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Congress slams govt for withdrawing water, electricity supply from farmer
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): Congress General Secretary and Member of Parliament KC Venugopal on Saturday slammed the government for withdrawing water and electricity connections from the farmer protest sites.
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Will not support farmer unions 'chakka jam' on Feb 6: Bharatiya Kisan Sang
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) on Thursday said that it will not support farmer unions 'chakka jam' call given for February 6 for blocking national and state highways for three hours.
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Chennai: Hindu Makkal Katchi stages demonstration in support of Central fa
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 4 (ANI): Members of the Hindu Makkal Katchi party staged a demonstration at Valluvar Kottam monument in Chennai in support of the three Central farm laws on Wednesday.
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Priyanka Gandhi to visit family of farmer who died in R-Day tractor rally
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is scheduled to visit Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district on Thursday to offer her condolences to the family of late Navreet Singh, the farmer who reportedly died in an accident during the Kisan tractor rally h
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Many forced to defecate in open as toilets now difficult to reach, say far
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] February 3 (ANI): Protesting farmers at Singhu border have said that they are facing a shortage of toilets after recent barricading near the protest site and many of them were being forced to answer the call of nature in the open.
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Study farm laws first before forming opinion: Ramdas Athawale on Rihanna's
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New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): After international pop star Rihanna tweeted on farmers' protest, Rajya Sabha MP Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday said people who are supporting the agitation should form an opinion after studying new farm laws.
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'It's against Constitution', says RJD on Bihar Govt circular preventing pe
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], February 3 (ANI): The new directive of the Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar, which stops people from protesting against the ruling party, is against the Indian Constitution, said Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Shivanand Tiwari, adding that the Bihar government i
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Journalist Mandeep Punia arrested from Singhu border gets bail
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New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Delhi's Rohini court on Tuesday granted bail to freelance journalist Mandeep Punia who was allegedly arrested from the Singhu border where a large number of farmers are protesting against the farm laws for over two months.
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Punjab's all-party meet demands immediate withdrawal of farm laws by Centr
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 2 (ANI): Punjab's all-party meet chaired by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh at Punjab Bhawan passed a resolution seeking immediate withdrawal of three farm laws by central government on Tuesday.
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Farmers' protest continues amid tight security
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New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Heightened security deployment has continued at the Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana border) as farmers' protest against three agriculture laws entered the 67th day on Sunday.
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Javadekar hopes for peaceful resolution of farmers' agitation
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New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said that the government believes in a peaceful resolution of the ongoing farmers' agitation against the Central agri laws.
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Delhi Police, families of injured personnel stage protest against Jan 26 a
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New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Delhi Police Mahasangh and family members of the police personnel injured in violence during farmers' tractor rally on January 26, staged a demonstration at Shaheedi Park on Saturday in protest against the attack.
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