Tag: farm laws
Farmers' Tractor Rally Turns Violent Near ITO, Police Resort To Lathi Charge
Dramatic scenes were witnessed on Tuesday after the agitating farmers clashed with the Delhi Police near ITO intersection in central Delhi, with the police firing the tear gas shells and resorting to lathi charge to disperse the farmers. ....
FIR Against Rakesh Tikait, Other Farmer Leaders For Jan 26 Violence In Delhi
The Delhi Police has named Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait beside other farmer leaders in the FIR over the violence that broke out in various parts of the national capital during the farmers' tractor rally on Tuesday. ....
AIKSCC Convener V.M. Singh Quits Farmers' Protest
All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) convener V.M. Singh on Wednesday announced to quit the ongoing farmers' protest - the first leader to distance himself from the agitation as it entered the 63rd day. ....
Emotional Rakesh Tikait Refuses To Surrender, Alleges Conspiracy
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday broke down at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh Ghazipur farmers protest site, alleging that the administration was trying to crush their movement. ....
Protesting Farmers Hold 'Sadbhavna Diwas', Begin One-day Hunger Strike
Farmers began a one-day hunger strike on Saturday in protest against new farm laws. ....
Govt Proposal To Suspend Farm Laws Still Stands: PM Modi At All-party Meet
During the all-party meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, ahead of the Budget session of Parliament, the Prime Minister said that the government still stands by the proposal given to the protesting farmers of suspending the three contentious farm laws for 18 months. ....
Country Sad Over Insult Of Tricolour On Jan 26: PM Modi
In his first remarks on the violence and vandalism on Republic Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the country was sad to "see the insult to the Tricolour". ....
Congress MP, Punjab Ministers Meet Amit Shah Over 'missing' Farmers
With more than 100 farmers from the state going 'missing' after the Republic Day violence in Delhi, Punjab ministers led by Sukhjinder Randhawa and Member of Parliament Manish Tewari on Monday met Home Minister Amit Shah here to seek his intervention to known about their whereabouts. ....
Shivpal Yadav Ready For Alliance With Akhilesh Yadav
Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia (PSPL) chief Shivpal Yadav has said that his party is ready to forge an alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) for the upcoming Assembly elections to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party. ....
Farmers Can Withdraw From Contract At Any Point: Tomar
Amid the Opposition's continuous attack on the government in Parliament over the farmers protests, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar on Friday said that as per the Centre's three new farm laws, the farmers can terminate their contract at any time and can withdraw from their agreement without any penalty. ....
