Punjab farmers, protesting against the three controversial agricultural laws passed by the Center in September, resumed their march to Delhi on Friday as part of their “Dilli Chalo” protest. On Thursday, protesting farmers were able to cross into neighboring Haryana despite violent clashes with the Haryana police. The police action …
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Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh clashed with police on Thursday, traveling to the national capital, where they plan to protest against three recently enacted farm laws. Growers on tractors and trucks threw police barricades into a river near the Ambala district, while police detained them …
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Praising the passage of three agricultural sector bills in Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described these proposed laws as historic, saying they will free farmers and the agricultural sector from middlemen and other bottlenecks. With the BJP’s ruling ally Shiromani Akali Dal joining the opposition in protesting …
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