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Rajasthan Congress MLA reaches state assembly on tractor to support protes
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 10 (ANI): Congress MLA from Bamanwas Indira Meena on Wednesday reached the Rajasthan Assembly here on a tractor on the first day of the budget session to extend her support to the farmers protesting against the new farm laws.
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AAP urges Tendulkar to tweet in favour of protesting farmers
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 9 (ANI): Amid the ongoing debate over Sachin Tendulkar's tweets over farmers issues, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has urged the cricket legend to tweet in favour of the agitating farmers.
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Opposition parties give suspension of business notices in RS over plight o
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Communist Party of India (CPI), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Shiv Sena on Tuesday gave suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 over 'the plight of protesting farmers in Delhi'.
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Congress' Revanth Reddy starts padayatra from Achampet to Hyderabad in sup
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Nagarkurnool (Telangana) [India], February 8 (ANI): Congress MP Revanth Reddy on Sunday started a padayatra (foot march) from Achampet in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district to Hyderabad in support of the protesting farmers.
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Chakka jam: Protesting farmers make way for ambulance at Palwal-Agra highw
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Palwal (Haryana) [India], February 6 (ANI): As part of the countrywide 'Chakka Jam' called by the farmers union on Saturday, farmers who were blocking Palwal-Agra Highway here at Atohan Chowk made way for an ambulance.
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Digvijaya Singh appeals to all protesting farmers to join 'chakka jam'
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 6 (ANI): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday appealed to all those protesting against the farm laws to come to the streets and join today's "chakka jam" called by the farmer unions.
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Rahul Gandhi says farm laws dangerous for country, offers support to prote
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday extended support to the agitating farmers and said that the new agriculture laws are not only dangerous for them, but for the whole country.
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Chakka jam: Around 50,000 police, paramilitary forces deployed in Delhi-NC
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): Around 50,000 personnel of Delhi Police, Paramilitary and Reserve Forces deployed in Delhi-NCR region to maintain law and order situation here on Saturday, amid 'chakka jaam' call by the protesting farmers' representatives. Atleast 12 metro stations have
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Opposition leaders stopped by police at Ghazipur border, nails fixed near
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Opposition leaders reached the Ghazipur border (Delhi-UP border) on Thursday to meet the protesting farmers, however, they have been stopped by the Police.
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Many forced to defecate in open as toilets now difficult to reach, say far
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] February 3 (ANI): Protesting farmers at Singhu border have said that they are facing a shortage of toilets after recent barricading near the protest site and many of them were being forced to answer the call of nature in the open.
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Unfortunate that some people are calling protesting farmers 'terrorists':
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): Taking a veiled dig at actor Kangana Ranaut, Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Wednesday said it is unfortunate that some people are calling 'peaceful farmers' protesting against the Centre's three farm laws as 'terrorists' when 'international personalities'
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After suspension from RS, AAP's Sanjay Singh compares Centre with Hitler o
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): After his suspension from Rajya Sabha for raising slogans against the new farm laws in the House, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh compared the Central government with 'Hitler' and accused the government of taking harsh action against the protesting
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