Page 42 - Farmers Protest

Agri policy needs to focus on small and marginal farmers: President

President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said the need of the hour in Indian agriculture sector is to focus on small and marginal farmers

Why can't states opposed to farm laws be allowed to accept them later?

If eight states could join the VAT system after the rollout date, why can't the same apply to states opposed to farm laws?

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Farmers stay put at UP Gate, 'excess security force' removed

Hundreds of Bharatiya Kisan Union members stayed put on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway early on Friday, notwithstanding the Ghaziabad administration's ultimatum to vacate the UP Gate protest site

Ghaziabad administration asks protesting farmers to vacate UP Gate

However, Tikait, the BKU's national spokesperson, condemned the Uttar Pradesh government and police for the move

Govt trying to intimidate farmers protesting against agri laws: Congress

The Congress on Friday alleged that the government is trying to divide and intimidate the farmers to break their protest against the three agri laws

Tharoor, 6 journalists booked for sedition in UP over Delhi's Jan 26 chaos

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and six journalists have been booked by the Noida Police for sedition, among other charges, over the violence during farmers' tractor rally in Delhi, officials said

Haryana BJP leader Rampal Majra quits party over Centre's new farm laws

Majra blamed the BJP for incidents of violence that took place in Delhi during the farmers'' tractor rally on January 26 and accused the Centre of trying to sabotage peaceful protests of farmers

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait says will continue with sit-in protest

Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said farmers will not call off their sit-in protest against the agricultural reform laws until they hold discussions with the government

15 more detained in connection with Republic Day violence in Delhi

The Delhi Police on Thursday detained 15 more people for their suspected involvement in the violence during the farmers' tractor parade in the national capital on January 26, officials said

Antiquities inside Red Fort missing, tableaux damaged, says Union minister

Union Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Patel said some antiquities inside the Red Fort are missing and tableaux showcased at the Republic Day parade damaged

Red Fort violence: UAPA, sedition charges in FIR lodged by Delhi Police

Protesters broke barricades to enter Delhi and indulged in vandalism across several parts of the national capital during their tractor rally

Mamata govt moves resolution against farm laws in assembly amid BJP walkout

BJP MLAs staged a noisy walkout

Farm laws: 16 oppn parties to boycott president's address to Parliament

A total of 16 Opposition parties have decided to boycott the president's address to the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament

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LIVE: Yogendra Yadav, Rakesh Tikait, Patkar among 37 leaders named in FIR

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Protesting farmers have announced a foot march to Parliament on February 1, when the Union Budget is presented

Acting head: Why is Deep Sidhu in news over violence at Red Fort?

Sidhu is the individual who planted the "Nishan Sahib" or the Sikh religious flag atop the Red Fort on January 26

After R-Day violence, farmers call off march to Parliament on February 1

Police book Tikait, many other farmer leaders

Farmers scrap Budget day march to Parliament after tractor rally violence

As cracks began to appear in their ongoing agitation against the agri laws, farmer unions on Wednesday cancelled their planned march to Parliament on February 1 when the Budget would be presented. The decision by farmer unions came a day after massive violence during their tractor parade in the national capital that left nearly 400 police personnel injured. The farmer leaders, however, alleged that there was a conspiracy behind Tuesday's incidents and demanded a probe. They said their agitation against the farm laws will continue and public meetings and hunger strikes will be held across the country on January 30. "The tractor parade was hit by a government conspiracy. Deep Sidhu is an RSS man. Police let him go after he hoisted a religious flag at Red Fort," farmer leader Darshan Pal, who has been accused by police of making inflammatory speeches, alleged at a press conference. Sidhu is a former aide of actor and BJP MP Sunny Deol. Deol had distanced himself from Sidhu in Decembe