Written by Sukhbir Siwach | Chandigarh | Updated: December 15, 2020 8:39:00 am When contacted, Haryana DGP Manoj Yadava said, “We have made preparations that if we need to seal the borders, we should be able to do it. As of now, the borders have not been sealed to avoid …
Read More »It’s not about taking retrograde action against the agricultural sector, says Rajnath Singh
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | December 14, 2020 1:33:10 pm Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. (Archive) Even as thousands of farmers continue to protest outside the capital, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that the Center was open to discussion on agricultural laws and that there was …
Read More »Farmers Protest in Delhi Today: Farmers from Punjab and Haryana March to Delhi, Sealed Border Entry Points | India News
NEW DELHI: Farmers from more than 30 agricultural organizations from Punjab and Haryana arrived at the sealed border points and held protests against the new agricultural laws, started langar and camped on the site. The farmers had called a “Chalo Dilli” march, declaring that they would reach the capital on …
Read More »Farm laws protests: Kerala Congress deputy moves SC, Amarinder says his government will do the same
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 28, 2020 7:20:35 pm Farmers and activists shout anti-government slogans during a protest against agricultural bills in Bangalore, India on Monday (AP Photo / Aijaz Rahi). As farmers’ organizations and regional and opposition parties continue to protest against the contentious …
Read More »College students dropout: women lead agricultural protests in Punjab
Written by Raakhi Jagga | Ludhiana | Updated: September 26, 2020 8:18:31 am In the village of Bhuttiwala in Mukatsar. (Photo Express) At the forefront of several farmer protests in Punjab on Friday were some unusual numbers: two 20-year-old college students, a 33-year-old activist and a teenage girl who dropped …
Read More »To oppose the new farm law, Punjab wants the entire state to declare a mandi yard
Written by Kanchan Vasdev | Chandigarh | Updated: September 25, 2020 7:43:58 am Farmers in Punjab have been protesting against the agricultural laws. (Proceedings) WITH THE SAD Opposition raising the stakes with the resignation of Harsimrat Kaur Badal of the Union Cabinet on Center Farm Laws Amid Farmer Protests, Congress-run …
Read More »Two JJP MLAs Join Haryana Farmers’ Protests, One Says, ‘Ready to Quit If People Ask Me’
Written by Sukhbir Siwach | Chandigarh | September 20, 2020 9:03:35 pm In the village of Bhuttiwala in Mukatsar. (Photo Express) AT LEAST TWO MLAs from the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) joined farmers protests, who oppose the Center’s three farm bills in Haryana on Sunday. JJP is part of the …
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