Aaj Ki Baat: Kisan Mahapanchayat will be held on March 14 at Ramlila Maidan
Aaj Ki Baat | February 22, 2024 23:28 ISTAaj Ki Baat: Kisan Mahapanchayat will be held on March 14 at Ramlila Maidan
Aaj Ki Baat: Kisan Mahapanchayat will be held on March 14 at Ramlila Maidan
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Farmers demanding higher prices for their crops said they were still open to talks with the government to find a "peaceful" solution to the crisis. They took stock of protesters injured during clashes with police.
Food Secretary Sanjeev Kapoor's comments has come against the backdrop of farmers' protest raising various demands, including guaranteed minimum support price for crops.
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.
The Centre ordered the microblogging site X to take action against certain accounts and posts linked to ongoing farmer protests. However, X, led by Elon Musk, expressed its disagreement with these orders, saying they go against freedom of expression.
The Ghaziabad and Delhi Police heightened security and put barricades on several checkpoints to ensure 'no-entry' of protesting farmers who are adamant to enter Delhi to protest against the Centre over MSP.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha are spearheading the 'Delhi Chalo' agitation to put pressure on the Centre for a law on minimum support price for crops among other demands.
Sugarcane is grown mainly in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka. The FRP has been determined on the basis of recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) and after consultation with state governments and other stakeholders.
A Haryana police official on Wednesday said that protesters participating in the farmers protest set stubble on fire with chilli power in it and also pelted stones in which at least 12 police personnel received serious injuries.
Earlier in the day, Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda, who is among the three Union ministers engaging with the farmer leaders, called for further talks and appealed to the protesters to maintain peace.
India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
Punjab farmers at Khanauri and Shambhu had resumed their agitation early in the morning after a two-day lull following the fourth round of talks on Sunday night with a panel of three Union ministers in an attempt to break the deadlock.
Misleading videos falsely depicting alcohol distribution at the farmers' protests have circulated online, drawing attention to the issue. India TV's Fact Check team debunked these videos, tracing them to unrelated events like the Baba Rodu Shah fair in Punjab and an incident from April 2020.
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.
Earlier, BKU national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait announced that farmers will stage protests outside collectorate offices in every district in Uttar Pradesh.
Farmers protest: The farm union leaders has already rejected the Centre's proposal of buying pulses, maize, and cotton at the MSP by the government agencies for five years. The government still says that it is ready for talks with the farmers reiterating that this is the only way for a solution.
Do read the traffic advisory before leaving from home on February 21, as several roads have been closed and diverted due to the farmer's protest march called by the Bharatiya Kisan Union Tikait faction.
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.
Farmers' Protest Update: Hours after farmers leading the ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation rejected the Centre’s proposal to procure pulses, maize and cotton at MSP, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher has warned the BJP-led government that it will be responsible for “whatever happens now”.
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