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"Meeting with Centre tomorrow.. ": Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid chaos around the National Capital due to farmer protests, Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee General Secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher on Wednesday said that the meeting with the Centre will be held tomorrow at 5 pm and the farmers want to resolve all the issues peacefully.
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'Dilli Chalo' protest: CPI-M General Secretary Yechury urges Centre to sta
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Communist Party of India's (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday urged the Union Government to start "meaningful talks" with farmers' groups who are protesting against the government, demanding a guaranteed minimum support price (MSP).
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"Punjab government is with farmers; Centre using police as weapon": State
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
After attending the Rural Olympics programme in Kila Raipur, Anmol Gagan Mann said that police using tear gas to disperse the farmers has damaged the eyesight of many.
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Farmers protest: "It's evident who is backing them," says Rajasthan Minist
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Rajasthan minister Jhabar Singh Kharra said here on Wednesday that it is evident who is backing the protesting farmers.
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"Several things to consider in formulation of new laws; want to discuss wi
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Arjun Munda told ANI that the government has assured them (farmers) that all the works of administrative nature will be fast-tracked.
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"We condemn govt action to stop farmers from entering Delhi for peaceful p
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"We condemn government action to stop farmers from entering Delhi to have a peaceful protest... Every day in the advertisements of BJP, the central government and the Madhya Pradesh government, we see the 'Modi Ki Guarantee'... Yes, Modi's guarantee was there, they (the central govt) held
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"We request government to stop all this": Farmer leader Pandher on use of
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"Police used SLR bullets, tear gas, plastic and rubber to disperse our farmers. These kinds of actions are not acceptable. The way they are making our perception in the media is not right. They are putting the tag of Khalistani, calling us pro LEFT and the supporter of Congress and Punjab go
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Efforts to hold positive discussions with farmers' union will continue: Ag
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amidst the ongoing farmers' protest in Delhi, Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda on Wednesday said that efforts to engage in constructive dialogue with the farmers' union persist.
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Mayawati urges government to address farmers' demands amid ongoing protest
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As the farmers' protests continue, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Wednesday urged the government to take the demands of the farmers seriously and to consider them with empathy.
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Police fire tear gas at farmers gathered at Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
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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Farmers' 'Dilli Chalo' protest: Suspension of internet services extended t
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to a notification issued by the Haryana administration, bulk SMS and all dongle services provided on mobile networks, except voice calls, will remain suspended in the jurisdiction of districts Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa.
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Farmers' 'Dilli Chalo' protest: Heavy traffic as security ramped up at bor
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The early morning visuals showed that security checks were underway at the Shambhu border in Ambala, Haryana on the second day of the farmers' protest.
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