The deceased, Mukesh, reportedly told his brother and a villager that he had been drinking with four men who claimed to be part of the farmers' protest and they set him on fire.
In an exclusive conversation with IndiaTV, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij spoke on the death of a 42-year-old man who died of burn injuries after four men allegedly sprinkled some inflammable material on him and set him ablaze at Tikri protest site.
Farmers under the aegis of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee protested against Punjab government in Guruwali Village, Amritsar over power shortage issue during paddy sowing season.
The protest against new Farm Laws chugs on, despite media neglect, fears of pandemic outbreak and periodic threats from an intransigent government.
I have told all the leaders of the parties as well as farmers that the Govt is ready for an open discussion. We have been talking to them. We have given them a proposal, we will talk with them again after their proposal comes: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar
The document in Thunberg's tweet had details about January 26 protests and other street protests. The screenshots of the documents were widely shared on social media.
United States welcomes steps that would improve the efficiency of India's markets and attract greater private sector investment.
It has been over 2 month since farmers are agitating against the farm laws at Delhi border. The BKU chief Naresh Tikait today said that the farmers are ready to talk with the government but for this there should be a health environment. He urged govt to give-up their obstinate attitude to end this deadlock.
On Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of farmers riding tractors and motor cycles and on foot had swarmed the Red Fort, climbed up to its ramparts while waving the tricolour, farmer union flags and pennants with religious symbols.
In a sensational disclosure, the masked man who appeared in a press conference along with farmer leaders to allege that he has been asked by the police to unleash violence on the farmers on the 26th of February outside Delhi, has confessed to the police that he lied in the press conference about an alleged attack against farmers.
Protesting farmers on Thursday rejected the government's proposal to suspend the three contentious farm laws for one year. They remained adamant on the repeal of the agriculture reforms and said that the tractor march scheduled for January 26 will go on as planned. The decision was taken at a marathon meeting on Thursday, a day before the eleventh round of talks between the farmers and government. Sankyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farm unions leading protests at several Delhi border points, held a discussion at the Singhu border and decided to turn down the government's latest offer.
Agitating farmers on Thursday rejected the Modi government’s offer to suspend the three farm laws for 18 months and insisted on complete rollback of the agricultural reforms, dashing hopes for an end to the 58-day protests.
BKU president Bhupinder Singh Mann, who was one of the four members of the Supreme Court-appointed committee on farm laws, on Thursday said he is recusing himself from the panel.
The tractor rally is being seen as a show of force a day before farmer leaders and ministers are to meet yet again - for the eighth time - for talks on the farm laws, which the farmers say put them in shaky ground on MSP.
This is the first meeting this year to break the deadlock over the repeal of three agriculture legislations and a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP).
After so many rounds of talks between farmer unions and Central government over new farm laws, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Kailash Chaudharyon January 2 said that he is confident that in next meeting a solution will
The Centre and farmer leaders had talks at the Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi over the three farm laws. The sixth round of talks between the two sides are being held after a considerable gap. The fifth round of talks was held on December 5.
The Centre and farmer leaders are currently holding talks at the Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi over the three farm laws. The sixth round of talks between the two sides are being held after a considerable gap. The fifth round of talks was held on December 5.
The Centre and farmer leaders are currently holding talks at the Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi over the three farm laws. The sixth round of talks between the two sides are being held after a considerable gap. The fifth round of talks was held on December 5.
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