Tag: protest
Kisan Sansad: Farmers Plan To Carry On Protest Till Aug 13
Protesting farmer leaders said on Thursday that they intend to continue with the 'Kisan Sansad' at Jantar Mantar in the heart of the national capital till August 13, the day the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament comes to an end. ....
UP To Be The Next Stop For Farmers' Agitation: Rakesh Tikait
Rakesh Tikait, national spokesperson of the Bhartiya Kisan Union has said that Uttar Pradesh will be the next major destination for the ongoing farmers' agitation. ....
Rahul Gandhi Rides Bicycle To Parliament To Protest Fuel Hike
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday rode a bicycle to the parliament in protest of rise in fuel prices particularly petrol which has crossed Rs 100 per litre mark in various parts of the country. ....
Repeal Farm Laws, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Urges Amit Shah
Citing social, economic and security implications of the prolonged farmers' agitation, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday pressed Union Home Minister Amit Shah for immediate repeal of the farm laws, which had caused great resentment amongst farmers from his and other states. ....
Congress To Extend Full Support To Farmers' Bharat Bandh
The Congress party has decided to extend full support to the farmers' Bharat Bandh on September 27 against the three farm laws. Former party president Rahul Gandhi has been at the forefront in the support to the farmers agitation from the very beginning. He has also termed the farmers as "brave". ....
Bharat Bandh Will Compel Centre To Listen To Farmers: Rakesh Tikait
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait, who has been leading the farmers' protest in the outskirts of the national capital for the past 10 months, said that he is certain that Monday's Bharat Bandh will compel the Centre to listen to the voices of farmers. ....
Farm Unions Call 6-hour 'rail Roko' Protest On Monday
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has announced a six-hour nationwide 'rail roko' protest on Monday, demanding immediate arrest of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Misra Teni over the Lakhimpur violence case. ....
'Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021' Cleared By Cabinet
The union cabinet on Wednesday cleared 'The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021' that will repeal the three contentious farm laws, as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 19. ....
Expedite NEET-PG Counselling To Avoid Crisis Amid Covid Surge: Satyendar Jain
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday urged the Centre to expedite the NEET-PG Counselling to avoid medical staff crisis in hospitals as Covid surges. He said that doctors' representatives met Union Health Minister on Tuesday and is hopeful that they will call off the strike soon. ....
Andhra Teachers Take To Streets Over 'unsatisfactory' Pay Revision
Intensifying the protest over "unsatisfactory" pay revision, government teachers in Andhra Pradesh hit the streets across the state on Thursday. ....
