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Inappropriate to link results of Punjab civic polls with farmers' protest,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 18 (ANI): Asserting that the Central government is still willing to talk to the farmers protesting against the three farm laws, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday said that it would be "inappropriate" to link the results of the m
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We will take our tractors to West Bengal, warns Rakesh Tikait
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hisar (Haryana) [India], February 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said the protesting farmers will take the agitation to the poll-bound West Bengal if the Centre does not concur with their demands against the new farm laws.
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'Rail roko' agitation in UP peaceful, no law and order situation reported,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 18 (ANI): The rail roko agitation by farmers was peaceful in Uttar Pradesh, said Prashant Kumar, Additional Director General of Police (ADG) Law and Order UP Police.
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Security stepped up ahead of 'rail roko' by farmers
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Palwal (Haryana) [India], February 18 (ANI): Ahead of 'rail roko', the blockade of trains as part of protests against farm laws, security has been tightened at railway stations across the country with special focus on Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
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Rail roko will be peaceful, will not join politics: Rakesh Tikait
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said that 'rail roko', the blockade of trains as part of protests against farm laws, will be done in a peaceful manner and food and refreshments provided to people stranded due to
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Farmers' 4-hour nationwide 'rail roko' program today, Samyukta Kisan Morch
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Farmers' organisations will hold a nationwide 'rail roko' program for 4 hours on Thursday as they continue their protest against the central farm laws.
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Karnataka govt, police not informed about Disha Ravi's arrest, alleges Con
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 17 (ANI): Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain alleged on Wednesday that the Karnataka government and the state police were not informed about the arrest of climate activist Disha Ravi which was similar to the ones made in Punjab over ongoing protests again
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BJP's Rajkumar Chahar urges common farmers not to take part in Rail Roko,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): Alleging that a party is sending its members to farmers' protest and spreading propaganda about the farm laws, BJP's national Kisan morcha president Rajkumar Chahar on Wednesday urged "common farmers" to refrain from participating in the proposed Rail Ro
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Farm laws: Talks only way forward to resolve impasse, Cong behaving like v
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): Asserting that talks are the only way forward to break the impasse between protesting farmers and the central government, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sanjeev Balyan on Wednesday said that party leaders will reach out to farm
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Rahul Gandhi slams Centre, says it is attacking small businesses
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Puducherry [India], February 17 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the Centre and said it is attacking small and medium businesses because it wants all businesses to be controlled by big corporations.
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Protesting farmers installed CCTV cameras, toilets at Ghazipur border
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 17 (ANI): As the protest against the Centre's three new farm laws entered 84th day on Wednesday, with no breakthrough in the standoff between government and farmers in the sight, protesters at the Ghazipur border have installed CCTV cameras and tem
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BJP tells leaders to reach out to farmers on benefits of farm laws, list w
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Concerned over the narrative on the farmers' agitation, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday asked its leaders to reach out to the masses, especially farmers on three farm laws.
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