Farmers Protests

Highlights of the day: Farmers say won't march to Delhi for 2 days

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Farmers agitation will intensify across country from Jan 26: Rakesh Tikait

Prominent farmers' leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday announced the farmers movement would be intensified across the country from January 26.

Farmers to march to Raj Bhavans across country to mark two years of protest

Farmer unions will take out marches to Raj Bhavans across the country on Saturday to mark two years since they launched their agitation against the now-repealed three farm laws. The farmer leaders have alleged that the Union government had no intention of fulfilling their promises and that there was a need of a bigger agitation. The marches will also register the farmers' protest against non-fulfilment of various promises by the government. Farmer leaders claim that the government had given to them in writing that it would hold a discussion and bring a law for minimum support price (MSP) of crops, but nothing has been done so far. Thousands of farmers, particularly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, protested at the borders of Delhi for over a year, demanding the repeal of the contentious farm laws Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced repealing of the three laws last November. The protest was called off subsequently. "They gave us in writing and agreed to our ma

Punjab farmers end protest, Min Dhaliwal says consensus reached on demands

Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Sidhupur) chief Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who had been on a fast unto death for six days to press for the farmers' demands, broke his fast on Thursday after Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal announced that consensus had been reached on various demands following marathon talks. Dhaliwal offered juice to Dallewal at the protest site in Faridkot as he broke his fast. Dallewal told reporters that the farmers' protests, which had been going on at six regions in Punjab, would be lifted with immediate effect. Dhaliwal, while commenting on the demand for Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's apology over his remarks on the farmers' protests, said there was some miscommunication as the AAP government always stood for their welfare. However, he said "we express regret" if any of Mann's words had hurt the farmers' sentiments.

RSS-affiliate BKS plans farmer protest for first time in 8 years in Dec

The last time BKS organised a major farmer groundswell in the Capital was in 2013 when the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance was in power

Farmers stage protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against unemployment

As per the information, Delhi Police has detained some farmers protesting at Ghazipur on the Delhi-UP border.

Allahabad HC rejects Ashish Mishra's bail in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case

The Allahabad High Court rejected the bail plea of Ashish Mishra alias Monu, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra 'Teni', in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case which had left four farmers dead.

SKM leaders question composition of MSP panel, may give it a miss

Farmers' grouping has also been roiled by factional disputes since year-long agitation was called off

Lakhimpur Kheri case: Accused Ashish Mishra walks free after four months

Ashish Mishra was arrested on October 9 last year by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that was probing the incident

Samyukt Kisan Morcha to observe 'Day of Betrayal' on Jan 31 across country

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) announced on Friday that it will observe January 31 as a 'Day of Betrayal across India with large-scale protest demonstrations at district and block levels.

Lakhimpur violence: Union minister's son named main accused in charge sheet

It did not have the name of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, said sources

2021, the year that was: Of farmers, protests and three dead laws

The ninth of year-ender series finds out why farm sector's multiple problems remain unresolved

Farm politics dominated 2021 and its outcome will be seen in state polls

Early 2023 will see another round of crucial state elections -- in Gujarat, for instance

SKM member Gurnam Chaduni floats political outfit to fight Punjab polls

Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni floated his political party Sanyukt Sangharsh Party and said it will contest the next year Punjab assembly polls

Haryana Assembly: Opposition seeks relief, govt jobs to kin of farmers

Opposition Haryana MLAs on Friday in the state Assembly demanded compensation and government jobs for relatives of the farmers who died during the course of the agitation

LIVE: Maharashtra reports 7 new cases of Omicron; India's tally rises to 32

3 of the new cases are from Mumbai and 4 from Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation

Setback for reforms

India needs feasible ways to increase farm incomes

Year-long farmers' stir against three acts finally comes to an end

The SKM leaders said in a press conference that protest sites across the country will start winding up on Dec 11 after holding a victory rally to mark the occasion

Protest sites were like home, will be lifelong memory, say farmers

Preparing to go home, many farmer protesters said that they will dispose of items of daily use and back carrying their personal belongings and vehicles

Consensus on govt's new proposal, meeting tomorrow on protest's future: SKM

The SKM is spearheading the farmers' movement