In a big revelation, the Delhi Police has said that a US-based actress named Reena Rai was helping one of the main accused of the January 26 violence in Delhi, Deep Sidhu, who used to upload Sidhu's videos on Facebook. The actress used to operate his Facebook account from United States.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday while delivering his speech in Lok Sabha on Motion of Thanks on the President's address spoke extensively about the new farm reforms and emphasized its need in the present times even when farmers are continuing their protest against the new reforms, demanding they should be repealed.
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday asserted that the agitating farmers were not aiming at any change in power at the Centre but a solution to their problems as he said many of their leaders will tour different parts of the country to spread the movement.
Addressing a meeting with a delegation of farmers, cattle-breeders, dairy union and representatives of tribal areas during a pre-budget dialogue through video conference, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that these communities are an important part of the state's economy.
When did we say that MSP is ending? We said that a law be formed on MSP. If such a law is formed, all the farmers of the country will be benefitted. Right now, there is no law on MSP and the farmers are looted by traders: Rakesh Tikait, Bharatiya Kisan Union
BKU spokesperson Rakesh Tikait's statement that violence may have erupted in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand during 'chakka jam' call was made in haste, says Samyukta Kisan Morcha spokesperson Darshan Pal.
The three-hour-long nationwide 'chakka jam' by protesting farmers was held on Saturday amid tight security, even as there was no such event in the national capital which was turned into a fortress with heavy security deployment.
Amid the ongoing agitation and tweets by international celebrities over farmers protest, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar while speaking on the toolkit matter said that its expose has revealed a lot.
Stating that hoisting a religious flag at the Red Fort was "treason", BJP leader and former Union minister KJ Alphons on Friday said in Rajya Sabha that farmer leader Rakesh Tikait cannot get away by shedding tears after the violence during their tractor parade seeking the repeal of new farm laws.
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg has once again tweeted in support of farmers protest that has been continuing in India for over 2 months now. In her latest tweet, Greta says that she still stands with farmers and support their peaceful protest. "I still #StandWithFarmers and support their peaceful protest. No amount of hate, threats or violations of human rights will ever change that. #FarmersProtest."
Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava in an exclusive conversation with India TV spoke on the Republic Day violence which took place during farmers tractor parade and discussed all the actions being taken against the rioters.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday responded after US State Department statement in wake of the farmers protests saying we have taken note of the comments of the US State Department. It is important to take such comments in the context in which they are made and in their entirety.
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday once again tweeted in support of farmers protest that has been continuing in India for over 2 months now. In her latest tweet, Greta says that she still stands with farmers and support their peaceful protest.
The Opposition leaders have reached at Ghazipur border (Delhi-UP Border) to meet the protesting farmers on February 04.
Senior Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi has termed as positive the government's proposal to farmer unions to pause the new farm laws for 18 months. He, however, suggested that the government should not make this time-bound and offer to pause the laws indefinitely.
Speaking to ANI in the national capital, the president of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC), Ajay Kumar Lallu spoke on Priyanka Gandhi Rampur visit on February 04.
As farmers protest against Centre's new farm reforms continues for over 2 months at various Delhi border, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Naresh Tikait (Rakesh Tikait's brother) on Wednesday said with what face can they (farmers) now go back... sitting at the border was a helplessness situation for the farmers.
BJP leader Sambit Patra said neither Rahul Gandhi, nor Rihanna (international pop star) knows anything about agricultre.
The Kisan Mahapanchayat amid the presence of thousands of farmers in Jind district of Haryana on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution to revoke the three contentious farm laws where BKU leader Rakesh Tikait announced that "if their demands were not accepted, they will hold another 'mahapanchayat' of India level".
In an Exclusive Interaction with India TV Congress MP Partap Singh Bajwa discussed about on going farmers agitation against new farm laws.
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