Tag: Farmers Protest
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Another attempt to coax farmers fails, demand for repealing 3 farm laws stay intact
Coax farmers fails: On Tuesday, Union Home Minister, Amit Shah made an attempt to bring the protesting farmers to a consensus over the controversial farm laws. But the meeting was another failed attempt as Shah clarified that the central government would not repeal the newly introduced farms laws, as proposed by farmers Unions and other ... -
‘I would’ve gone to support farmers in protest, if I wasn’t barricaded inside my residence’, says Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal: On Tuesday evening, he came outside his residence and addressed his party workers stating thathe would have gone to support the farmers in protest if he wasn’t barricaded inside his residence. I am happy that ‘Bharat Bandh’ was a success. I prayed for the protesting farmers while sitting inside my residence, ... -
You should have thought before speaking, Mukesh Khanna on Saif Ali Khan after Adipurush
Mukesh Khanna on Saif Ali Khan: After Saif Ali Khan’s remarks on his upcoming movie Adipurush’s character Ravan, social media flooded with reactions of people who were offended by his comments and among those was the veteran actor Mukesh Khanna. Khanna who is most famous for his role in a superhero series Shaktimaan, took to ... -
Mamta Banerjee lashes out on BJP, asks them to either step down or withdraw Farm bill
Mamta Banerjee lashes out on BJP: West Bengal chief minister Mamta Banerjee has once again lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party saying that the party practices divisive politics for its personal gains. She addressed a rally in West Medinipur where she criticised the ruling party for its behaviour towards the farmers and asked them ... -
As farmers protest continue more allies threaten to leave BJP alliance, JJP Chautala latest in line
JJP Chautala: (BJP) as the farmers’ protest gains momentum and more parties come forward to support their cause. Among the latest to threaten BJP about exiting the alliance has been Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala. The Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) leader told BJP that his party was against the newly introduced agricultural laws. Chautala ... -
Farmers protests gain momentum, Govt agrees to listen their ‘mann ki baat’, without conditions this time
Farmers protests gain momentum: The ‘Dili chalo’ protest, wherein farmers are protesting at the Delhi-Haryana border, has entered its fifth day today. The protesting farmers refused to budge their demands as per centre’s conditions and emphasised that their demands were ‘non-negotiable’. Farmers want the centre government to roll back farm laws, introduced right before the ... -
High drama in Delhi as farmers allowed to protest peacefully
High drama in Delhi: Delhi Police has allowed agitating farmers to enter the national capital for peaceful protests Thousands of agitating farmers from parts of Punjab, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan have been marching toward Delhi and its nearing borders in recent days as part of their “Delhi Chalo” protest in a bid to raise their ... -
New farm bills could transform India’s agriculture system
The Modi government last month passed the three controversial farm reform Bills amid widespread public protests by farmers and opposition leaders against the move. While one section of society welcomed the amendments calling it a historic step for India to alter global food trading, others expressed concerns that it will create hurdles in the livelihoods ... -
What are the 3 Farm bills, and why the Congress party is staging a nationwide protest over it?
The Rajya Sabha has passed three contentious Farm Bills that have been gravely protested by the Opposition parties in the Parliament. On 24 Sept, Congress launched a two-month nationwide protest against the ordinances. The party will collect signatures of 2 crore farmers and challenge the proposed bills. Farmers Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee in Punjab has ... -
Haryana farmers block NH-22 as they held a rally against the Centre’s farm ordinances
On Thursday, farmers from Haryana held a protest and blocked the National Highway-22 highway at Pipli, Kurukshetra district against three farm ordinances brought by the Central Government in June, 2020. Amid Covid-19 cases spike in the nation, the Haryana Home and Health ministers urged the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU), to cancel the protest either face ...