Amid the ongoing farmer protests and ahead of Monday's nationwide tractor march to press for their demands, Gurmanmeet Singh Mangat, the secretary-general of the Progressive Farmers Front on Sunday alleged that a farmer, who was arrested from the scene of a protest earlier, was 'brutally'
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday assured the farmers that if the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc comes into power at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections this year, then it won't take "more than a minute" to implement legislation on the Minimum Supp
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra questioned the BJP's decade-long rule, highlighting concerns over youth unemployment, farmer protests, and inflation in the country on Sunday.
Hitting out the BJP government at the Centre, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav accused it of trying to influence institutions and said farmers are forced to resort to agitation for measures to increase their income
Punjab Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa on Saturday said that the Centre should accept the demands of the farmers and implement the Swaminathan report.
Nationalist Congres Party (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday claimed that the central government consistently makes promises but never fulfills them and said that there is a 'Modi Ki Guarantee' but his 'Guarantee card' lacks specific dates.
Amid the ongoing farmers' protest, the work to open the road below the Singhu Border flyover, which was sealed in the wake of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' protest, has begun, a Delhi Police source told ANI.
Amid a deadlock in talks between farmers and the central government, Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda appealed to the citizens to maintain peace and has invited suggestions.
Chief Secretary of Punjab, Anurag Verma on Saturday wrote to Chief Secretary of Haryana and requested him to hand over the farmer who was injured in the farmers' agitation in Haryana for free of cost treatment by the Punjab government.
"Samajwadi Party is a party of farmers. We have always stood with their demands as far as their rights and respect is concerned and will continue to do so," the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said speaking to reporters at Bahraich on Saturday.