Tag: farmers
Tractor Rally In Rajasthan Peaceful, Leaders Condemn Violence In Delhi
The tractor rally taken out by the farmers from Shahjahanapur border in Rajasthan's Alwar district towards Delhi on Tuesday remained peaceful, the farmer leaders said while condemning the violence that erupted in the national capital. ....
Union Minister Prahlad Visits Red Fort To Assess 'damage'
A day after the violence and chaos at the Red Fort during the 'tractor rally' by farmers, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Prahlad Singh Patel visited the 17th century monument on Wednesday afternoon to assess the "damage". ....
Violence At Red Fort An Insult To Nation, Says Punjab CM
Deploring the Republic Day violence in Delhi, especially at the Red Fort, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday termed it an insult to the nation and said it had brought shame to the country and weakened the farmers' agitation. ....
Protest Has Gone Out Of Farmer Leaders' Control: Haryana CM
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday condemned the violent incidents in New Delhi, especially at the Red Fort, and said the farmers' protest has now gone out of control of their leaders and has deviated from its direction. ....
Breach Of Trust By Protesters, Guilty Won't Be Spared: Delhi Police Commissioner
A day after pitched clashes between farmers and police as the tractor parade drove into areas other than those permitted, Delhi Police Commissioner S.N. Shrivastava on Wednesday said that it was a breach of trust by the protesters and those involved in the violence would not be spared. ....
Tractor Rally Violence: Medha Patkar, Yogendra Yadav Among 37 Named In FIR
The Delhi Police have named 37 farmer leaders, including Swaraj India President Yogendra Yadav, social activist Medha Patkar and Bharatiya Kisan Union's Haryana unit President Gurnam Singh Chanduni, in the FIR filed in connection with the violence during the Republic Day tractor rally on Tuesday. ....
Curbing Hateful Content On TV As Good As Using Lathis In Riots: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday held that stopping content having attributes of hate on television is as vital as arming policemen with lathis and installing barricades to contain the spread of violence during riots. ....
Farmers' Agitation: Protesters Cornered At Singhu Border, Key Routes Blocked
In view of the tensed situation at the Singhu border, the protesters camping at the site have been cornered to a designated area near the central stage, while the key routes connecting Delhi and Haryana around the border were blocked on Thursday. ....
Delhi Police Clears Burari Ground Of Farmers
The DDA ground in Burari in the outskirts of the national capital has been cleared of protesters who have been camping there since November-end, Delhi Police said on Thursday. ....
Rakesh Tikait's Tears Swell Up Farmers At Ghazipur Again
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait's emotional speech with tears rolling down his face has turned the tables with more farmers thronging to the Ghazipur border after abandoning the space a day before. ....
