Farmers Protest

Thousands of farmers staged demonstrations across India on Thursday, from Punjab to Tamil Nadu, voicing opposition to a long-anticipated trade agreement with the United States that protesters fear could harm domestic agriculture. The…
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Farmers blocked roads at many places across the state on Monday as part of their Punjab bandh call, affecting the commuter traffic in several areas. The bandh is being observed from 7 am to 4 pm on Monday, December 30. Farmers observed a…
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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking directions to Centre and others to clear blockades on highways in Punjab where farmers are staging protests. A bench headed by Justice Surya Kant heard the plea. A petition was filed in…
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The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmers' groups, will hold a ‘Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat’ at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi where a resolution is likely to be passed to “intensify the fight” against the policies of the central…
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Farmers, who resumed marching towards Delhi on March 6, will hold a nationwide ‘rail roko’ agitation for four hours on Sunday. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha had called for the agitation to continue…
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The protesting farmers will resume their agitation with a nationwide ‘Rail Roko’ on March 10 from 12 pm to 4 pm, farm leaders Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal announced on Sunday. The protesting farmers, who are camping at…
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Farmer leaders put on hold the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march for two days after a 21-year-old protester was killed and 12 police personnel were injured in clashes at Khanauri, one of the two Punjab-Haryana interstate border points which have become…
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Thousands of farmers from Punjab will resume their 'Delhi Chalo' march today, to press for their demand of MSP support for all crops. The protesting farmers, who are currently camping at the Haryana-Punjab Shambhu border, announced…
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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…
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The fourth round of talks between the protesting farmers' leaders and the Union government concluded on late Sunday night. During the meeting, the Centre proposed some ideas, including a five-year plan, following which the farmers have…
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