Kamaljeet Gill, chairman of the Delhi Sarvodaya Drivers Association, which is mainly made up of drivers who work with cab aggregators, said he will also join the strike on Tuesday. However, Rajender Soni, general secretary of Delhi Auto Rickshaw Sangh, and the Delhi Pradesh taxi union, said that many “important” …
Read More »Farmers protest: 7 borders connecting Delhi to UP, Haryana remain completely closed – delhi news
Up to seven borders connecting Delhi with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh remained completely closed on Monday due to ongoing farmer protest, leading to traffic problems and inconvenience to drivers in many parts of the city. The borders that are completely closed are Singhu, Tikri, Auchandi, Piao Maniyari, Mangesh, Jharoda, and …
Read More »Haryana agriculture minister wants SYL canal problem added to farmers’ list of demands
Written by Sakshi Dayal | Gurgaon | Updated: December 7, 2020 7:12:41 am Haryana Agriculture Minister Jai Prakash Dalal. (Photo: Facebook @Jai Prakash Dalal) Haryana Agriculture Minister Jai Prakash Dalal on Sunday appealed to those “participating” and “supporting” the farmers’ protest to include the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal project …
Read More »Unless repealed, the government is open to options and ready for the long term
Written by Liz Mathew, Krishn Kaushik | New Delhi | Updated: December 7, 2020 7:38:57 am Farmers union leaders at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Saturday. (File photo) It is not a “question of revoking” the three laws farmers protest against But “all other options” are open as the …
Read More »Why Justin Trudeau is supporting protesting farmers in India
On November 30, while addressing Sikh participants from across Canada, at a Zoom meeting organized to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said: “Canada will always be there to defend the right to peaceful protest. “These words were spoken in the …
Read More »As Minister of Agriculture, Sharad Pawar sought the amendment of the APMC Law to make way for the private sector
With the head of the NCP, Sharad Pawar, backing the farmers’ protest against the controversial agricultural reforms, government sources noted on Sunday that, as minister of agriculture in the dispensation of the UPA, he had asked the senior ministers to amend the APMC Act. in their states to allow the …
Read More »BJP Leader Cites History, Claims Duplicity By Farmers’ Unions
Farmers protest: government to hold another round of talks with farmers on Wednesday New Delhi: The BJP responded to protesting farmers and the opposition today with nuggets from the past, reminding them that allowing private actors to enter the agricultural sector was their demand not so long ago. The BJP …
Read More »Agitation of the farmers Day 11: Congress supports the call for a national strike; Vijender threatens to return Khel Ratna; other developments
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 6, 2020 8:22:12 pm Since farmers have been camping on the Delhi borders, vehicle traffic in and out of the capital has dropped by 30 to 40 percent, which could have an effect on Delhi’s trade, authorities say. . (Express …
Read More »Tejashwi Yadav dares with the government of Nitish Kumar
Case against Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav, 18 others for protesting in support of farmers’ demands. Patna (Bihar): Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Tejashwi Yadav attacked Nitish Kumar’s government, challenging him to arrest him for protesting in support of farmers’ demands to repeal the center’s three controversial laws. A case has been …
Read More »No politics, just agricultural issues – a team oversees the stage, decides the speakers
Written by Amil Bhatnagar | New Delhi | Updated: December 6, 2020 8:36:59 am Diljit Dosanjh at the Singhu border protest on Saturday. (AND ME) More than 500 people sit cross-legged listening to speeches at full volume through two loudspeakers mounted on the top of a tractor as agricultural leaders …
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