheri case.
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Muqabla | Singhu Border murder: Conspiracy to defame farmers' movement or something else?
News | Oct 15, 2021, 08:03 PM ISTThe Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Friday condemned the barbaric killing of a man at the Singhu border protest site and has disassociated itself from the Nihangs.
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SKM condemns gruesome murder at Singhu border, disassociates from Nihangs
India | Oct 15, 2021, 04:01 PM ISTSKM, an umbrella body of over 40 Indian farmers' unions against Centre's three farm laws, has identified the deceased as Lakhbir Singh from Cheema Kala village of Punjab.
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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Will start protests if Union Minister is not sacked by Oct 11, warns SKM
India | Oct 10, 2021, 10:42 PM ISTEarlier this week, the SKM had issued an ultimatum, asking the government to act against MoS Home Ajay Mishra by October 11 failing which they would start a phase-wise programme to protest the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SKM puts forward five demands before Union govt
India | Oct 09, 2021, 06:40 PM ISTThe five demands put forth by the farmers' organisation include a special prayer meeting for the farmers killed in Lakhimpur Kheri, Rail Roko Andolan, Shaheed Kisan yatra, burning effigies of BJP leaders on Dussehra and a Kisan mahapanchayat.
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Congress leader Deepender Singh hoodda attacked government on farmers protest
News | Sep 27, 2021, 04:00 PM ISTCongress leader from Haryana, Deepender Singh hooda said that government is rigid on farms laws and farmers are suffering from last year as government is not listening to them.
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Karnal : Fourth day of farmers protest, 3rd round of talks with government will start at 9 am
News | Sep 11, 2021, 07:40 AM ISTToday is the fourth day of farmers protest in Karnal, Haryana and farmers will start third round of talks with the Karnal district administration over the August 28 police action on farmers.
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Assembly poll results vindicate stand of agitating farmers: Samyukta Kisan Morcha
Elections | May 02, 2021, 10:54 PM ISTElated by the trends in assembly election results which showed BJP set to lose in West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of agitating farmer unions, on Sunday said their campaign asking voters to "punish" the party stands vindicated.
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Negligible impact of farmers' 'rail roko' agitation
News | Feb 18, 2021, 05:50 PM ISTMembers of Bharatiya Kisan Union stage 'Rail Roko' at Hapur during their nationwide protest against agriculture laws
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Watch ground report on 'rail roko' agitation from different parts of country
News | Feb 18, 2021, 12:47 PM ISTAt least seven workers of Pappu Yadav's Jan Adhikar Party were arrested in Patna on Thursday for blocking the movement of a passenger train at Patna Junction as part of farmers' Rail Roko agitation.
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Farmers to hold 'rail roko' on today: Rakesh Tikait
News | Feb 18, 2021, 11:59 AM ISTFarmers' Rail Roko: Farmers' organisations will hold a nationwide 'rail roko' program for 4 hours today as they continue their protest against the central farm laws. Jagtar Singh Bajwa, spokesperson of the Kisan Andolan Committee, Ghazipur border said they will carry out a peaceful protest during the 'Rail Roko' program on February 18 from 12 noon to 4 pm. We will offer refreshments to the passengers to avoid inconvenience, he said.