Page 3 - Farmer Protest

PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' key highlights and coronavirus updates

Modi spoke about protesters hoisting flags at the Fort after hundreds of them deviated from agreed routes and breached the heart of Delhi

Rise of a farmer leader: Who is Rakesh Tikait?

LIVE: Haryana govt suspends mobile internet services in 17 districts

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: The mobile internet services except voice calls will remain suspended in some Haryana districts with immediate effect until 5 pm on Saturday

LIVE: UP govt asks police officers to end farmers' protests in state

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: The Delhi Police Crime Branch will investigate the cases of violence at the Red Fort, ITO and seven other places

A day after Delhi violence: Tractor rally chaos, reactions in pictures

The protesting farmers have also announced a foot march to Parliament on February 1, when the annual Budget is presented

Farmers Gantantra Parade in pics: Flower petals, violence, tear gas & more

Chaotic scenes were witnessed at ITO, where hundreds of protesters were seen chasing police personnel with sticks and ramming their tractors into the buses parked by police

Farmers gear up for Republic Day tractor rally: What we know so far

Farmers on Monday began gathering at Gazipur border between Delhi-Uttar Pradesh for the proposed Kisan Tractor Rally on the eve of Republic Day

PM destroying agriculture sector by handing it to industrialists: Rahul

The Congress MP was addressing a gathering during a roadshow organised in Karur district of Tamil Nadu, ahead of the state's Assembly polls

Nobody will dare reform farm sector if acts are repealed now: Ramesh Chand

Says both the Centre and the Supreme Court have been quite accommodative and flexible in their approach, but now it seems to be a clash of egos

10th round of talks bewteen govt-farmer unions postponed to January 20

Meanwhile, a Supreme Court-appointed panel to resolve the crisis is scheduled to hold its first meeting on Tuesday

Ahead of talks, Tomar appeals to farmer unions to call off tractor rally

The crucial tenth round of meeting with 41 farm unions is scheduled for Tuesday

Stalemate continues as unions not discussing problematic clauses: Tomar

Speaking to reporters here, Tomar said the government has been discussing the issue of the three new agri laws with agitating farmers with an "open mind"

Farmers' protest LIVE: Select new people for panel on agri laws, say union

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Activist Anna Hazare on Thursday wrote a letter to PM Modi and reiterated his decision to launch "the last hunger strike"

Top headlines: Stalemate over farm laws continues, HCL Q3 net profit up 31%

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Don't believe in rumours being spread to defame stir: BKU leader to farmers

The BKU (Rajewal) president said rumours are being spread about the farmers' proposed tractor parade on January 26

Hazare writes to PM, to launch hunger strike on farmers' issue by Jan-end

Activist Anna Hazare on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and reiterated his decision to launch "the last hunger strike" of his life on farmers' issues in Delhi by January end. The letter comes even as famrer unions are agitating on Delhi borders against the Centre's new farm laws. He will stage the fast by month-end, 83-year-old Hazare said, without specifying the date. On December 14, Hazare had written to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, warning of a hunger strike if his demands including the implementation of the M S Swaminathan Committee's recommendations on agriculture were not fulfilled. Another demand made by him was grant of autonomy to the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices. "On the issue of farmers, I have had correspondence (with the Centre) five times, however, no response came. "As a result, I have decided to go on the last hunger strike of my life," said Hazare in his missive to the prime minister. He w

Farmers' Protest LIVE: Ninth round of talks between Govt, unions on Friday

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Protesting farmers burnt copies of the contentious farm laws to mark the festival of Lohri

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After SC intervention, farmers should withdraw protest: Punjab BJP

The Punjab BJP chief also welcomed the apex court's decision to form the panel to resolve the issues raised by farmers in the three agriculture laws

Supreme Court for putting on hold new farm laws; verdict likely today

May set up panel led by ex-CJI; farmer said won't be part of any such panel which does not repeal the laws