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Farmers' protest: Third round of dialogue between Centre, farmers underway
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
As the Delhi Chalo march by farmers entered its third day today, the third round of dialogue between a delegation of the central government and representatives of farmers' bodies is underway in Chandigarh.
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"Congress stands firm with peaceful protest of farmers": Rajasthan party c
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid the ongoing protest of farmers, Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasara said on Thursday that the party stands firm with the peaceful demonstration of farmers.
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"Graph of PM Modi will increase further": Haryana CM objects to 'political
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Objecting to the "political statement" made by farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal that 'they(farmers) have to bring graph of PM Modi down' in their protest, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said that the kind of tactics being used by farmers to press for their deman
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Demand for law on MSP unwise, can create many complexities: Agricultural e
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid ongoing protest by farmers for a law on Minimum Support Price law, prominent agro-economist Ashok Gulati has said that MSP as a legal obligation can introduce numerous complexities into the food procurement system and suggested alternative mechanisms such as price stabilization fund to
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Farmers' leader announces protest escalation, won't pay toll in Haryana fo
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid the ongoing farmers' protest, Gurnam Singh Charuni, head of Bharatiya Kisan Union, announced on Thursday that they will not pay toll in Haryana for three hours on Friday, which will be followed by a tractor parade in every Tehsil the next day and a joint meeting of all farmers' and labo
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Farmers protest: Protesters block railway track at Rajpura in Patiala
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Protesting farmers from Rajpura in Punjab's Patiala are sitting on rail tracks and blocking trains at Rajpura Railway Station as the farmer's protest enters its third day on Thursday, which has escalated into a full-blown crisis ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
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Rail services affected due to farmers' protest
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Due to the ongoing farmers' protest, rail traffic on the Ambala division of the Northern Railway has been affected, an official said.
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Farmer leader Pandher alleges police using "military like ammunitions", di
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Sarwan Singh Pandher on Thursday came with serious allegations and alleged police of using weapons used by the military against the agitating farmers.
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"Why is Delhi like a war zone?": Tamil Nadu CM Stalin criticises Centre's
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin on Thursday criticised the central government regarding the high-level security arrangements in Delhi to resist the Punjab farmers' protest.
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Rahul Gandhi launches fresh attack on PM Modi amid farmers protest
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
From doubling the farmer's income to bring back black money, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing the PM of failing to provide 2 crore jobs to the youths in the country every year.
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"We want PM Modi to have talks" says farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher ah
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Sarwan Singh Pandher on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold talks with the farmers and find a solution for their demands.
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"We should be allowed to protest peacefully": Farmer leader Sarwan Singh P
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Meanwhile, police lobbed multiple rounds of teargas shells to disperse farmers who were approaching the police barricade at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border to resume the 'Dilli Chalo' protest on Wednesday.
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