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Former envoy writes open letter on Canada's vote bank politics
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Days after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made remarks on the farmers' agitation in the wake of the recently enacted farm laws, Former High Commissioner to Canada Vishnu Prakash slammed Trudeau for "gratuitously wading" into ongoing protests by I
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Farmer protests continue at Delhi-Noida Border braving cold weather condit
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Even as the winter season started getting intensified in the national capital, protestors continued with their agitation against the three farm laws at the Chilla border on Monday.
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Maharashtra govt should be concerned about Maratha protesters instead of D
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 14 (ANI): Maharashtra Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Devendra Fadnavis on Monday condemned the state government for expressing their interest to support the ongoing farmer agitation and pointed at the indifference of the state government to resolve the
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Leaders of farmers' union begin day-long hunger strike at Delhi borders
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): As many as 40 farmer leaders of the United Farmers Front began their day-long hunger strike on Monday at various border points near Delhi against the Centre's newly enacted farm laws, thereby intensifying the ongoing agitation in the national capital reg
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Farmer celebrates his daughter's 1st birthday at Tikri border amid ongoing
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): As several farmers from Punjab are staying away from their families to protest against the Central farm laws at Delhi-Haryana borders, a farmer celebrated the first birthday of his daughter by cutting cakes with fellow demonstrators at Tikri border on
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Punjab CM calls Kejriwal 'shameless liar', slams him for exploiting farmer
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 14 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh targeted his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal for exploiting the ongoing agitation of the farmers to further the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) petty electoral agenda in Punjab with "blatant lies and brazenly
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Farmers' agitation is led mainly by middlemen, commission agents and polit
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 13 (ANI): BJP leader and former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Shanta Kumar has said that the three agriculture laws are beneficial for farmers and the ongoing farmers protest is led mainly by middlemen, commission agents and political leaders.
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Centre working for corporate sector, alleges BKU leader Rakesh Tikait
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Alleging that the Central government is working in favour of the corporate sector, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Sunday reiterated that farmers will not end the agitation till the three recently passed agriculture sector laws
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Protesting farmers threaten to block Delhi-Jaipur highway today
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Amid the prevailing deadlock between farmers and the central government over the new farm laws, the agitation in and around Delhi entered its 18th day on Sunday, with the protesters threatening to block Delhi-Jaipur highway.
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Protesting farmers open Chilla border for traffic
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): The Chilla border (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh) border, which was closed due to the demonstrations by farmers reopened late on Saturday night for traffic movement.
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Farmers' leaders who remain stubborn despite govt accepting demands will l
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): With farmers' unions adamant on repealing the three farm laws despite six rounds of talks with the government, Union Minister Som Prakash who was in the three-minister team discussing amendments with farmers to build a consensus, said that leaders of the
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Farmers' agitation has gone into hands of Maoist, Naxal elements, no solut
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that farmers' agitation has gone into the hands of Maoist and Naxal elements and if it gets free from them, "our farmer brothers and sisters will definitely understand that the farm laws are in their favour
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