Farmers protest: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha are spearheading the 'Delhi Chalo' agitation to put pressure on the Centre to accept their demands, including a law on minimum support price for crops and a farm loan waiver.
Farmers protest: "We will decide next course of action on February 29", said Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher told while addressing a press conference at Khanauri.
Farmers protest: Baldev Singh Sirsa identified the dead farmer as Subhkaran Singh (21), a resident of Baloke village in Punjab's Bathinda district. Patiala-based Rajindra Hospital's medical superintendent HS Rekhi told reporters that three people, one of them dead, were brought to the hospital.
In response to the escalating farmers' protest, the MHA has taken proactive measures by sending a directive to the Punjab Government. The advisory emphasises the critical importance of maintaining peace and order in the state during this period of unrest.
Farmers protest: Haryana Police today asked its Punjab counterparts to seize bulldozers which they say protesting farmers from Punjab have brought with them as they plan to resume their 'Delhi Chalo' from the interstate border.
A late night press release from Samyukta Kisan Morcha said, there has been no formal communication from the agriculture ministry and that the ministry has only contacted a farmer leader from Punjab over phone seeking names of 5 SKM representatives for the panel which PM has proposed to set up.
The Delhi Police on Thursday started removing barricades put up at the Tikri, Ghazipur borders where thousands of farmers are protesting against the Centre’s three farm laws, news agency ANI reported. Watch what Rakesh tikait has to say on this.
Lakhimpur Kheri violence is making rounds in the news since last evening. However, what instigated the clashes? Watch exclusive ground report of India TV.
At least 8 people were killed as violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur during a farmers' protest over state Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit, administration sources said.
Details regarding the venue of the national convention will be worked out later, a farmer leader said. Thousands of farmers from across the country, particularly Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, have been camping at Delhi borders, including Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur, since November last year.
Haryana BKU president Gurnam Singh Chaduni on Saturday decided to stay away from all meetings of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) after accusing some leaders of the joint front spearheading the stir against the farm laws of discriminating against him and his supporters.
In a letter to Modi, the chief minister cited "heightened cross-border threat and increased drone and other terrorist activities by ISI-backed groups, including plans by Khalistani outfits to target certain farmer leaders".
Farmers have been protesting against the three farm laws. They have been camping at Delhi borders since November last year, demanding the withdrawal of these three laws and that a new law be made to guarantee minimum support price (MSP) for their crops.
It's the 100th day today since farmers first march towards national capital, camped near Delhi borders to pressurise the government to repeal the 3 new farm laws. Take a look at what all has happened so far during farmers agitation.
'Rail roko' agitation called by farmer groups had "negligible" or "minimal" impact on train services on Thursday, the Indian Railways said. The blockade was held across the country from 12 pm to 4 pm. According to the Railways, no untoward incident was reported due to the protest.
In the all-party meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, TMC's Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Shiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut, and SAD's Balwinder Singh Bhunder spoke at length on farmers agitation.
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.
A day after the Supreme Court put a stay on the implementation of the three Central farm laws, the Bar Council of India (BCI) claimed on Wednesday that "90 per cent of the farmers are not in favour of the protests".
Tens of thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, have been camping out on roads around the Capital, New Delhi.
Heavy rainfall in parts of Delhi-NCR intensified cold wave. Farmers agitating against new farm laws faced weather's wrath. Rainwater entered farmers' camps at Burari ground.
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