Dadri’s assembly constituency independent MLA Sombir Sangwan on Tuesday withdrew its support for the BJP-JJP government in Haryana, calling it anti-farmer. I have withdrawn my support for this anti-farmer government. This government, instead of sympathizing with the cause of the farmers, used all measures, such as water cannons and tear …
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Although the number of Covid-19 cases decreased in Punjab in November compared to October, the night curfew has been re-imposed in the state and the fine for not wearing masks or following social distancing has doubled since Tuesday. amid fears of a second wave of coronavirus infection. The curbs, which …
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With the Center inviting them to a new round of talks on Tuesday and Union Interior Minister Amit Shah likely to attend the meeting, Punjab farmer leaders gathered in Singhu on the Haryana-Delhi border to build consensus on problems and oppose adoption. . “The Center has had two meetings with …
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In the midst of their confrontation with the Center over their protest site in Delhi, farmers demonstrating at the Singhu entry point on the Delhi-Haryana border on Monday were busy commemorating the birth anniversary of the first Sikh teacher, Guru Nanak Dev, listening to ‘kirtan’ and recalling his teachings in …
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A medical camp has been established on the Singhu border (on the Haryana side of Delhi) to help farmers protesting there against the Center’s agricultural laws and trying to enter the national capital. The camp was installed in light of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic that has already infected more …
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Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday urged people to join the “Speak Up for Farmers” campaign, amid protests by farmers against the central government’s new agricultural laws. “The Modi government tortured farmers, first they introduced laws for blacks and then they used force / farmers accused …
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Ongoing protests by thousands of farmers against the Center’s new farm laws entered the fifth day on Monday, and protesters threatened to block all five points of entry into the national capital. By rejecting the Center’s offer to hold talks once they move to the Burari farm, the farmers said …
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Shiv Sena on Monday criticized the BJP-led regime’s treatment of protesting farmers, adding that it was cruel to use water cannons amid a cold snap hitting parts of northern India. Farmers have been protesting on the Delhi borders for five days against the new farm laws and have said they …
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More than four days have passed since farmers in Haryana and Punjab started a protest march against the three agricultural laws introduced by the central government in September. Delhi and the surrounding areas have witnessed violent clashes between farmers and the police, as they were initially denied entry to the …
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A day after Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar hinted at the ‘Khalistani element’ in the farmers’ protest, Union Interior Minister Amit Shah said the uproar was “not politically motivated”. The clarification came even as thousands of farmers turned down the Center’s offer for immediate talks if they ended the blockade …
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