Punjab Local Body Poll Results: Only 1,003 BJP candidates contested this time. Chandigarh: The Congress party today made a clean sweep of Punjab’s seven municipal corporations in polls of local state bodies. The match bagged all the bodies for which the results were declared today: Moga, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Abohar, Pathankot, …
Read More »Crowds thin on Delhi’s borders as farmers plot new strategy
Farmers’ Protest: The focus is now on mass demonstrations in all states to gain support. (Archive) Reflexes Many of the farmers are back in the villages. Having fewer people at the borders is “part of a new strategy,” protesters say The focus now is on mass demonstrations in all states …
Read More »Block 1,178 handles, says India. Protecting freedom of expression, Twitter responds
Farmers protest: More than 1,300 Twitter users have fallen under the government’s radar. New Delhi: The Indian government has asked the microblogging platform Twitter to remove more than 1,000 more accounts for allegedly spreading misinformation and provocative content in connection with the farmers’ protest. The 1,178 listed identifiers have been …
Read More »Stop the monologue, start the dialogue: the opposition is torn apart in the Center by the protest of the farmers
Opposition parties on Thursday attacked the government for its handling of farmers’ protests against the three contentious farm laws, saying that the BJP ministers believe in the monologue and that trenches have been dug, barbed wires in place and picks in place when bridges should have been built to win …
Read More »Rihanna’s tweet leads to global farmers protest, Spurs support
Farmers’ Protest: Pop star Rihanna shared a report on the internet ban on protest sites. New Delhi: The farmers’ protest against the center’s three controversial laws, which they say will leave them at the mercy of companies, has seen a huge outpouring of support on social media in recent hours …
Read More »Peasant leaders will be accused of sedition; UAPA invoked by the police
Delhi police said on Thursday they were investigating a “larger conspiracy and criminal design” behind the violent tractor demonstration by farmers on Republic Day and that this would be done under strict sedition and sedition sections. Law for the Prevention of Illegal Activities. This is in addition to the investigations …
Read More »Infiltrators slandered our uproar: Farmers at the Tikri site
A day after clashes broke out between police and farmer groups from the Tikri border during a planned tractor parade that took a violent turn, rioters at the protest site insisted that those who took pleasure in the incident were ” infiltrators “sent to” defame and derail “their movement against …
Read More »Highlight from farmers’ protest: Waterproof mega tent set up on Singhu border as upheaval continues amid rain
Thousands of farmers protesting near Delhi against the Center’s three farm laws have decided to postpone their tractor march for one day as sporadic rain hampered their plans to organize a protest. The tractor march, scheduled for January 7, is a glimpse of how farmers plan to intensify their protest …
Read More »Farmers protest LIVE updates: agricultural leaders arrive in Vigyan Bhawan to meet with ministers
In their seventh attempt to end the jam on the three agricultural laws, ministers representing the central government and 40 agricultural union leaders are set for talks in Delhi on Monday. Two key demands from farmers are expected to be on the table for the government to consider. Samyukt Kisan …
Read More »Center-farmer speaks today about the repeal of agricultural laws and support prices
Farmers Protest: Farmers have been protesting against new farm laws near Delhi border points (archive) New Delhi: The seventh round of talks between the Center and protesting farmers will take place today with two key issues still addressed: the repeal of the three agricultural laws and the granting of legal …
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