Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions, on Saturday announced that it will observe May 26 as ‘black day’, marking six months of their protest at Delhi’s borders against the Centre's three farm laws.
At least seven workers of Pappu Yadav's Jan Adhikar Party were arrested in Patna on Thursday for blocking the movement of a passenger train at Patna Junction as part of farmers' Rail Roko agitation.
Farmers' Rail Roko: Farmers' organisations will hold a nationwide 'rail roko' program for 4 hours today as they continue their protest against the central farm laws. Jagtar Singh Bajwa, spokesperson of the Kisan Andolan Committee, Ghazipur border said they will carry out a peaceful protest during the 'Rail Roko' program on February 18 from 12 noon to 4 pm. We will offer refreshments to the passengers to avoid inconvenience, he said.
Bollywood actor Salman Khan joined the host of Bollywood celebrities to react to the ongoing protests by farmers against the three farm laws. The actor said whatever is the correct, noble thing to do, should be done.
According to sources, the district administration may move ahead to remove blockade at UP Gate on Delhi-Meerut Expressway by Thursday night.
Name of Punjabi film actor Deep Sidhu came to light for a video he shared on Facebook in which he can be seen speaking about the violent protest and hoisting of a religious flag at the Red Fort on Republic Day 2021. Wanted in the January 26 Red Fort violence case, Deep Sidhu has now been arrested.
The eleventh round of talks between protesting farmer unions and three central ministers in Delhi ended on Friday, once again with no solution on the deadlock. The Centre conveyed it to the farmers that the government has placed its best proposal forward and now the onus lies with them.
The eleventh round of talks between protesting farmer unions and three central ministers in Delhi ended on Friday, once again with no solution on the deadlock.
The three farm laws have already been stayed by the Supreme Court on January 11 till further orders, The court also formed a committee of experts to resolve the deadlock.
The next round of talks between the Centre and the farmers' unions is scheduled to be held today in Delhi. In the earlier 10th round of talks, the government had proposed to put on hold the implementation of farm laws for 18 months and set up a joint committee to find an amicable solution in the interest of the farming community. Farmers on Thursday, however, rejected the Centre's proposal and said that they want nothing but a complete repeal of all the three legislations.
Thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, are protesting at various border points of Delhi for over a month now against the three laws
The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, which had earlier barred Chaduni from participating in the next round of talks with the government scheduled to be held on January 20, held a meeting at the Singhu border on Monday (January 18) evening over the controversy.
The farmers protesting against the Farm Laws on Wednesday burnt the copies of Farm Laws to celebrate the festival of Lohri.
Shiv Kumar Kakka, national president, Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Mahasangh, said that the government should first create a conducive atmoshphere before proceeding for next level of talks.
Thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab and Haryana, are protesting against the laws for the last over four weeks at various border points of Delhi.
As the ongoing farmers' protest continued for the 20th day on Tuesday, Union Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the government is ready discuss the three farm laws clause by clause.
The current agitation by farmers has led to supply chain disruptions, which will impact the economy in the coming days and may impinge upon the ongoing recovery from the economic contraction due to COVID-19, industry body CII said.
Farmers, most of them from Punjab and Haryana, have been protesting since November 26 outside Delhi against the three agri laws -- the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said dialogue was the only way forward to end the stalemate with protesting farmers as he urged them to understand the laws and not be misguided.
A group of five friends set out from Amritsar on a cold Saturday morning. They didn't have much time to organise a regular langar, so they collected "regular-sized" pizzas from a Haryana mall and set up a stall at the Singhu border. Around 400 pizzas were distributed within minutes as a huge crowd, including the protesting peasants and residents from nearby areas, queued up.
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