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New farm laws like 'death warrant' for farmers, says Kejriwal
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): After a meeting with farmer leaders from Westen Uttar Pradesh at Vidhan Sabha on Sunday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called the Centre's new farm laws "death warrant for farmers" and said these laws will lead farming under the control of "a f
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SAD demands resignation of Punjab CM for failing to waive off farmer loans
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 20 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday demanded the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh for failing to waive off farmer loans and stated that the lies and deceit of the Congress government had been unmasked.
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Former judges, police officers write to President, say unsubstantiated all
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): A group of citizens comprising former judges and former senior police officers have written to President Ram Nath Kovind expressing concern over "unsubstantiated allegations being presented to the media as well the public in general through social med
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Toolkit Case: Delhi court sends climate activist Disha Ravi 3 day judicial
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Climate activist Disha Ravi has been sent to three days in judicial custody by a Delhi court on Friday in connection with the 'toolkit' case on the farmers' protest that the police is investigating.
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Farmers ready to sacrifice one crop but would not let movement weaken: Rak
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 19 (ANI): Farmers are ready to sacrifice one crop, but will not leave the protest sites and let the ongoing agitation weaken at any cost, said Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday.
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Inappropriate to link results of Punjab civic polls with farmers' protest,
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 18 (ANI): Asserting that the Central government is still willing to talk to the farmers protesting against the three farm laws, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday said that it would be "inappropriate" to link the results of the m
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Rail roko: Protesting farmers shower flower petals, distribute sweets to p
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 18 (ANI): Members of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Thursday showered flower petals on police personnel and offered them sweets when the latter appealed to farmers to end their 'Rail roko' agitation on Thursday at Modinagar in Ghaziabad.
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We will take our tractors to West Bengal, warns Rakesh Tikait
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hisar (Haryana) [India], February 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said the protesting farmers will take the agitation to the poll-bound West Bengal if the Centre does not concur with their demands against the new farm laws.
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Farmers' 4-hour nationwide 'rail roko' program today, Samyukta Kisan Morch
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Farmers' organisations will hold a nationwide 'rail roko' program for 4 hours on Thursday as they continue their protest against the central farm laws.
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BJP's Rajkumar Chahar urges common farmers not to take part in Rail Roko,
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): Alleging that a party is sending its members to farmers' protest and spreading propaganda about the farm laws, BJP's national Kisan morcha president Rajkumar Chahar on Wednesday urged "common farmers" to refrain from participating in the proposed Rail Ro
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Toolkit case: Bombay HC grants 3-weeks transit bail to Nikita Jacob
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 17 (ANI): The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted transit anticipatory bail of three weeks to Nikita Jacob in connection with the "Toolkit" document case related to farmers' protest.
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Plan to eliminate a farmer leader by Khalistani terrorist organisation lea
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): A global conspiracy has been hatched by Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) to target farmers' leader protesting at Delhi's borders.
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