The protesters had previously said that the prime minister should listen to our ‘mann ki baat’ and insisted on the repeal of the agricultural laws. Punjab farmers’ unions, which have been protesting at key entry points to Delhi against recent agricultural sector laws, were invited to speak with the Center …
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NEW DELHI: The third day of the blockade on Delhi’s five main borders saw more truck-cars entering the capital from the Singhu border, extending the already long line of vehicles on the Delhi-Chandigarh highway for several kilometers. Sunday, the farmers They said they were prepared to camp for a long …
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The Union government has invited farmers’ representatives to the next round of discussions on Tuesday (December 1), as farmers protesting against a recently enacted set of laws to liberalize the agricultural sector intensified their agitation. The next round of talks was originally scheduled for December 3. The decision to advance …
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In the United States, so far, the response has been comparatively silent. The only one who has come out openly is a lawyer and a Republican Party official. Harmeet K Dhillon. She wrote this on Twitter: “As a Punjab-born descendant of farmers, my heart breaks to see Punjab farmers attacked …
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Protesters have threatened to block five entry points into Delhi (Archive) New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar invited farmers’ unions for a debate tomorrow at 3pm citing the cold and coronavirus, as hundreds of farmers began arriving from Punjab to join protesters at two borders of Delhi. Farmers organizations …
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Eager to break the deadlock with farmers who are campaigning to remove new farm laws, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership held meetings for the second day in a row on Monday and sent the message that the Union government is ready to the conversations. Union Interior Minister Amit Shah …
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Sombir Sangwan is an independent MLA supporting the BJP-JJP coalition government in the state Chandigarh: Extending her support for farmers gathered at the Delhi borders to protest the Center’s new farm laws, Haryana MLA Sombir Sangwan on Monday submitted her resignation as chair of the State Board of Livestock Development. …
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Written by Deep Mukherjee | Jaipur | Updated: November 30, 2020 8:00:25 pm Beniwal also demanded that the government implement all the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission. (Photo: Twitter / @ hanumanbeniwal) After Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), another member of the NDA, the Rajasthan-based Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP), has expressed …
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The farmers’ organizations had called a march to Delhi on November 26 and 27. (Archive) Chandigarh: Many “khaps” of Haryana on Sunday decided to join the restless farmers “Delhi ChaloConvocation and march to the national capital to support their protest against the three central agricultural laws. The decision was made …
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Several BJP leaders have spoken of a link between Khalistan and the farmers’ protests. As the ruling BJP faces a massive outcry from farmers who have threatened to blockade Delhi and sit on the road in their agitation against the new farm laws, the party’s head of social media has …
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