Farmers protesting three farm laws announced on Friday a nationwide strike, or Bharat Bandh, on December 8, where they said they will block all toll plazas and roads leading to Delhi while hardening their position ahead of the fifth round of talks with the central government. scheduled for Saturday. Four …
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India summoned Canadian envoy Nadir Patel on Friday and told him that statements by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canadian lawmakers on the farmers’ protest had the potential to “seriously” damage bilateral relations. The move signaled India’s anger over comments by Canadian leaders that have been perceived in New Delhi …
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Former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday that farmers have brought the Center to its knees and that the halt to peaceful protests shows the government’s nervousness and failure. Mufti, who was arrested on August 5, 2019 after the Center revoked J&K Article 370 and was released just …
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By hindustantimes.com | Updated: December 3, 2020 7:41 PM IST 07:39 PM IST 07:11 pm IST 06:57 pm IST 6:54 pm IST 6:33 pm IST 05:21 PM IST 04:37 pm IST 03:56 pm IST 03:40 pm IST 03:33 pm IST 03:09 p. M. IST 03:04 pm IST Farmers eat food …
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has threatened nationwide upheaval if the Center does not withdraw the three controversial laws enacted in September to allow agricultural companies to freely trade agricultural products without restrictions. “I am very concerned about the farmers, their lives and their livelihoods. GOI [government of India] …
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Shiromani Akali Dal (Democrat) boss and Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa returned their Padma Bhushan award for opposing farm laws here on Thursday. The veteran leader, who parted ways with Shiromani Akali Dal after political differences with SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, was awarded the Padma Bhushan by India’s …
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Supporters of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) escalated the farmers’ agitation and blocked National Highway-9 near the UP Gate on Thursday morning. The move has resulted in the blockage and disruption of traffic from Ghaziabad to Delhi. The BKU has been part of the ongoing protest against agricultural laws that …
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Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and five-time former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal returned the Padma Vibhushan award on Thursday in protest against the “betrayal of farmers by the Indian government and indifference and shocking contempt with which he is treating farmers. ” Peaceful and permanent democratic agitation ”of farmers …
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Currently, three Union ministers are meeting with leaders of 40 agricultural organizations for the fourth round of make or sea talks in Vigyan Bhawan, in the capital, as thousands of farmers protest against a set of agricultural laws for the seventh day in a row. The Minister of Agriculture, Narendra …
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The movement of vehicular traffic continued to be affected on Thursday morning and motorists faced traffic jams in various parts of the city, especially in the outer areas and east of Delhi, due to the closure of several border points connecting Delhi-Haryana and Delhi. Uttar Pradesh due to ongoing farmers. …
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