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All Jaat Mahasangh, farmer bodies condemn Youth Congress 'shirtless' prote
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
All Jaat Mahasangh, Bharatiya Krishak Samaj (BKS) and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Saturday strongly condemned the Youth Congress protest at the India AI Impact Summit.
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Rahul Gandhi meets 17 major farmer unions at Parliament House to discuss I
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a high-intensity meeting at his Parliament office, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi hosted a diverse delegation representing 17 major farmer unions from across India on Friday to discuss the India-US interim trade deal.
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"Who is Mallikarjun Kharge blaming?": BKU leader Dharmendra Malik attacks
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Dharmendra Malik asked who Kharge is blaming if his party's government is in power in Karnataka. The BKU leader said that the Congress president should rather question CM Siddaramaiah rather than blame Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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Kanwar Yatra: Rakesh Tikait slams identity campaign, urges for peace and r
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Kanwar Yatra is set to commence on July 10. Amid the preparations, controversy has erupted over an alleged "identity campaign" being run by certain Hindu organisations along the yatra route, prompting national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Rakesh Tikait, to issue a
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Naresh Tikait says "wrong decision" to suspend Indus Water Treaty, Rakesh
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Bharatiya Kisan Union President Naresh Tikait on Monday called the government's decision to suspend the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan a "wrong decision," saying that "every farmer needs water."
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Punjab: Farmers to protest on March 28, refuse to attend meeting called by
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lakhowal) leader Harinder Singh Lakhowal and Samyukt Kisan Morcha leader Raminder Singh refused to attend a meeting called by the Punjab government and announced a protest at district headquarters across the state on March 28, alleging repression by the state government
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Punjabi actress Sonia Mann joins AAP in presence of Arvind Kejriwal
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Welcoming their new member, AAP's Punjab unit posted on X, "Kirti Kisan Union leader S. Baldev Singh Ji's daughter and Punjabi actress Sonia Mann joined Aam Aadmi Party under the leadership of National Convener Arvind Kejriwal. She is very welcome in the Aam Aadmi Party family."
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"We are divided so are being exploited": Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on pr
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Calling for unity among farmers, Rakesh Tikait, farmer leader and national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), stated on Saturday that the formation of multiple farmer organisations has resulted in land acquisitions where the prices are not increasing and the reason for the e
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Bharatiya Kisan Union seeks GST exemption on agri inputs, doubling PM Kisa
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
On Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a pre-Budget meeting with various farmer associations and leading agricultural economists to gather their inputs and suggestions for the upcoming Budget.
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Rakesh Tikait claims police block farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march seeking MSP
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Farmer leader and national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Rakesh Tikait, claimed on Monday that farmers participating in the 'Delhi Chalo' protest were stopped by police barricades as they attempted to march towards Delhi, demanding solutions to agricultural issues and a
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"If Punjab CM Mann resigns, issue will be solved in 2 days": Union Ministe
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Saturday blamed the Punjab government led by Aam Aadmi Party for farmers' protests in the state and demanded the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
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Punjab farmers not getting payment despite Centre releasing money: BJP's A
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
"I can't understand why the farmers aren't getting money when the central government has already released Rs 44,000 crore. Money should be given to farmers and paddy must be purchased," he said.
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