Page 20 - Farmer Protests

Farmers protest: Two lakh more set to reach Delhi in 40km-long cavalcade

The largest among the 31 farm organizations in Punjab protesting the central government's Farm Laws set out for Delhi on Saturday in a cavalcade that stretches for 40 km

Punjab farmers to hold meeting on Saturday for next course of action

Farmer said they would hold a meeting on Saturday to decide the next course of action even as they were in favour of going to Burari to hold an agitation over Centre's farm bills

Fortified Delhi lowers guard: Farmers allowed to hold peaceful protests

After day-long clashes with police at the capital's border, farmers get a hearing on Dec 3

Agitating farmers from Pun, Har reach near Delhi borders; situation tense

Groups of agitating farmers from Punjab and Haryana reached near two Delhi borders morning after breaking police barricades on the way as part of their protest march

Bharat bandh hits bank services, cripples life in Kerala and Bengal

All government offices and major business establishments remained closed across Left-ruled Kerala, where public transport also went off the road.

Changes in Delhi Metro services in wake of farmer movement 'Dilli Chalo'

The services of Delhi Metro will be affected on Thursday due to the farmers' movement

Farmers' march: Delhi Metro suspends services to nearby cities till 2 pm

The metro services will be suspended between Sultanpur and Guru Dronacharya metro stations

Unruly scenes in Haryana assembly over duration of session, farm laws

The Haryana Assembly saw unruly scenes over the duration of the session and the farm laws enacted by the Centre with the opposition Congress staging a walkout from the House

Paddy procurement up 24% so far; protests over MSP only in Punjab: Goyal

He also accused the Punjab government of "standing with middlemen and not with farmers"

Punjab: Several farmers' unions hold meeting to discuss agri laws

Leaders of several farmers' unions of Punjab on Thursday conducted a meeting to discuss farm laws here at the Kisan Bhawan

Govt always open for discussion with farmers on new farm laws: Javadekar

The government is always open for discussion with farmers on new farm laws, union minister Prakash Javadekar said amid farmer bodies from Punjab boycotting a meeting

Farm laws: 30 Punjab farmer groups decide to hold talks with Centre on Wed

Thirty protesting Punjab farmers' bodies on Tuesday decided to hold talks with the Centre over the new farm laws in New Delhi on Wednesday

Farmers' protests continue, push Punjab towards major power crisis

Punjab is heading for a major power crisis as farmers continue their protests by blocking rail and road networks in the state against the contentious new farm laws, officials said on Friday.

Farmers welcome new farm reforms during meeting with Rajnath Singh

Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday reached out to farmers, mostly from protest-hit Punjab and Haryana, and met them at his residence here to discuss about the new farm laws

This is India's fight, not just of farmers: Rahul Gandhi on farm laws

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi kept up the attack on the Centre over new farm laws, saying the fight against these legislations was not of farmers or labourers alone, but it was "India's fight"

Will pass resolution or Bill in Assembly to counter farm laws: Amarinder

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said his government would pass either a resolution or a Bill in the state assembly to counter the dangerous impact of the three farm laws of the Centre

Those opposing new farm laws enemies of farming community: Jitendra Singh

The new farm reform laws give farmers the flexibility of choosing the price of their produce, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said and accused the Congress of being "enemies of the farming community"

Haryana says can't allow Rahul to bring big crowd from Punjab for rally

Ahead of Rahul Gandhi's tractor rally in Haryana against the new farm laws, the government said the Congress leader can bring a few people in the state but it will not permit a big crowd from Punjab

Only middlemen, not farmers, in Punjab against farm laws: Union Minister

It is only agents or middlemen in agricultural marketyards in Punjab who are agitating against the new farm laws as they tend to lose crores of rupees as commission, not farmers, G Kishan Reddy said

Can't allow Rahul to bring huge crowd from Punjab to disturb Haryana: Vij

Haryana govt has no problem if Rahul Gandhi enters the state with a few people for his tractor rallies on Tuesday and Wednesday, but he will not be allowed to bring a big crowd, Anil Vij has said