Page 7 - Farmer Protests

Farmers' protest: BKU to organise 'khap panchayat' in Mathura today

BKU has appealed to all the farmers to join the khap panchayat today. The Mathura administration has increased security in view of the panchayat

After Rihanna, Greta Thunberg, others extend support to farmers' protest

"We stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India," 18-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said in a tweet

The way farmers are being treated is shameful, says Harsimrat Kaur Badal

The Delhi Police have blocked roads near Akshardham and vehicular movement has been restricted between Delhi and Ghaziabad on National Highway-24

'Prime Minister are you on war with farmers?' Priyanka Gandhi asks PM

"Honourable Prime Minister, are you on war with your farmers?" tweeted Vadra in Hindi. She also shared a video that features heavy deployment of security personnel at Delhi borders

Security beefed up at Delhi borders; traffic congestions on key roads

Another portion of the highway at the Delhi-Haryana border is practically blocked now as a makeshift cement wall has come up there

Build bridges, not walls: Rahul Gandhi advises Centre on farmers' agitation

This comes as barricades have been placed with nails cemented near them at the Ghazipur and Tikri borders of the national capital in the wake of the ongoing farmers' protest

Farm protests: Delhi Police cements nails, barricades at Ghazipur border

The farmers' protest at the Ghazipur border entered its 67th day today. They have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26

Sanjay Raut to visit Singhu, Ghazipur borders to meet protesting farmers

This comes a week after the farmers' tractor rally on Republic Day turned violent in the national capital

Twitter restores accounts it had withheld after govt's legal request

MeitY Uses recourse u/s 69A of the Act, sends legal request in the matter

Delhi Police appeals to public not to believe in illegal farmers detention

The Delhi Police on Monday appealed to people not to believe in rumours about illegal detention of farmers protesting against three new agri laws

Govt asks Twitter to block 250 tweets, accounts for 'provocative' posts

Twitter has blocked several accounts and tweets after the government asked the platform to take action against 250 handles for containing 'false and provocative content' related to farmer protests

Bhupinder Hooda convenes CLP meet to discuss farmers', other issues

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday called a Congress Legislature Party meeting here on February 3 to discuss the farmers' issue and other matters concerning the state.

BJP leader smells 'political conspiracy' behind Republic Day violence

BJP's Madhya Pradesh in-charge P Murlidhar Rao on Sunday suspected a "political conspiracy" behind the violence that broke out in Delhi during the farmers' tractor rally last week.

Govt bent upon throttling farmers' voice by banning Internet: Congress

The Congress on Sunday alleged that the government was hell bent upon throttling the voice of farmers by imposing a ban on Internet at their agitation sites.

Republic Day violence: Farmer unions ready for talks but with riders

Meanwhile, a freelance journalist was arrested from the Singhu border on Sunday for allegedly misbehaving with the police personnel

Genuinely misinformed: Tomar counters Sharad Pawar's views on farm laws

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar has asserted that the new farm laws do not affect the current MSP system and APMC's Mandis as well.

AAP asks Punjab CM to deploy police on Delhi borders for farmers security

The Aam Aadmi Party Sunday asked Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to deploy the state police for the security of farmers protesting at Delhi borders against the three new Central laws.

Farmer protests biggest ever agitation: Noted agri journalist Sainath

P Sainath said the government is afraid of the wide support the farmers are receiving from all sections of society

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

Govt acting in dictatorial manner: Farm union on notice to vacate Ghazipur

The farmers continue their agitation at the Ghazipur border against the three contentious agriculture laws