Tag: Farmers protest
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Rail roko: Protesters sit on rail tracks in Punjab, Haryana; commuters hit
Train services were affected in both states due to the protest. However, there was no report of any untoward incident.
October 18, 2021 -
UP on high alert for farmers’ ‘rail roko’ protest today
The farmers are demanding the dismissal and arrest of Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni for his alleged involvement in the October 3 incident in Lakhimpur Kheri.
October 18, 2021 -
Singhu Border Murder: Punjab deputy CM seeks inquiry by a sitting judge
Randhawa pointed out that strict security arrangements were not made where a large number of people were gathered and religious scriptures were adorned.
October 17, 2021 -
Lakhimpur violence: SKM to hold up rail traffic for 6 hours on 18 Oct
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha will protest against the lack of action against Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni, who is accused in the Lakhimpur incident.
October 15, 2021 -
18 Oct bandh: 20 IPS officers to camp in sensitive UP districts
The officers will reach out to farmers and dissuade them from joining the agitation. The leave of all officers in the state has been canceled till October 18.
October 11, 2021 -
Farmers in TN’s Thanjavur protest against Lakhmipur Kheri violence
Tamil Nadu farmers association Deputy Secretary, P.S. Masilamani, who had participated in the farmers' agitation in New Delhi, told IANS that the farmers of Cauvery delta are "disturbed and outraged by the mowing down of fellow farmers and we are conducting peaceful protest marches in solidarity with the farmers of Lakhimpur Kheri."
October 7, 2021 -
‘Dictatorship’ in India; farmers being ‘systematically attacked’: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi charged that farmers are being mowed down and the name of a union minister and his son is coming up, but no action is being taken.
October 6, 2021 -
KMSC postpones ‘rail roko’ stir in Punjab till Oct 30
The Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee postponed their proposed “rail roko’ agitation till 30 October.
October 1, 2021 -
‘You have strangulated the city, now you want to come inside’: SC to farmers’ group
The farmers' group has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to the authorities to allow it to stage peaceful and non-violent 'Satyagraha' at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
October 1, 2021 -
Bharat Bandh evokes contrasting response in Telugu states
While normal life was affected in Andhra Pradesh with the ruling YSRCP supporting the shutdown call, the bandh had a partial impact in Telangana where ruling TRS distanced itself from the protest.
September 27, 2021 -
Bharat Bandh will compel Centre to listen to farmers’: Rakesh Tikait
"No matter how long we have to stretch this protest, we will not step back": Tikait.
September 27, 2021 -
Nationwide shutdown call on Day 305 of farm stir
Traffic comes to a standstill across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi as major highways were blocked by protesting farmers.
September 27, 2021 -
Hundreds of farmers block highways in Punjab, Haryana
Heavy police presence could be seen at various places in Haryana and Punjab to maintain law and others in view of the protest by farmers, who are demanding the scrapping of three Central farm laws.
September 27, 2021 -
Opposition creating nothing but anarchy with negative environment over farm laws: Khattar
Addressing a Press conference, the CM said though the three farm laws are yet to be implemented some politically motivated people are spreading rumours about these three laws.
September 25, 2021 -
Backed farmers’ stir: CM to Sikhs
“I share an excellent bonding with the brothers and sisters of the Sikh community. Even members of my family are regular visitors here. “I have already extended my support to the farmer's movement. We (TMC) have already demanded that these three farm laws be withdrawn. We won’t tolerate any injustice on farmers,”
September 16, 2021 -
Continued stir in Punjab ‘uncalled for’, farmers’ fight is against BJP : Capt
Amarinder said there was no question of trying to split the farmers of Punjab and Haryana, all of whom were equal victims of the apathy of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led governments at the Centre and in the neighbouring state.
September 15, 2021 -
Government ready for probe into Karnal incident: Anil Vij
The government has already transferred Karnal sub-divisional magistrate Ayush Sinha, the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who was caught on camera directing police to hit protesting farmers on their heads if they breached the security cordon.
September 9, 2021