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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau backed farmers protesting in India against the new central government agricultural laws, calling the situation “worrying”. Trudeau spoke at an online event to mark the 551st birthday of Guru Nanak on Monday. In his address, he referred to the news about the farmers’ protests that …

Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: December 1, 2020 7:27:54 am Protesters mark Guru Purab at the Singhu border in Delhi. (PTI) At the forefront of the protests against three farm laws are farmers who have used the minimum support price (MSP) during the current marketing season …

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 …

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 …

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. …

With each passing hour, the agitation of the farmers becomes more and more organized and intense. Several farmer leaders who have been closely associated with such movements in recent years have described the current turmoil as “historic” and “unprecedented.” Among them is Sunilam, a two-time MLA from Madhya Pradesh, member …

On Monday morning, Delhi police placed concrete barriers in Ghazipur, on the Delhi-Ghaziabad border, after agricultural leaders said they would block more roads connecting Delhi, in addition to the Singhu and Tikri borders, where They have been camping since Friday. On Sunday evening, a brief riot was also reported on …

Written by Harish Damodaran | New Delhi | Updated: November 30, 2020 7:09:43 am Farmers protest on the Singhu border during their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march against the Center’s agricultural reform laws, in New Delhi on Sunday, November 29, 2020. (PTI Photo: Atul Yadav) Even when the farmer protests against the …

A joint forum of about 30 farmers’ unions on Sunday rejected the Center’s offer to hold early talks to resolve the deadlock in farm laws. These farmers’ bodies said protesting farmers will only engage with the government in the absence of any preconditions. The joint forum also said that the …

New Delhi: A convoy of at least 10,000 female protesters heading towards Delhi from 14 Punjab districts is led by a female farmer. Harinder Bindu from Bhatinda has been a farmer for no less than 30 years. Bindu has lived his entire life in Punjab with his son, brother, sister-in-law, …