Responding to a call given by NDA ally and Nagaur MP, Hanuman Beniwal, thousands of farmers are gathering at Kotputli near Jaipur to march to Delhi on Saturday. Beniwal, who is the convenor of Rashtriya Loktantrik Party that has formed an alliance with the BJP at the Centre, had claimed at one of his gatherings […]
A day after farmer unions demanded a concrete proposal for talks, the Centre on Thursday wrote to them again and reiterated that it was open for talks on all issues. However, just like last time, the letter by Joint Secretary Vivek Aggarwal did not mention either time or place for the meeting, leaving it farmers […]
New Delhi, December 23 On the birth anniversary of former prime minister Charan Singh, known for espousing the cause of farmers, the government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to their welfare and expressed hope that the farmers protesting against farm laws will soon withdraw their agitation. In a series of tweets, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh […]
Four labourers died and two others were injured after the roof of a factory collapsed in west Delhi’s Khayala on Saturday, officials said. The structure, which was being used as a motor winding factory, is located at Vishnu Garden area in Khayala. The Fire Department received a call about the incident around 10 am following […]
In his strongest attack against the Opposition parties on the farmers’ agitation to date, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday strongly defended the farm laws, which are at the core of ongoing farmer protests, and slammed his rivals for “spreading lies” about them “because his government had done what they had been promising to farmers […]
New Delhi, December 17 The Supreme Court on Thursday acknowledged the right of farmers to non-violent protests, saying it was thinking of setting up an “impartial and independent” panel of agriculture experts and farmer unions to resolve the impasse over three contentious farm laws. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde said it would […]
Farmer leaders on Monday started their day-long hunger strike against the Centre’s new farm laws and said protests would be held at all district headquarters later in the day, even as more people are expected to join the ongoing agitation at Delhi border points. Farmer leader Baldev Singh said, “Representatives of farmer unions have started […]
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday said the Bharat Bandh observed by farmers’ organisations against the Centre’s new farm laws on Tuesday was a befitting reply to “state-sponsored anarchy”. An editorial published in Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece Saamana alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre wants to keep Damocles’s words of “fear and terror” hanging over the country […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged everyone to support the farmers’ nationwide strike. Congress party workers joined the farmers’ protests by holding dharnas and demonstrations throughout the country. “Modi ji, stop stealing from farmers. All fellow citizens know that today is Bharat Bandh. Make our food growers’ struggle successful by fully supporting it,” Rahul said in […]
Workers of the AICCTU, CPI and student organisations on Tuesday blocked a highway in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district to extend their support to the Bharat Bandh called by farmers demanding repeal of the Centre’s argi laws. The police have detained volunteers from the All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU), Communist Party of India, Satyashodhak […]