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Any dissent against Centre being classified as having elements of terror:
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Any dissent against this government is classified as having elements of terror, said Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday slamming the Central government.
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Rahul Gandhi urges people to support protesting farmers
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday called the farmer protests a 'Satyagraha' and urged the people to support the farmers agitating against the three farm laws passed by the Central government.
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No permission for Cong march to Rashtrapati Bhavan: Delhi Police
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): No permission has been granted for Congress' march to Rashtrapati Bhavan today, and only three leaders, who have appointments will be allowed to go there, said Delhi Police on Thursday.
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Ludhiana hosiery units struggle to meet demand amid pandemic, farmers' pro
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], December 24 (ANI): Ludhiana's hosiery industry is struggling to meet demands this winter season amid the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing farmers' protest due to which the traders from Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are unable to reach here to buy the material.
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Delhi Traffic Police asks commuters to avoid closed borders amid farmers'
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New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Amid the ongoing farmers' protest over the new farm laws, the Delhi Traffic Police on Thursday informed commuters about routes closed for traffic in view of a large number of farmers camping at Delhi's borders.
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Rahul Gandhi to lead Congress MPs' protest march against farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Rahul Gandhi will lead Congress MPs' protest march on Thursday at 10:45 am from Vijay Chowk to Rashtrapati Bhavan and will submit a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind seeking his intervention over farmers' protest.
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Farmers' protests in other states not 'emergency' to convene special Assem
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 24 (ANI): Hitting back at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, in a detailed letter said that he did not refuse to accede to the request for convening the special assembly session, but 'raised some questions' and i
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Punjab Minister sits on hunger strike to express solidarity with farmers
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Sangrur (Punjab) [India], December 24 (ANI): Expressing solidarity with the Punjab farmers on three Agriculture Laws, Punjab Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla sat on one-day hunger-strike on Wednesday in Sangrur.
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Farmer unions urge government to come up with concrete proposal, not repea
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New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Farmer unions protesting against the new farm laws on Wednesday wrote a letter to the government urging it not to repeat the "meaningless amendments" which have been rejected before and to come up with a concrete proposal in writing.
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Farmers' protest: BKU spokesperson says dialogue only way, ready for discu
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ghazipur (Ghaziabad) [India], December 23 (ANI): As the farmers' protest entered its 27th day on Wednesday, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said a solution will come out through dialogue and his organization is ready for it.
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Rahul Gandhi, other Congress leaders to meet President over farmers' prote
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Congress MP K Suresh on Wednesday said that former party chief Rahul Gandhi will lead a demonstration tomorrow at 10:45 am from Vijay Chowk to Rashtrapati Bhavan and will submit a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind seeking his intervention over farm
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5 TMC MPs meet farmers on relay hunger strike at Singhu border
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Following Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee's direction, five lawmakers of the party on Wednesday met and interacted with farmers who are on a relay hunger strike at Singhu border.
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