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Akali Patriarch Dal Parkash Singh Badal (center) with party chairman Sukhbir Singh Badal (right) and other leaders address their ‘Rosh’ rally in Rajasansi, near Amritsar, on February 13, 2020 (PTI Photo) . Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal’s decision to resign from the NDA …

Captain Amarinder Singh said that the Shiromani Akali Dal has become politically irrelevant now New Delhi / Chandigarh: Punjab’s chief minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, has called Shiromani Akali Dal’s decision to resign from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as nothing more than a “desperate case of political compulsion” for the …

Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba | Jalandhar | Updated: September 26, 2020 8:04:11 pm Farm workers planting rice seedlings at Kajjal Majra Village in Fatehgarh Sahib district. Express photo of Jasbir Malhi In order to nullify the negative impact of the Draft Farm Bill on the Trade and Trade of …

Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | September 26, 2020 1:38:46 pm Farmers at Ludhiana-Jalandhar NH1 in Ludhiana during the Bharat Bandh on September 25, 2020 (Photo Express: Gurmeet Singh) Following farmers’ protest against three contentious agricultural laws, the Center on Saturday ordered the start of kharif paddy / …

The farm reform bills, passed amid protests by the opposition and BJP ally Akali Dal in Parliament this week, have sparked resentment across India among farmers who fear the new legislation will remove the Minimum Price Support (MSP). Since yesterday, farmers have shouted slogans and blocked roads in various parts …

By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: September 26, 2020 7:09:40 am Farmers gesture as they block a national road during a protest against agricultural bills in Punjab (REUTERS / Adnan Abidi) On Friday, farmers’ organizations across the country called for a bandh to protest the three bills approved …

Javed Akhtar investigated news channels that prioritize Bollywood’s alleged drug links over farmers’ protests in their coverage. The lyricist commented sarcastically that if Karan Johar had invited farmers to his party, “life would have been easier” for the channels, as they would not have to choose between Bollywood and farmers’ …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that, for the first time in decades, the Union government has crafted laws that benefit farmers, workers, women and other marginalized sectors. In the context of protests by a farmers’ section and criticism from opposition parties of the recently passed farm bills, Prime …

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 25, 2020 10:26:09 pm Farmers from Uttar Pradesh protest against the Farmers Bill on the Delhi Noida border on Friday, September 25, 2020. Express photo by Abhinav Saha Farmers across the country took to the streets on Friday to protest …

AMBALA: On the call for agrarian organizations including Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Haryana, for three controversies farm bills, farmers blocked main roads and protested peacefully in Ambala Division from 10am to 4pm on Fridays. Farmers participated in peaceful protests in various places in Ambala, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar, while chanting slogans …