Page 12 - Farmers Protests

Farmer leaders welcome SC verdict on agri laws, but say protests to go on

Farmer leaders said they would not call off their protest until the legislations are repealed

LIVE: SC to pronounce orders on Tuesday on pleas challenging farm laws

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: "Whether you have faith or not, we are the Supreme Court of India, we will do our job", SC tells farmer unions

Congress MPs, former Akali leader walk out from house panel meeting on agri

Congress MPs Partap Singh Bajwa and Chhaya Verma and former Akali leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa on Monday staged a walkout from a meeting of the Standing Committee on Agriculture

Extremely disappointed with negotiation between govt and farmers: SC

The Supreme Court said it is extremely disappointed with the way negotiations are going on between the Centre and the farmers on the new farm laws

Repeal anti-farmer acts now: Mamata on ex-PM Shastri's death anniversary

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee the Centre over the new farm laws, demanding their withdrawal as she paid tribute to former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 55th death anniversary

Will protest against BJP raillies in order to break farm movememt: BKU head

"Yes, we didn't allow Khattar Sahab (Haryana CM) to hold the rally in Kaimal. BJP said that they will hold 700 rallies to break our movement and we will protest against such BJP rallies," Chaduni said

Farmers' protest: Delhi borders continue to remain closed, traffic diverted

The Delhi Police on Monday informed that Chilla and Ghazipur borders are closed for traffic coming from Noida and Ghaziabad to the national capital due to ongoing farmer protests

Haryana Cong demands special session to pass resolution to repeal farm laws

Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Kumari Selja on Sunday demanded 'special Assembly session to pass resolution to repeal farm laws enacted by Centre'

Haryana police using water cannons on farmers shows insensitivity: Badal

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal strongly condemned the 'repression' unleashed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana against peacefully protesting farmers

SC to hear pleas on farm laws, ongoing farmers' agitation on Monday

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a clutch of pleas challenging the new farm laws as well as the ones raising issues related to the ongoing agitation at Delhi borders

Farm leaders devise strategy ahead of Jan 15 talks with govt over agri laws

With their next round of talks with the Centre fixed for January 15, leaders of different farmer organisations discussed their strategy to intensify their protest further and other related issues

Protesting farmers vandalise venue of CM Khattar's kisan mahapanchayat

Protesting farmers vandalised the venue of a 'kisan mahapanchayat' programme where Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar was to address people to highlight the benefits of the Centre's three agriculture laws

Farmer Protest LIVE: PM should quit if he can't repeal farm laws, says Cong

In a move to put pressure on the government over the three farm laws, the Congress on Saturday said that it has decided to organise 'Kisan Adhikar Divas' in the country

Over 100 Britain MPs, Lords write to Boris Johnson on farmers' protest

Earlier, 36 UK MPs led by Dhesi, who has been a vocal supporter of the protesting farmers in India, wrote a letter to Commonwealth Secretary asking him to speak to the Indian govt

Sonia Gandhi to hold meeting with Congress leaders on farmers' issue

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi will hold a meeting on Saturday with party general secretaries and in-charges in connection with the ongoing farmers' agitation at the gates of Delhi.According to sources, a virtual meeting has been called to discuss the situation and to chalk out a strategy to support farmer's protests. Congress has been in support of the farmers in their movement against the new farm laws enacted by the Centre in September.Gandhi had earlier issued a statement that since Independence the current government has been the "most egoistic" government and had advised the Centre to repeal these laws and do "Raj Dharma".Sources said that the Congress is planning to go aggressive against the central government over the farmers' agitation. They will hit the ground and reach out to the people across the country.Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday told Congress leaders, protesting against the three controversial farm laws at different borders of the

No decision at meet as unions did not offer alternatives to repeal: Tomar

The eighth round of talks between the Centre and protesting farmers on Friday failed to break an over-a-month-long deadlock

No solution except repealing farm laws: Cong on farmers' protests

On a day farmers are holding the eighth round of talks with the government, the Congress on Friday said there is no solution except repealing the three farm laws

Priyanka Gandhi meets MPs sitting on protest at Jantar Mantar

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday met the party's MPs from Punjab, who have been protesting against the farm laws

Just before talks, govt says hopeful of resolving farmers' issues

Hours before formal talks between the Centre and the farmers' groups, Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhury hoped that a resolution will come out it

Govt to hold 8th round of talks with protesting farmer unions today

The Union government will hold the eighth round of talks with the representatives of farmer unions protesting at the borders of Delhi against the three agricultural laws