Tag: Farmers
Refusing to accept the Centre's offer to shift to the Burari ground in north-west Delhi to hold their proposed protest against the three central farm laws, thousands of farmers continued to rally for the third consecutive day on Sunday at Delhi's three interstate border points. ....
Amid their stand-off with the Centre over their protest venue in Delhi, farmers rallying at the Singhu entry point on the Delhi-Haryana border on Monday were busy commemorating the birth anniversary of first Sikh master, Guru Nanak Dev, by listening to 'kirtan' and recalling his teachings in a sombre atmosphere. ....
In view of the farmers protest gaining momentum, the Centre on Tuesday got in the huddle as the top Ministers of the Narendra Modi government, including Home Minister Amit Shah held talks at the residence of BJP national President J.P. Nadda. ....
As the farmers continued their sit-in protest, congestion in the traffic on Wednesday was seen on the routes between Noida and Delhi. A key route connecting Uttar Pradesh with the national capital had to be closed on the second day of the protests at the Noida-Delhi border. ....
The Modi government's latest attempts to persuade the farmers agitating at the Delhi-Haryana-UP borders for the last seven days against the three Union farm laws, failed to achieve a breakthrough. ....
The Patna district administration has rejected the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) application for staging demonstration at Gandhi maidan, in protest against the Centre's farm laws, which have triggered massive outrage across the country. ....
With the fifth round of talks between the Centre and farmer leader set to begin on Saturday afternoon, the Union government is learnt to have decided to give a written assurance on MSP, and also agree to amend the contentious three new farm laws enacted in September. ....
Even as the fifth round of talks between the farmers leaders and the Central government is still going on, farmers at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh Ghazipur border vowed to celebrate Republic Day there on January 26 if the government does not accept their demand to repeal the three agri laws and guarantee the minimum support price (MSP). ....
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday extended support to the farmers' 'Bharat Bandh' call and assured that his party workers and supporters would participate in the 'peaceful' protest. ....
Amid the ongoing farmer agitation, BJP Bihar chief Sanjay Jaiswal on Monday attacked the Congress, saying the party was like a "leech which turns restless if it does not get blood", and was instigating the farmers. ....