Page 6 - Farmer Protests

Foreigners without knowledge of farm laws have no right to comment: Thakur

Union minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Thursday said that people without full knowledge of the new farm laws have no right to comment on them.

Farmers' protest: Delhi Police removes nails from Ghazipur border

Delhi Police turned the three farmers' protests sites at Delhi borders -- Singhu, Tikri, and Ghazipur, into fortresses with multi-layer barricades and heavy security deployment

HC declines to entertain PIL for probe into violence during tractor rally

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh asked the petitioner to either withdraw the plea or face dismissal with costs

Oppn tears into govt handling of farmer protest, says monologue should stop

To the response to a tweet by pop star Rihanna on the farmer protest, he said the democracy will not be weakened by a tweet but by the approach of the government

Centre should find way to end farm stir, send them back respectfully: Sena

This comes after Fadnavis on Tuesday asked Maharashtra government to take strict action against Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) alumnus Sharjeel Usmani for his comments on the Hindu community

Opposition MPs not allowed to reach Ghazipur farmer protest site: SAD

According to SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal who coordinated the visit, the leaders were not allowed to cross the barricades and reach the protest site

US backs India's new farm laws, says it will improve efficiency of markets

The new laws usher in long awaited reforms that have been part of the agricultural reform thinking for two decades

Delhi government asks DTC to return buses given as 'special hire' to Police

The Delhi Police has cemented nails near barricades at Ghazipur (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh) and Tikri (Delhi-Haryana) borders and has heavily barricaded the Ghazipur border

Doors open for farmers; Oppn should not stir another Shaheen Bagh: BJP

"There has been no reduction in the rights and facilities of farmers. Through these agriculture reforms, the government has given new rights to farmers"

Home Minister Amit Shah says no propaganda can deter India's unity

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said no propaganda can deter India's unity or stop the country from attaining new heights

Farm laws: Tikait holds show of strength, warns govt of 'gaddi wapsi' ask

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait warned the government that it could find it difficult to stay on in power if the new agri-marketing laws are not repealed

Farm laws: LS adjourned for 20 mins as opposition disrupts Question Hour

The proceedings of Lok Sabha were adjourned for about 20 minutes till 4.30 PM on Wednesday

Farm genocide hashtags: Govt asks Twitter to comply or face penal action

IT ministry sources asserted that Twitter cannot assume the role of court and justify non-compliance

SC refers to PM's statement, refuses to entertain pleas on R-Day violence

The Supreme Court Wednesday referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement that law will take its own course on the Republic Day violence here and refused to entertain pleas

Student, youth activists gather at Mandi House for march against farm laws

Activists of several student, youth and women organisations assembled at Mandi House here on Wednesday for a march in support of the farmers staging protests at the national capital borders

'Major threat to farming': 400 academicians seek repeal of farm laws

Over 400 academicians from across the country and several universities abroad have urged the central government to immediately abandon the three new farm reform laws

After suspension from RS, AAP's Sanjay Singh compares Centre to Hitler

AAP leader said, "The government is taking such harsh action against the protesting farmers that even Hitler has failed in front of the Centre government"

Delhi govt to help trace farmers missing from protest sites: CM Kejriwal

Kejirwal said that the Delhi government will also release a list of 115 persons lodged in different jails here in connection with the January 26 violence

R-Day violence: Shashi Tharoor, Rajdeep Sardesai move SC against FIRs

Journalists Mrinal Pande, Zafar Agha, Paresh Nath and Anant Nath also approached the top court on Tuesday evening against the FIRs

Centre should repeal farm laws, work for normalising situation: Mayawati

Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting at the national capital''s borders for over two months against the laws