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If Ambedkar statue is not erected at Hyderabad's Panjagutta, will go on hu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 19 (ANI): Senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao on Friday threatened to go on an indefinite hunger strike if his demand to erect a statue of Dr. BR Ambedkar at Panjagutta crossroad here is not fulfilled.
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Puducherry CM, leaders of several parties observe day-long hunger strike i
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], December 18 (ANI): Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy along with members of several parties sat on a day-long hunger strike in support of farmers protesting against the three Central farm laws on Friday.
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Hazare warns of sitting on fast if demands related to agriculture not fulf
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) [India], December 15 (ANI): Social activist Anna Hazare on Monday wrote to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and warned of resuming hunger strike if the Centre does not fulfil his demands including the implementation of the recommendations made by MS S
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We are not terrorists, but are fighting for our rights: Farmers
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Farmers who were on a day-long hunger strike at the Singhu border as part of their protest against Centre's farm laws broke their fast on Monday evening and said they are not Aatankwadi (terrorists) but Hakwadi (fighting for rights).
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'I assure you that Government of India is with farmers', says MoS Kailash
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): As farmer protests continue along the borders of Delhi, Union Minister of State Kailash Choudhary has assured that the Government of India is with the farmers.
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Delhi govt ministers, AAP MLAs hold 'hunger strike' in support of farmers'
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Senior Delhi government ministers and AAP MLAs, including Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, are sitting on a 'hunger strike' in support of farmers who are protesting against the Centre's farm laws. Ministers Satyendar Jain, Gopal Rai, and party leade
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Rakesh Tikait denies any rift among farmers
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union's (BKU) national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Monday said that there is no rift among farmers after the resignation of three leaders of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) faction.
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Traffic alert: Delhi Police close several borders due to farmers' protests
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): In view of the day-long hunger strike organised by the farmers' union, the Delhi Police on Monday closed several border points near the national capital.
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Javadekar slams Kejriwal's hunger strike call, terms it hypocrisy
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Slamming Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the call for a day-long fast in support of the framers' protest, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said that this is nothing but hypocrisy.
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Leaders of farmers' union begin day-long hunger strike at Delhi borders
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): As many as 40 farmer leaders of the United Farmers Front began their day-long hunger strike on Monday at various border points near Delhi against the Centre's newly enacted farm laws, thereby intensifying the ongoing agitation in the national capital reg
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Farmer leaders to observe hunger strike today over farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): The ongoing farmers' protest is set to intensify as the heads of all farmer unions agitating against the Centre's new farm laws will observe a one-day hunger strike on Monday.
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Sonam Kapoor Ahuja joins hands with UN World Food Programme 'to end hunger
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 12 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor Ahuja joined hands with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to make people aware about the hunger programmes across the globe.
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