Page 6 - Farmers Protests

Tractors will again enter Delhi, mandi will be opened in parliament: Tikait

Rakesh Tikait said in Nandigram that tractors will again enter Delhi the day a decision is taken by Samyukt Kisan Morcha and 'a new mandi will be opened in Parliament'

Will go to Kolkata, urge farmers to defeat BJP in polls: Rakesh TIkait

Farmers are distressed, and election will be discussed with them, Tikait said, adding that he is not going to West Bengal to seek votes

Farmer unions call for Bharat bandh on March 26

Farmer unions on Wednesday called for a Bharat bandh on March 26, when their protest at Delhi's borders against the Centre's three new farm laws completes four months

LS adjourned till 12:30 pm after opposition's uproar over new farm laws

The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12.30 pm on Wednesday after Opposition members disrupted proceedings over their demand of a repeal of the three farm laws

Tikait to address farmers' rally in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia tomorrow

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait will Wednesday address a farmers' rally at Sikandepur, just five kilometres away from the state's border with Bihar

Farmers will head for Parliament to repeal farm laws if needed: Tikait

Tikait, one of the prominent leaders of farmer unions which are protesting against the Centre''s new laws on Delhi borders, addressed a huge rally here

Farmers agitation will continue till three agri laws are withdrawn: Tikait

Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait has said their agitation will continue till the three contentious agriculture laws are withdrawn.

Farmers' protest enters 100th day; Western Peripheral Expressway blocked

The farmers have blocked Western Peripheral Expressway in Kundli, Sonipat following their announcement of blocking the Expressway on Saturday for five hours from 11 am-4 pm.

Farmers to block e-way near Delhi on Saturday to mark 100 days of stir

Tens of thousands have been camped outside Delhi since December, demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeal three farm laws

We are going strong: Farmer leaders as protest enters 100th day

Union leaders have asserted that their movement is far from over and they are 'going strong'

Centre only concerned about the rich and powerful: Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday slammed the BJP-led government at the Centre for not paying heed to farmers' concerns over the new agricultural laws

Rakesh Tikait to tour 5 states in March to drum up support for farm protest

Tikait will be touring five states in March to drum up support for the ongoing farmers' protest against Centre's new agriculture laws

Toolkit case: Court seeks police response on Muluk's anticipatory bail plea

A court here on Wednesday sought response from the Delhi Police on the anticipatory bail application of Shantanu Muluk

Twitter files: Politicians, journalists and farmer news handles banned

The internal list comprises 62 accounts that stand rescinded as of publishing of this report

Wanted for R-Day violence, Lakha Sidhana attends farmers' rally in Bathinda

Lakha Sidhana wanted in connection with the Republic Day violence in the national capital openly addressed a farmers' rally warning the Punjab Police against cooperating with the Delhi Police.

Farmers will gherao Parliament if govt doesn't repeal agri laws: Tikait

Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said on Tuesday that if the Centre does not repeal the three new agriculture laws, the protesting farmers will gherao Parliament.

Haryana farmers destroy crop in protest against Centre's new agri laws

Some farmers in Haryana destroyed their wheat crop in protest against the Centre's new agriculture laws, prompting political and farmer leaders to appeal to them not to resort to such drastic measures

Bail reinforced our faith in the system, say Disha Ravi's parents

Parents of climate activist Disha Ravi, who was granted bail by a Delhi court, on Tuesday said it has reinforced their faith in the system. "I am happy that she got bail.It has reinforced our faith in the system," Disha Ravi's mother Manjula told reporters here. Disha's father Ravi was also present. Manjula said their daughter had been repeatedly telling them to stay stronger. "Now, she will come out," she said. Insisting that her daughter has not done anything wrong, Manjula expressed her gratitude to all those who stood by her daughter in the critical moment. Disha Ravi was arrested on February 13 by a Cyber Cell team of the Delhi Police from Bengaluru and brought to Delhi.

Punjab, Haryana farmers will be ruined if mandis are shut: Yogendra Yadav

Yadav said the government will not procure farmers' crops if 'mandis' are closed due to the three agri laws enacted by the Centre

'Toolkit' case: Disha Ravi reaches Delhi Police Cyber Cell office

Climate activist Disha Ravi reached the office of the Delhi Police Cyber Cell on Tuesday