Protest of various organizations in Chandigarh during the Bharat bandh on Tuesday. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh) The Bharat bandh called by groups of protesting farmers saw the greatest response in Punjab and Haryana, where roads were blocked and markets were closed on Tuesday. The shutdown, backed by most opposition …
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With the next round of talks with farmers scheduled for December 9, the government is ready for the long term, as a solution to the stalemate “can only be found through discussions,” said a senior government official. There is no “chance to repeal” the three laws farmers are protesting against, …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: December 4, 2020 7:07:19 am The farmers’ delegation after Thursday’s meeting. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal) On Thursday, the CENTRAL government gave up some ground and said it would reconsider certain provisions of the new farm laws, but the conversations were …
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Farmers gathered at the Singhu border of New Delhi. On Wednesday, the lead transport body, AIMTC, came forward in support of the farmers’ unrest and threatened to halt operations in northern India from December 8 if the government does not address community concerns. agricultural. The All India Motor Transport Congress …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 1, 2020 10:11:37 pm Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar during a meeting with leaders of various farmers’ organizations on the new agricultural laws, in New Delhi. (PTI photo) A marathon meeting between the Center and farmers’ unions remained unfinished …
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Farmers on the Delhi border in Singhu on Saturday. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna) Union Interior Minister Amit Shah on Saturday called on farmers to move to the Burari farm in the national capital to organize their protests and said the Center is ready to hold talks with them as soon …
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Written by Raakhi Jagga | Ludhiana | November 27, 2020 10:24:16 am Policemen use handcuffs to chain the barricades erected to prevent farmers from crossing the Punjab-Haryana border during the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march near Ambala on Thursday. (PTI photo) As farmers associated with 29 farmers’ unions broke through barricades at …
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Written by Raakhi Jagga | Bhatinda, Sambhu | Updated: November 27, 2020 1:49:30 pm Leading from the front, during the march. (Photo Express) As trucks and trams arrived in Haryana from Punjab with protesting farmers on Thursday, several women were seen riding to participate in the agitation. Part of the …
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Delhi police are using trucks filled with sand to detain farmers at the Singhu border. The ‘Dilli Chalo’ march of hundreds of Punjab farmers sparked a tense clash on the Shambhu interstate border, near Haryana’s Ambala district, as police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse them. Angry farmers …
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Farmers protest against Delhi: Water cannons were used at least twice to disperse farmers. New Delhi: It is absolutely wrong for farmers to be prevented from holding peaceful demonstrations against the Center’s new agricultural laws and using water cannons against them, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today. Haryana set …
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