Some groups of farmers in Punjab continued interrupting the power supply to Reliance Jio mobile towers on Sunday, despite the Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s appeals against them. Sources said power to more than 150 mobile towers was cut in the past 24 hours. To date, power supplies have been cut …
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PM Modi will address nine crore farmers today on the topic of protesting the farm laws. (Archive) New Delhi: The BJP spares no expense to reach out to farmers today, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address nine crore farmers and clarify the center’s position on farm laws as well …
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Written by Abhinav Rajput, Anju Agnihotri Chaba | Jalandhar, New Delhi | Updated: December 23, 2020 7:38:22 am British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (archive) Agricultural leaders said on Tuesday that they have asked British and Punjabi leaders to call on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson not to come to India …
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Farmer protest updates: Farmer protests against farm laws entered their 25th day today. New Delhi: Farmers protesting against the three farm laws today threatened to block Ghazipur’s border between Uttar Pradesh and the national capital. The warning to intensify the protests comes amid government guarantees on the minimum support price …
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Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba | Jalandhar | December 16, 2020 8:53:00 am At the Singhu border protest, where farmers are protesting against farm laws, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Express Photo: Abhinav Saha) Farmers’ unions wasted no time in rejecting the Union government’s proposed amendments to current farm laws. …
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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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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | December 12, 2020 10:39:16 am Farmers protest at the Delhi Singhu border in New Delhi on December 11, 2020 (Express photo: Abhinav Saha) In its joint opinion piece, Aadil Boparai and Salman Khurshid, both from the National Congress of India, explain why farmers …
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The ongoing farmer agitation has taken a new turn with protesters deciding to intensify their agitation since December 14 after their talks with the Government of Narendra Modi it failed and they also rejected the offer of “written guarantees.” In such a critical situation, BJP Rajya Sabha MP and national …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma, Manraj Grewal Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: December 10, 2020 7:47:14 am The leaders of the farmers’ unions arrive at Vigyan Bhavan for the fifth round of talks with the government, in New Delhi, on December 5, 2020 (Express photo: Amit Mehra). On October 13, …
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Farmers’ protest: There will be no meeting between the farmers and the government today. New Delhi: Union Interior Minister Amit Shah’s late-night talks with farmers ended in failure when farmer leaders rejected the government’s offer to amend new farm laws, saying they would settle for nothing less than the removal …
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