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Hundreds Of Farmers Block Highways In Punjab, Haryana As They Wage Protests Against Three Agriculture-related Bills
Angry over three agriculture-related Bills, hundreds of farmers blocked major highways in parts of Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday to demand that the proposed laws should not be pursued in Parliament. ....
Anti-farmer BJP Acting Like Kauravas Against Farmers: Surjewala
The Congress on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of lying to the farmers of the country and said that the ruling party is behaving like the Kauravas of the Mahabharat and the grand old party is standing with the farmers who are fighting like Pandavas. ....
Navjot Singh Sidhu To Join Protests To Support Farmers' Cause
Going vocal against the BJP-led Central government and supporting farmers' agitation against agriculture Bills, former Punjab Minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday said he would join protests in his constituency Amritsar (East). ....
Rahul Gandhi Dubs Farm Bills 'big Blunders', Demands Withdrawal
Amid protests by farmers across the country over the three agriculture-related Bills passed by Parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed the proposed legislations as "big blunders" and demanded their immediate withdrawal. ....
Farm Bills: Punjab Youth Congress Workers Protest At India Gate, Set Tractor On Fire
A day after President Ram Nath Kovind signed the Agriculture Bill's and made them laws, the Punjab Youth Congress workers on Monday set ablaze a tractor in the high security India Gate area to protest against the contentious legislation. ....
'Delhi Chalo' Movement Of Farmers In Punjab Gaining Ground
Sarabjit Singh started helping his father in farming since he was 12 years old. Over the decades, he not only diversified the farming activity, but also explored new markets to sell his produce. ....
DMRC Closes Six Stations On Green Line Due To Farmers' Protest
Taking preventive measures amid farmers' efforts to hold their planned protest in the national capital, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Friday shut six Metro stations on the Green Line. ....
Sloganeering By Farmers Continues At Delhi Borders
The Saturday sun rose as farmers at Delhi's Singhu and Tikri borders woke up ready to push through another day of protests, and slogans of "black laws" greeted the chilly morning air. ....
Centre Ready To Deliberate On All Demands, Amit Shah Urges Protesting Farmers To Shift To Designated Site
Amid intense protests against the newly passed farm bills, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday appealed to the farmers saying that the government is ready to hold talks on every issue around the recently introduced farm laws. ....
Shabad, Gurbani Resonates As Farmers' Protests Enter 5th Day On Gurpurab
As the farmers' agitation against the new agricultural laws passed by the Narendra Modi government entered its fifth day on Monday, the sounds of Gurbani and the lessons of the Sikh Gurus resonated on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti. ....
