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Tikait cautioned media houses will be 'next target' of Centre
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 28 (ANI): Asking the media houses to align with the farmers' movement, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday warned that they are the "next target" of the Centre.
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Over 430 lakh MT wheat procured by Centre during Rabi season: PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the government improved the procurement process to benefit the farmers, which resulted in over 430 lakh metric tonnes (MT) wheat procurement during the Rabi season.
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Punjab CM asks ministers to give appointment letters to kin of farmers who
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 28 (ANI): Following the meeting with the new cabinet over lending support to Bharat Bandh on September 28, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi asked the ministers to visit the houses of deceased farmers and deliver appointment letters for gover
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Govt always open for talks, farmers' issues must be resolved through dialo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 27 (ANI): After Samyukt Kisan Morcha observed Bharat Bandh on the first anniversary of the enactment of the three farm laws, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Sambit Patra said that the government is always open for talks and the issue
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Bharat Bandh passed off peacefully in Haryana, no violent incident reporte
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], September 27 (ANI): The 'Bharat Bandh' call given by farmers' organisations against the three farm laws passed off peacefully in Haryana, the police said.
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Punjab CM calls emergency meeting on farmers' issues
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [india], September 27: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday called an emergency meeting of the newly re-constituted Council of Ministers in view of the 'Bharat Bandh'.
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Bharat Bandh was a 'success', received public support: says BKU leader Rak
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday termed Bharat Bandh's call a "success" and claimed that the people supported the shutdown in large numbers.
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Received unprecedented response to Bharat Bandh call: Samyukta Kisan Morch
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), a coalition of farmers' unions, on Monday said its call for a Bharat Bandh received an "unprecedented and historic" response from more than 23 states.
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Farmers' protest is politically motivated, anti-govt: MoS Muraleedharan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Monday severely criticised the Kerala government for extending support to Bharat Bandh called by farmers' unions and said that "protest by farmers is politically motivated and it is an a
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Congress extends support to 'Bharat Bandh', demands Centre to repeal farm
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): Congress on Monday gave its support to farmers' call for "Bharat Bandh" in protest against the three farm laws introduced by the Central government last year.
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Mixed response to Bharat Bandh by farmers; traffic situation in Delhi, nea
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): The 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmer unions to mark the first anniversary of the enactment of the centre's three farm laws met with mixed response.
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Making sincere efforts to remove road blockades by protesting farmers: Har
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): The Haryana government has told the Supreme Court through an affidavit that sincere efforts are being made to remove the blockades, due to farmers' protest against three farm laws, from interstate roads and national highways and to resume the free flow
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