Written by Jignasa Sinha | New Delhi | December 2, 2020 2:15:25 am Students from Panjab University in Singhu, Tuesday. To support the farmers in their protest against the three agricultural laws, different groups of students, as well as people from Delhi and Punjab, have joined the protesters at the …
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The current standoff between the Union government and protesting farmers shows no sign of resolution at this time. Farmers, especially in Punjab and Haryana, have protested against the three agricultural laws enacted by the central government. The argument is that these reforms will abolish intermediaries and improve farmers’ incomes, but …
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Written by Harish Damodaran | New Delhi | Updated: December 2, 2020 8:04:39 am Farmers at the Singhu border on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 (Express Photo: Gajendra Yadav) Most of the negotiations start from maximalist positions. It is no different in the current confrontation between the Center and the farmers’ …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: December 1, 2020 7:27:54 am Protesters mark Guru Purab at the Singhu border in Delhi. (PTI) At the forefront of the protests against three farm laws are farmers who have used the minimum support price (MSP) during the current marketing season …
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Mohali: On the fifth day of the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, farmers’ union leaders addressed the media on the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border for the second day today. Leaders addressing the press conference included Jagmohan Singh of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Dakaunda), Yogendra Yadav of Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sangharsh Samiti (ABKSS), Gurnaam …
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In the United States, so far, the response has been comparatively silent. The only one who has come out openly is a lawyer and a Republican Party official. Harmeet K Dhillon. She wrote this on Twitter: “As a Punjab-born descendant of farmers, my heart breaks to see Punjab farmers attacked …
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Written by Harish Damodaran | New Delhi | Updated: November 30, 2020 7:09:43 am Farmers protest on the Singhu border during their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march against the Center’s agricultural reform laws, in New Delhi on Sunday, November 29, 2020. (PTI Photo: Atul Yadav) Even when the farmer protests against the …
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New Delhi: A convoy of at least 10,000 female protesters heading towards Delhi from 14 Punjab districts is led by a female farmer. Harinder Bindu from Bhatinda has been a farmer for no less than 30 years. Bindu has lived his entire life in Punjab with his son, brother, sister-in-law, …
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Haryana sealed the borders with Punjab on November 26 and 27 Chandigarh: Thousands of congressionally led Punjab farmers are gathering at the Haryana border for their march to Delhi on Thursday morning, ready for any confrontation with BJP-ruled state-deployed security personnel, who are determined to stop them. There is likely …
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Written by Raakhi Jagga | Ludhiana | Updated: November 23, 2020 11:35:09 am Farmers unions are holding meetings in various towns in Punjab for the upcoming Delhi Chalo march. Farmers who will march to Delhi from November 26 to 27 to pressure the central government to repeal the three agricultural …
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