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"Farmers' issues should be raised in Parliament", urges farmer leader Sar
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Saturday urged to hold a discussion over the farmers issue and the action taken by security forces at the Sambu border in Parliament.
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"Central govt not in mood to talk," says farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandhe
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Speaking with ANI, Pandher said, "The central government is not in the mood to talk to the farmers. We can't see any positive initiative to peacefully solve the issue from their side."
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Congress' Randeep Surjewala slams govt for "failing to pass MSP law", dema
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
"The three farm laws were withdrawn with the promise that a law guaranteeing MSP would be introduced. Now, two years have passed, and once again, the farmers of the country are sitting at the border," Surjewala said.
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Farmers call off 'Dilli Chalo' protest after tear gas shelling at Shambhu
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The fresh wave of farmer protests saw major developments on Friday, with the farmers calling off the 'Dilli Chalo' protest after several farmers were reportedly injured in tear gas shelling by police at the Shambu border. The farmer leaders, however, have asserted that the march will be h
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'Jatha' will march towards Delhi on Dec 8 if Centre doesn't engage in talk
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Earlier in the day, farmer leaders called off their 'Dilli Chalo' protest march for the day after several farmers were reportedly injured in tear gas shelling by police at the Shambu border.
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Farmer leaders call off 'Dilli Chalo' march for the day after tear gas she
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said that the 'Jatha,' a group of 101 farmers participating in the 'Dilli Chalo' march, was recalled after six farmers were injured when Haryana Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border.
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Farmers gather at Shambu border to begin protest march to Delhi, want impl
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
At the Shambhu border, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said that there would be a group of 100 farmers who would be marching towards Delhi peacefully and have no intention of breaking the barricades present.
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Farmer Protest: "'Jatha' will leave for Delhi tomorrow," says farmer leade
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Thursday said that a 'Jatha, will embark on a march to Delhi at 1 PM Friday from the Shambhu border protest site.
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Rakesh Tikait claims police block farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march seeking MSP
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Farmer leader and national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Rakesh Tikait, claimed on Monday that farmers participating in the 'Delhi Chalo' protest were stopped by police barricades as they attempted to march towards Delhi, demanding solutions to agricultural issues and a
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"Protest is by Punjab farmers only till now": Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Meanwhile, as per reports, the farmers will resort to a road blockade at a few places in Punjab for an indefinite period from October 26 to protest against the "tardy" paddy procurement and other issues.
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"Won't pay single penny as penalty": Farmer leader Suresh Koth on Haryana'
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Farmer leader in Ambala, Suresh Koth criticized the Haryana government's stringent measures against stubble burning, warning that the policies could incite further unrest among farmers.
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"Machinery should be given at subsidized rates and sold to cooperative sec
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, he said "We have placed our demands that the machinery should be given at subsidized rates and sold to the cooperative sector. The first fire of the stubble harms the farmers and then others. The government is not providing a positive solution. When we do paddy harvesting an
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