By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Updated: December 14, 2020 7:46:50 am He was speaking to the media in Mumbai on the eve of the two-day winter session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly that begins Monday. (Archive) Accusing him of ruling the country in “Tughlaqi style,” Maharashtra Prime Minister …
Read More »A key farmer leader favors conversations, saying ‘goals were changed’
A key leader of the ongoing protests against three new farm laws has expressed dissatisfaction with the upheaval, breaking ranks with his colleagues on the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), a platform that is leading the protests. Sardar VM Singh, convener of the AIKSCC, told HT that the …
Read More »Farmer protests: government alleges ‘tukde tukde’ gang hand, keeps door open for talks
Written by Santosh Singh, Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi, Patna | Updated: December 14, 2020 5:44:43 am On December 11, Tomar asked protesting farmers to be vigilant about the misuse of his platform by what he called “anti-social elements” as well as “leftist and Maoist elements.” With talks stalled and …
Read More »Explained: Lay of their land
Written by Harish Damodaran, edited by Explained Desk | Updated: December 13, 2020 11:03:33 pm Farmers shout slogans as they block a road during a protest against new agricultural laws on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border (Photo: AP) Many countries experiencing rapid growth and increasing prosperity, which may even last a …
Read More »Farmers protest LIVE updates: Amid protests, farmers open makeshift gym on Singhu border
Delhi Police have tightened security at various border points by deploying more personnel and putting up multi-layered barricades as farmers block the Delhi-Jaipur highway today. The protests against the new agricultural reforms of the central government entered on the 18th. The protesting farmers said that the main roads linking Delhi …
Read More »Ideas Explained: Six Reasons Farmers Are Justified in Protesting New Farm Laws
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 …
Read More »Farmers Protest Live Updates: 3,500 Police To Be Deployed To 5 Delhi-Haryana Toll Roads – Live Update
With farmers preparing to block the road and picket toll plazas on the border with Delhi on Saturday in response to a call from protesting farmers’ unions to intensify their agitation against the three agricultural sector laws, it has unfolded police personnel to protect toll booths. and ensure smooth traffic, …
Read More »Farmer turmoil is likely to continue and intensify, says NCP chief Pawar
The head of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Sharad Pawar, said on Friday that the ongoing farmers’ protest is likely to be prolonged and intensified if the Center does not make a decision as soon as possible. He said the protest that is currently on the Delhi borders could spread …
Read More »Delhi Farmers Protesting Latest News, Punjab, Haryana, UP Farmers Protesting Today News & Updates
A 20-page proposal offered by the Center was rejected by farmers’ unions on Wednesday as “vague.” The farmers, who are firm in their demand for the three farm laws to be repealed, said that any further discussion with the government would be based on the proposals they receive. In its …
Read More »Farmer appeal center: egoless, willing to talk, end turmoil
Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: December 11, 2020 6:00:45 pm A child shouts slogans at the Singhu border during a farmers’ protest against the new agricultural laws in New Delhi on Thursday, December 10, 2020 (PTI Photo / Arun Sharma). ONE DAY after the farmers’ representatives …
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