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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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After several high-voltage clashes, farmers protesting three controversial farm laws passed by the government in September entered the national capital on Friday night, marking a breakthrough in their march from Delhi Chalo. Thousands in all, these farmers faced multiple sources of tension with police in riot gear using tear gas, …
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Metro stations near the Delhi-Haryana border will remain closed due to protests by farmers, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said on Friday. “The entry and exit gates of Brigadier Hoshiar Singh, Bahadurgarh City, Pandit Shree Ram Sharma, Tikri Border, Tikri Kalan and Ghevra stations on the Green Line are …
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Punjab Prime Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday welcomed the Center’s decision to allow farmers from his state and Haryana, who were protesting against the three agricultural laws enacted earlier this year, to enter Delhi and continue their demonstration peacefully. . Punjab’s chief minister also renewed his call on the Center …
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Protesting farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh entered Delhi across the Tikri border on Friday after the national capital’s police commissioner SN Shrivastava said they would be allowed to enter. He called on farmers agitating against the three agricultural laws to maintain order and demonstrate peacefully, according to …
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Although the Singhu border near Delhi’s outer Narela has been closed to traffic since Thursday night due to thousands of farmers marching towards Delhi, on Friday morning the police also closed the Tikri border that goes from Delhi to Bahadurgarh. Traffic police alerted travelers that both roads on the Tikri …
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Punjab farmers, protesting against the three controversial agricultural laws passed by the Center in September, resumed their march to Delhi on Friday as part of their “Dilli Chalo” protest. On Thursday, protesting farmers were able to cross into neighboring Haryana despite violent clashes with the Haryana police. The police action …
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Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh clashed with police on Thursday, traveling to the national capital, where they plan to protest against three recently enacted farm laws. Growers on tractors and trucks threw police barricades into a river near the Ambala district, while police detained them …
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