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Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Piyush Goyal attended a meeting on the farmers’ protest at the residence of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) head JP Nadda on Tuesday. The meeting was the last in a series of meetings of BJP leaders on the subject and lasted more than two …

Mohali: On the fifth day of the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, farmers’ union leaders addressed the media on the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border for the second day today. Leaders addressing the press conference included Jagmohan Singh of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Dakaunda), Yogendra Yadav of Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sangharsh Samiti (ABKSS), Gurnaam …

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Ottawa relayed its concerns about the Indian farmers’ protest to New Delhi, but the Foreign Ministry dismissed his comments as “unjustified” as they concerned the internal affairs of the country. Trudeau made the remarks while taking part in a Facebook video interaction …

Thousands of farmers have protested against the Center’s three agricultural laws: Trade and Trade in Agricultural Products (Promotion and Facilitation), Price Guarantee Agreement for Farmers (Empowerment and Protection), and Agricultural Services and Essential Products (Amendment). They fear that the laws would pave the way for the dismantling of the minimum …

Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi again criticized the government on Tuesday for not paying attention to farmers’ protests and asking it to grant them their rights. “Givers are protesting in the streets and those selling lies are giving speeches on television,” Gandhi tweeted. “We have a great debt with our farmers. …

Written by Varinder Bhatia, Sukhbir Siwach | Chandigarh | Updated: December 1, 2020 5:53:36 am Delhi police first used trucks filled with sand to stop their tractors at the Singhu border. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna) Although the confrontation between farmers and the central government continued on the borders of …

The farmers’ protest near Delhi is showing its impact on the movement of trafficking in the border areas. The Delhi Traffic Police published a tweet early Tuesday morning saying that the Singhu and Tikri borders, where these farmers are protesting, are closed to any traffic movements. “The Tikri border is …

Written by Liz Mathew, Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: December 1, 2020 7:50:49 am An empty store on the ground of Burari. The farmers have refused to move to the site assigned by the government. (Express photo by Amit Mehra) Late on Monday night, the Center announced that …

Written by Amil Bhatnagar | New Delhi | Updated: December 1, 2020 7:54:28 am At a press conference on the Singhu border, representatives of the farmers’ unions said that they would continue to block the borders of Delhi until their demand was met (Express photo by Amit Mehra). As PROTESTING …

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday night said protesting farmers had been invited back to the talks on Tuesday. It had previously been decided that the next round of discussion would take place on December 3, but due to the incessant turmoil, the coronavirus pandemic and cold weather, …