Page 13 - Farmers' Protest

Farmers block Delhi-Amritsar highway following detention of BKU chief

A group of protesting farmers blocked Delhi-Amritsar national highway at Shambhu toll plaza late on Monday following the detention of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: 'Killing Raj' going on in UP, claims Mamata

Mamata Banerjee attacked BJP governments at the Centre and Uttar Pradesh over the death of farmers during a protest , claiming that 'autocracy' prevails in the country and 'killing Raj' is going on

SC to examine if farmers' protest permitted when matter is sub-judice

The Supreme Court Monday said it would examine if organisations or individuals who have moved Constitutional court challenging the validity of a legislation are permitted to hold protest

Uttar Pradesh: Farmers, administration reach agreement in Lakhimpur Kheri

A retired high court judge will probe Sunday's violence

What are farmers protesting against when farm laws have been stayed: SC

Initially, the protests started from Punjab in November last year and later spread mainly to Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.

CM Channi wants to visit Lakhimpur Kheri, Punjab govt writes to UP

The Punjab civil aviation department on Monday urged the Uttar Pradesh government to allow Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's chopper to land

Lakhimpur Kheri: UP govt urges Lucknow airport not to allow Baghel to land

UP government has urged Lucknow airport not to allow Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel and Punjab Deputy CM Sukhjinder S Randhawa to land ahead of their scheduled visit to Lakhimpur Kheri today

Lakhimpur Kheri: Priyanka, Hooda detained; Akhilesh stopped in Lucknow

Priyanka Gandhi and other party leaders were detained in Sitapur, with the party alleging they weren't allowed to meet victims of the violence that erupted during a farmers' protest in Lakhimpur Kheri

BSP chief Mayawati demands judicial probe in Lakhimpur Kheri incident

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday alleged involvement of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and demanded a judicial probe into the issue

In 6 years before Covid, India's average farm incomes rose 59% and debt 58%

Income varied between farming households disaggregated by size of land holding and between states.

'Intellectual dishonesty': PM Modi slams Oppn over farm reforms criticism

"Many meetings have also been held in this regard but no one till now has come up with a specific point of disagreement that we want this to be changed," Modi said.

'You have strangulated Delhi by holding sit-in protests': SC to farmers

Court says citizens have equal rights to move freely and without fear and their properties are being damaged in the protest.

Govt lies that it's open to dialogue, says BKU leader Rakesh Tikait

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said that Government lies to the media that it is open to dialogue on the issue of ongoing farmers agitation.Addressing a press conference here, Tikait said, "Government lies to media that it is open to dialogue but farmers are not. They want to hold conditional dialogue, in which farmers will not participate. They said farm laws would not be rolled back. It means they have already drafted the agreement and farmers just have to sign it."Asked about his statement against media, Tikait said, "I had said something yesterday which was misinterpreted. I actually meant that the next target of the Centre is media houses. We have never said anything against media."Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday had said media houses will be the next target and will suffer if they do not support farmers' protest."Everyone should join us. The next target will be media houses. If you want to be saved then join us, else you will also suffer. We will raise the ...

LIVE: Bharat Bandh was a success, public supported it, says Tikait

Live news updates: Bharat Bandh from 6am to 4pm exempts essential services; Prime Minister Modi to speak about health welfare.

Farmers' protest is politically motivated, anti-govt: MoS Muraleedharan

Farmer leaders and the Centre have held several rounds of talks but the impasse remains.

Received unprecedented response to Bharat Bandh call: Samyukta Kisan Morcha

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), a united forum of farmer unions protesting the three farm laws, on Monday said its call for a Bharat Bandh received "unprecedented and historic" response from more than 23 states and not a single untoward incident was reported from anywhere. "Reports have been pouring in about the overwhelmingly positive and resounding response to the Bharat Bandh call to mark 10 months of peaceful protests with rightful demands from the 'annadaatas' of the country. Spontaneous participation from various sections of the society was witnessed at most places," it said in a statement. The SKM said the bandh was observed peacefully in "more than 23 states" and not a single untoward incident was reported. It also appreciated state governments and political parties that extended support to the bandh. "Reports have come in from hundreds of locations from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, ...

Bharat Bandh impacts life in pockets; roads, tracks blocked in some parts

Life in parts of India, particularly Haryana, Punjab and western Uttar Pradesh, was disrupted on Monday as a nationwide shutdown against three agri laws got underway

Bharat Bandh: Hundreds of farmers block highways in Punjab, Haryana

The protesting farmers parked their tractors on highways and major link roads in both Punjab and Haryana and squatted on the road

Time for farmers' movement to launch a political party

In more than a year of the mass mobilisation of farmers, new cadre and organisational leadership has emerged. It should crystallise into a political party while the movement's energy is still peaking.

Adequate security measures to be taken for 'Bharat bandh': Delhi Police

The Delhi Police on Saturday said adequate security arrangements will be made across the borders of the national capital in view of the 'Bharat Bandh' called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Sept 27