Farmers’ protest: Captain Amarinder Singh called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw agricultural laws Chandigarh: Punjab’s chief minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, has criticized as fake news and “highly irresponsible” media reports that Punjab has already implemented the three new agricultural laws, which some farmers have been protesting for almost …
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Intermediaries have also played a key role, conveying farmers’ sentiment to the government. There are at least four intermediaries whose role is important. Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, supported by RSS Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s farmers wing, the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, has been constantly calling on the government to meet with farmers midway. …
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After the euphoria now the apprehension. With farmers’ protests showing no immediate signs of ending and protesters have hot on their heels, many political parties are looking to profit from the move. One thing the farmers have made clear is that while politicians may try to milk protests, they should …
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Home / Chandigarh / Navjot Singh Sidhu receives an invitation to lunch. It’s from his ex-boss Amarinder and Sidhu have not been on the best terms since he stepped down from the state council of ministers after being stripped of the local government department last year, but lately both leaders …
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Amarinder Singh has risen to the occasion in this crisis. Even in the past he has spoken out on key issues, even if that meant going against the Center or his own party. For example, he resigned from Congress after Operation Bluestar in 1984 and took on the UPA government …
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Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, who has been a staunch opponent of the recently passed agricultural laws and has mobilized across the state to convince farmers not to fall into the Center’s ‘trap’, presented on Tuesday a draft resolution against the legislation and proposed electricity amendment bill during the …
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CHANDIGARH: Saying that you are not afraid of the removal of your government, Prime Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday he moved three bills in the Punjab Assembly to counter the Center agricultural laws, which have sparked protests by farmers and opposition parties in different parts of the country, including Punjab. …
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New Delhi / Karnal / Chandigarh: This year, stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana has not decreased mainly due to the reluctance of the local administration to act against violators due to continued protests by farmers in the two states. The result: Delhi and its neighboring areas are grappling with …
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Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi’s Kheti Bachao tractor rally against agricultural laws will enter Haryana from Punjab near Kyukar village of Pehowa subdivision of Kurukshetra district on Tuesday afternoon. According to his schedule, Gandhi will lead a tour in Pehowa after entering Haryana. He plans to meet the farmers around 3pm. …
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Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi stopped a tractor rally in Punjab on Sunday to protest against the farm laws recently enacted by the Center. Gandhi came to Moga for tractor demonstrations in Punjab from October 4-6. The rallies, which have been named ‘Kheti Bachao Yatra’, would cover more than 50 km, …
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