Farmers gathered at the Singhu border of New Delhi. On Wednesday, the lead transport body, AIMTC, came forward in support of the farmers’ unrest and threatened to halt operations in northern India from December 8 if the government does not address community concerns. agricultural. The All India Motor Transport Congress …
Read More »Farmers Protest: Closed Border Crossings Affect Vehicle Traffic Outside and East Delhi
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. …
Read More »CM Amarinder Singh from Punjab leaves for Delhi to meet with Amit Shah before talks with farmers
Punjab’s Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh set out for Delhi to meet with Union Minister of the Interior Amit Shah ahead of the next round of talks between the Center and representatives of farmers’ organizations on the three controversies. agricultural laws. He is scheduled to meet with Shah at 9.30am …
Read More »‘Ready to address farmers’ concerns’: Government ahead of second meeting with agricultural union leaders amid stalemate
As the farmers’ protest entered its seventh day, the government on Wednesday reiterated its intention to address concerns raised by agricultural union leaders, representing protesting farmers from Punjab and Haryana, on December 3 in Vigyan Bhawan. “I appeal to farmers that the laws are of interest to them and the …
Read More »Farmers Protest: Last Chance for Center, Farmers Say Ahead of Tomorrow’s Talks: 10 Facts
Farmers protesting the center’s new agricultural laws held two meetings today between themselves New Delhi: Farmers protesting the controversial new farm laws warned the center not to try to sow discord in its ranks and stressed that, contrary to the narrative some members of the ruling BJP are pushing, their …
Read More »Farmers’ Protest: Carriers Call for National Strike in Support, Threaten to Stop Supply of Essential Products
A group of senior transporters on Wednesday threatened to halt the movement of essential goods in northern India and subsequently across the country if the demands of farmers protesting against three farm laws passed in September to liberalize the sector. The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), a group of …
Read More »The stalemate continues as farmers reject the government’s proposal to establish a panel of experts; all eyes on December 3
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 1, 2020 10:11:37 pm Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar during a meeting with leaders of various farmers’ organizations on the new agricultural laws, in New Delhi. (PTI photo) A marathon meeting between the Center and farmers’ unions remained unfinished …
Read More »Union ministers gather at Nadda’s residence over farmers’ protests
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 …
Read More »Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau expresses concern over farmers’ protest; India says ‘unjustified’ comments
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 …
Read More »‘We have a great debt to farmers,’ says Rahul Gandhi while criticizing the Center
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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