Page 33 - Farmers Protest

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Delhi Police flags threat to farmers' tractor rally on January 26

Says more than 300 Twitter handles created in Pakistan to disrupt farmer rally

Stormy Parliament session if farmer's demands not met: Cong chief whip

The upcoming Parliament session will be "stormy" if farmers' demand of repealing of the new agri laws is not accepted by the government, Congress' Lok Sabha chief whip Kodikunnil Suresh said

Only 7% of MPs in current Lok Sabha claim to be farmers, majority from BJP

This is in sharp contrast to the 15th Lok Sabha between 2009 and 2014 when 27% of the MPs claimed that they were farmers

Over 300 Pak Twitter handles set to disturb farmers tractor rally: Police

Two days before the Republic Day celebration, Delhi police on Sunday made a revelation that over 300 Twitter handles were created from Pakistan from January 13 to 18 to disturb farmers' tractor rally

Thousands of farmers to reach Mumbai for Jan 25 rally against new agri laws

Thousands of farmers have left from various parts of Maharashtra to participate in a rally at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Monday against the Centre's three new farm laws

Protesting farmers assure peaceful Kisan Gantantra Parade on Jan 26

Protesting farmers at Tikri border on Sunday assured that they will hold peaceful tractor rallies on January 26 to mark 'Kisan Gantantra Parade'

Farmers march from Nashik to Mumbai to join 'Kisan Gantantra Parade'

Nashik farmers affiliated to All India Kisan Sabha and various other farmer organisations started their march towards Mumbai on Sunday.

Delhi Police has given nod to farmers' tractor parade on Jan 26: Unions

The Delhi Police on Saturday gave permission to protesting farmer unions to hold their tractor parades on January 26 in the national capital, farmer leaders claimed

Shekhar Gupta: Why Modi is in retreat on farm laws

Farm reform could've been high point of Modi's second term. But lack of patience, understanding and contempt for history have turned it into a disaster

Talks between farmer leaders, police over Jan 26 tractor rally inconclusive

According to sources, police officers at the meeting requested the farmers' union leaders to hold their tractor rally outside Delhi, citing security reasons on Republic Day

Farm leaders allege conspiracy hatched to kill 4 of them in tractor rally

Protesting farmer leaders on Friday alleged that a conspiracy has been hatched to kill four of them and create disturbance during their proposed tractor rally on January 26

LIVE: Govt ready for talks again if farmers consider pitch to suspend laws

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Govt and farmer unions met for their 11th round of talks to resolve the nearly-two-month long deadlock

Talks hit roadblock; govt asks farmers to consider proposal to suspend laws

Farmer leaders stuck to their demands for a complete repeal of three farm laws

Parliament was denied opportunity to examine farm laws: Sonia Gandhi

Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday slammed the Centre on the farmers' issue

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Why it's time to rethink protests

Far from being an annoyance, mass movements are the only legitimate way of engaging the government today

Centre must accept farmers' demands in next round of talks: Hooda

Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday said the government must accept the agitating farmers' demands in the next round of talks.

Farmers reject govt's proposal to hold farm laws for 18 months

This was announced by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of protesting unions leading protests at several Delhi border points

Protesting farmer unions hold marathon meeting ahead of talks with govt

The discussions were held a day before their eleventh round of talks with the government