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12 opposition parties back Samyukta Kisan Morcha's call to observe May 26
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Three days after the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of 40 farmers' unions, announced that it will observe May 26 as a 'Black Day For Democracy', opposition parties on Sunday extended their support to the decision of the farmers' body.
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Samyukta Kisan Morcha writes to PM Modi, seeks resumption of talks
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Samyukta Kisan Morcha has written a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking resumption of talks with farmers over their demand for repeal of three new farm laws and said they will be constrained to announce further intensification of the str
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Centre has taken holistic steps for welfare of farmers, opposition misguid
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Friday accused the opposition parties of misguiding farmers on the issue of MSP and new farm laws and lauded the central government for initiating "holistic" steps for their progress.
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'Stand with nation'; BKU spokesperson asks farmers to postpone protest ami
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Bhopal Singh on Thursday asked farmers protesting at the borders of the national capital to postpone the agitation against the Centre's farm laws, saying that they must stand with the nation during the ongoing COVID-19
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Samyukt Kisan Morcha calls to observe May 26 as Black Day for democracy
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has given a call to observe May 26 2021 as a Black Day For Democracy.
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Surge in COVID cases in villages: Haryana CM urges farmers to suspend prot
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], May 14 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday urged farmers to suspend their protest against farm laws amid the Covid-19 situation, claiming that their movements to and from dharna sites were spreading the infection in villages.
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NHRC to investigate woman farmer activist's gangrape and death
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decided to investigate the case of alleged rape and death of a woman activist from West Bengal, at Tikri border where the farmers protest is going on against Centre's three farm laws.
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12 opposition parties write to PM Modi, seek free mass COVID-19 vaccinatio
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Twelve opposition leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin, Hemant Soren and Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday wrote a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi slamming the government over its handling of COV
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Not sabotaging farmers protest but won't allow violation of COVID curbs, s
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh, (Punjab) [India], May 9 (ANI): While pointing out that there was no question of sabotaging the farmer's agitation against the farm laws, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday reiterated that no violation of the weekend lockdown and other restrictions in the st
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Farmers 'struggle' against farm laws to 'intensify', say unions
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Even as the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic continues to crumble the country's health care system, Central Trade Unions (CTUs) and Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) have said that they will "intensify" their "struggle" against the contentious farm laws.
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Delhi court grants bail to Iqbal Singh accused in Republic Day violence ca
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): A Delhi Court has granted bail to accused Iqbal Singh in a case related to the violence on Republic Day during the farmers' tractor parade against the Centre's three new farm laws.
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Plea in SC seeks direction to Union of India to remove protesting farmers
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Union of India and others for immediate removal of farmers protesting against the Farm Laws in view of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases and restraining the agitating farmers fro
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