Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of wasting taxpayers ‘money while addressing a farmers’ rally in Sirsa, Haryana. The Wayanad MP, while addressing a rally during his ‘Kheti Bachao Yatra (Saving Agriculture)’ at Sirsa’s Dussehra field, said Prime Minister Modi bought Air India One because …
Read More »Rahul’s tractor rally to enter Haryana today; Strong police deployment on the Punjab border
Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi’s Kheti Bachao tractor rally against agricultural laws will enter Haryana from Punjab near Kyukar village of Pehowa subdivision of Kurukshetra district on Tuesday afternoon. According to his schedule, Gandhi will lead a tour in Pehowa after entering Haryana. He plans to meet the farmers around 3pm. …
Read More »Rahul Gandhi in Punjab: agricultural laws to be trashed the day Cong forms government
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 4, 2020 8:00:45 pm Rahul Gandhi will hold mass public meetings and tractor rallies in Punjab and Haryana over three days. (Express photo by Gurmeet Singh) From the heart of the protests against the three controversial farm laws in Moga, …
Read More »It won’t rest until farm laws are gone
Captain Amarinder Singh, Rahul Gandhi and other leaders participated in the protest. Chandigarh: Punjab Prime Minister Amarinder Singh warned the central government on Sunday that protests against the controversial new farm laws will continue until they are repealed or amended to address concerns raised by farmers. “Verbal guarantees from the …
Read More »Rahul Gandhi Farmers Protest Rally Latest News, Farm Bill Protest Today News Update
Protesting against the new farm laws, farmers sit at the train station in Jalandhar for an indefinite period as part of their agitation of the roko railway in Punjab on Thursday. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh) The main opposition party in Haryana leaves no stone unturned to turn the demonstration …
Read More »Punjab CM Says Pakistan ISI May Take Advantage Of Farmers’ Protests And Will Move SC Against Farm Laws
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh organizes a protest sit-in in Khatkar Kalan on Monday. Singh claimed that the union minister, Narendra Tomar, was lying when he said his government was consulted on the bills and said the Center does not understand agriculture. News18.com Last update: September 28, 2020 2:18 PM IST …
Read More »Farmers Protest LIVE Updates: Stalin Says Opposition Parties, Kerala Government Will Move Court Against Farm Bills As Protests Spread
Critics say these new farm laws will lead farmers to lose guaranteed purchase prices for their crops, to the benefit of large corporations. Most opposition parties and farmers’ organizations across the country have strongly opposed the bills. According to some media reports, former Congress Speaker Rahul Gandhi may also join …
Read More »Farmers Protest: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Holds Sit-in Today Against New Farm Laws
Amarinder Singh has openly criticized the three controversial agricultural laws. Chandigarh, Punjab: Punjab’s chief minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, will hold a sit-in today against the three controversial agricultural laws, which have sparked protests across the country. President Ram Nath Kovind signed the three bills on Sunday, nearly a week after …
Read More »Amid protests, Center orders ‘immediate’ purchase of husk / rice in Haryana, Punjab
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 / …
Read More »Ideas explained: Why are farmers unwilling to trust the government’s agricultural reforms?
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 …
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