Hunger Strike

Kavitha on strike to divert attention from other issues: Jairam Ramesh

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that the hunger strike launched by CM KCR's daughter K Kavitha at Jantar Mantar in the national capital is an attempt to divert attention from other issues

BRS's Kavitha leads hunger strike seeking passage of Women Reservation bill

A day ahead of her appearance before the Enforcement Directorate in the excise scam case, BRS leader K Kavitha on Friday commenced a six-hour hunger strike seeking passage of the long-pending Women's Reservation Bill in the second part of the Budget session of Parliament starting March 13. CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury, who inaugurated the strike programme at Jantar Mantar here, also demanded that the Modi government should bring this bill in this session of Parliament. Among leaders present at the strike were Shyam Rajak (RJD), Seema Shukla (SP), NCP spokesperson, Telangana Education Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy as well as state Women and Child Welfare Minister Satyavathi Rathod. Women leaders from Andhra Pradesh were also present. Sanjay Singh and Chitra Sarwara (AAP), Naresh Gujral (Akali Dal), Anjum Javed Mirza (PDP), Shami Firdous (NC), Sushmita Dev (TMC), KC Tyagi (JDU), Seema Malik (NCP), Narayana K (CPI), Shyam Rajak (RLD), Priyanka Chaturvedi (Shiva Sena) and ex-Congress ...

Need to fix the concept of food subsidies to tackle world hunger crisis

Subsidizing food is largely not an activity that involves the world's poorest people who are most at risk of hunger, but its richest and most amply-fed

On hunger strike in Tihar jail, Yasin Malik put on IV fluids: Officials

"On Friday morning, Malik refused to eat anything. He is still on a hunger strike and his health is being regularly monitored by doctors. He is being given IV fluids since Sunday," an official said.

Rubaiya Sayeed case: JKLF chief Yasin Malik on hunger strike in Tihar jail

Malik informed the court that he had written a letter to the government seeking his transfer to a Jammu jail so he could appear physically in the case and contest the allegations against him.

Lakhimpur Kheri: Sidhu marches to UP, demands union minister's son's arrest

Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has demanded the arrest of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son in connection with the death of farmers during violence in Uttar Pradesh

Commercial vehicle operators threaten hunger strike, demand fuel price cut

A 48-hour statewide agitation was also announced to be held on February 15

Anna Hazare announces indefinite fast, calls it off hours later

Social activist Anna Hazare on Friday said he won't be proceeding with the indefinite fast against the new farm laws and claimed that the Central government has agreed to some of his demands.

IMA announces relay hunger strike of doctors against Ayush notification

Under the campaign, the IMA will launch a massive awareness drive across the country as this is a clear threat to the safety of healthcare of people

Hazare writes to PM, to launch hunger strike on farmers' issue by Jan-end

Activist Anna Hazare on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and reiterated his decision to launch "the last hunger strike" of his life on farmers' issues in Delhi by January end. The letter comes even as famrer unions are agitating on Delhi borders against the Centre's new farm laws. He will stage the fast by month-end, 83-year-old Hazare said, without specifying the date. On December 14, Hazare had written to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, warning of a hunger strike if his demands including the implementation of the M S Swaminathan Committee's recommendations on agriculture were not fulfilled. Another demand made by him was grant of autonomy to the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices. "On the issue of farmers, I have had correspondence (with the Centre) five times, however, no response came. "As a result, I have decided to go on the last hunger strike of my life," said Hazare in his missive to the prime minister. He w

Farmers to observe day-long 'relay' hunger strike on Monday: Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav also urged people demonstrating against the laws across the country to observe a day-long hunger strike at their respective protest sites

Leaders of over 30 farmer unions observe day-long hunger strike

The hunger strike began at 8 am and ended at 5 pm even as talks with the government remained inconclusive

Farmer leaders to observe 9-hour hunger strike today over new farm laws

Agriculture minister Tomar says it has become opposition parties' nature to oppose

Farmers picket toll plazas, threaten bigger stir; PM again bats for reforms

Farmer leaders said major highways linking the national capital will be blocked from Sunday and they will sit on a hunger strike on December 14

NDMC official MM Khan's daughter requests Maheish Girri to end hunger strike

BJP MP Maheish Girri, who Kejriwal accused of being involved in the murder of Khan, said he will continue his fast