In a letter that could trigger a new flash point in your ongoing five-month standoff with protesting farmers From Punjab, the Center has called on the state government to take action on the results of a BSF investigation that bonded migrant workers from Bihar and UP were employed on state …
Read More »Alwar: police put four in pre-trial custody after Rakesh Tikat convoy ‘attacked’
Peasant leader Rakesh Tikait’s convoy was reportedly attacked in the Alwar district of Rajasthan on Friday, and Union leader Bharatiya Kisan (BKU) held the BJP responsible for the incident. According to the police, four people, including the president of a local university student union, were detained in preventive custody for …
Read More »Today in Bharat Bandh there is no supply of vegetables and milk, say farmers
Bharat Bandh: Farmers are holding a nationwide protest against three agricultural laws New Delhi: As farmers protesting three controversial farm laws go on strike across India, Bharat Bandh, today to mark four months of turmoil on Delhi’s borders, rail traffic was hit this morning. Some trains from Delhi to Chandigarh, …
Read More »Satya Pal Malik on farmers’ protests
Satya Pal Malik claimed that she had spoken with PM Modi and Amit Shah about the matter (Archive) Reflexes Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik supported farmers’ protests today He also predicted the loss of support for the BJP in some states. farmers should not be sent back empty-handed, he added. …
Read More »Governor of Meghalaya Satya Pal Malik
The governor of Meghalaya claimed to have prevented the arrest of peasant leader Rakesh Tikait. (PROCEEDINGS) Baghpat: Siding with farmers protesting the Center’s new agricultural laws, Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Interior Minister Amit Shah on Sunday not to offend them. Speaking at an …
Read More »Peasant leaders target BJP in Bengal, but left sees red, stays away
When Samyukta Kisan Morcha, leading the protest at the Delhi borders against the Center’s agricultural laws, announced that he would campaign against the BJP in West Bengal, the left-wing parties became enthusiastic about the SKM. After all, Hannan Mollah, General Secretary of All India Kisan Sabha and a key member …
Read More »With their sights set on the long haul, farmers build brick houses along the road on the Delhi border
Encouraging footage shows protesters building houses with minimal resources. New Delhi: Looking to the long term, farmers protesting three controversial farm laws since late November have started building brick houses near the Delhi border. After dealing with winter chills, facing internet restrictions and other restrictions to limit movement, such as …
Read More »Going to Kolkata on March 13, Urges Farmers to Defeat BJP: Farmer Leader Rakesh Tikait
Rakesh Tikait said there are no plans for a meeting with Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata (Archive) Ballia, Uttar Pradesh: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said on Wednesday that he will go to Kolkata this week to urge farmers to defeat the BJP in the West Bengal Assembly elections, …
Read More »Greta Thunberg’s Toolbox Case: Delhi Court Sends Disha Ravi To Police Custody For One Day
A Delhi court on Monday ordered climate activist Disha Ravi in police custody for one day in connection with the Greta Thunberg toolbox case. The Patiala House Court has rejected the Delhi police’s request for five days’ custody of the 22-year-old. In requesting a five-day extension of Ravi’s police custody, …
Read More »“What is a toolkit?” Judge asks while cops oppose Disha Ravi’s bail bond
Police have said that Disha Ravi was being evasive. New Delhi: The online “toolkit”, cited by Delhi police to charge three people with sedition in recent days, was simply a “resource document,” environmental activist Disha Ravi said today in a Delhi court while presenting your bond statement. Delhi police contradicted …
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