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Punjab farmers burn stubble to protest prohibition orders
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Sheikhupura (Punjab) [India], October 12 (ANI): Following the lead of farmers in Sangrur, farmers in Sheikhupura village of Gurdaspur district also burnt crop residue on Thursday to protest government's prohibitory orders on stubble burning.
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Farmers protest on Thane-Badlapur highway under control, probe underway
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kalyan (Maharashtra) [India], June 22 (ANI): Hours after the farmers' protest turned violent on the Thane-Badlapur highway, Thane Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh said that situation was normal and a case of attempt to murder will be registered against the protestors.
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Punjab: Farmers protest over farm loan waiver issue on NH-1
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], June 21 (ANI): Farmers in Ludhiana staged a protest on the issue of farm loan waiver and implementation of Swaminathan Report on National Highway (NH-1) on Wednesday.
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Mandsaur violence: Cong.'s Shakuntala Khatik refutes allegation of in
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Congress MLA Shakuntala Khatik on Monday brushed aside the allegation of inciting violence during farmers protest in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh.
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BJP ordered to open fire at farmers; we can't be blamed: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Coming down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for unnecessarily blaming the Congress for blowing the farmers protest in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh out of proportion, the grand old party asserted that they cannot be blamed, when the saffron part
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Rajnath tells opposition not to play with farmers' interests
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dudu (Rajasthan) [India], June 9 (ANI): Coming down heavily on opposition political parties for 'unnecessarily' blowing the farmers protest in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh out of proportion, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called on them not to play with the interest
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Congress slams Fadnavis over farmers protest
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 7 (ANI): Mohammed Arif Naseem Khan, Vice President of Maharashtra Congress committee has condemned the attitude of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) towards the plight of the nations' farmers.
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Congress slams 'rumours' of Rahul Gandhi joining Mandsaur protes
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The Congress Party on Wednesday rebuffed reports of party vice-president Rahul Gandhi participating in the ongoing farmers protest in the Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur, saying such a plan was never on the card for the party.
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Those who spoke of protecting farmers now firing bullets: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 6 (ANI): Lashing out that the Centre over the farmers protest in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur which has claimed five lives so far, the Congress on Tuesday tore into the BJP-led government, asserting that the ones who spoke about protecting farmers are now firing bull
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Mandsaur farmers protest: MP CM increases compensation to 10 lakh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 6 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday increased the compensation for the kin of deceased, who were killed by security forces during a protest in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district, from Rs. five lakh to ten lakh.
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Mandsaur farmers protest: Death toll rises to five
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 6 (ANI): The death toll in the violent Mandsaur farmers protest has climbed to five.
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Police did not fire on farmers: MP Home Minister
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India] June 6, (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh on Tuesday said that police had not fired on farmers protesting for raising prices for their produce, adding that the state government has not imposed any curfew suspended internet services in the r
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