Page 43 - Farmers' Protest

BJP planted stooge Deep Sidhu to create chaos in tractor parade: AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday alleged the BJP planted its "stooge", actor Deep Sidhu, to create "chaos" during farmers' tractor parade in Delhi on Republic Day. The Delhi BJP, on the other hand, alleged that one Amrik Singh Micky, who was present at the Red Fort and later posted his picture with provocative slogan in Facebook, was an AAP leader. The tractor parade on Tuesday that was to highlight the demands of the farmer unions to repeal the three new agriculture laws descended into anarchy as tens of thousands of protesters broke through barriers, fought with police, overturned vehicles and hoisted a religious flag from the ramparts of the iconic Red Fort. Clashes broke out in multiple places, leading to violence in well-known landmarks of Delhi and its suburbs, amid waves of violence that ebbed and flowed through the Republic Day. Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu has been blamed by the farmer union leaders and politicians for inciting violence during the tractor rally. At a press ..

Farmer unions may face credibility crisis after tractor rally: Agri experts

Agriculture experts on Wednesday said the position of protesting farmer unions has weakened

India's new agri laws have potential to raise farm income: IMF's Gopinath

But there is a need to provide a social safety net to the vulnerable cultivators, IMF's Chief Economist Gita Gopinath has said

Protest has gone out of farmer leaders' control: Haryana CM Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday condemned the violent incidents in New Delhi

Twitter suspends over 550 accounts after violence during tractor rally

The rally saw farmers clashing with police personnel in many parts of Delhi

SP, BSP demand repeal of 3 new farm laws after Delhi tractor rally

SP, BSP hit out at the central government and again demanded the repeal of three new central farm laws

Commuters face hardships due to traffic restrictions on key routes in Delhi

Violence broke out during the farmers' tractor parade in the city on Tuesday

Twitter suspends 300 accounts after farmers' tractor rally went violent

Twitter on Wednesday said it suspended more than 300 accounts engaged in spam and platform manipulation as the farmers' tractor rally went violent in the national capital on the 72nd Republic Day.

PM should hold talks with farmers to accede to their demands: Puducherry CM

He also called the three contentious laws, which farmers wanted to be scrapped, as ''anti farmers'' and ''injurious'' to the farming community

Best of BS Opinion: Violence at tractor rally, economic recovery, and more

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Farmers sow seeds of violence: Union ends tractor rally, security beefed up

One dead, many injured as protesters storm Red Fort

Anarchy on wheels: Farmers' groups condemn violence, await clear picture

Farmers' protest descended into chaos as they used tractors to pull apart barricades, prompting the police to lathi-charge and fire tear gas. Punjab and Haryana on high alert

'Extremists' in garb of 'annadata', insurrection against govt: BJP leaders

Amit Malviya alleged that the "anarchy" people saw on the streets of Delhi in the name of farmers had nothing to do with either farm laws or farmers

Haryana Cabinet holds special meeting, appeals farmers to return home

The chief minister issued a statement asking the farmer community to ponder over where their agitation was headed

Tractor rally: 41 Delhi cops injured in clashes with farmers at Red Fort

Protesting farmers violated the conditions pre-agreed for their tractor parade and indulged in violence and vandalism, leaving 86 police personnel injured, the Delhi Police said

No more concessions

Farmers' intransigence, invasion of Delhi are unacceptable

Delhi Police registers four FIRs in connection with farmers' tractor rally

In a statement, the city police said protesting farmers violated the pre-decided conditions agreed upon for their tractor parade

Labour codes: Reform 2.0

Economic reforms require expending political capital by the governments, as the benefits of reforms are spread thin and become apparent only with a time lag

India celebrates 72nd Republic Day amid Covid pandemic, farmers' protests

The 72nd Republic Day was celebrated across states and Union Territories on Tuesday under the shadow of COVID-19 and farmers' protests against new agri laws. In most states, celebrations were restricted to unfurling of the national flag and chief ministers and governors addressing the people, while in the national capital, protesters broke through barriers, clashed with police and hoisted a religious flag from the rampart of Red Fort. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal greeted people on the 72nd Republic Day and saluted the corona warriors. On the occasion, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh reiterated his appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accepting the farmers' demands, saying the new farm laws are "completely wrong". His Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar in his Republic Day address said while one has the freedom to agitate, but not to spread anarchy. After hoisting the tricolour at a function in Panchkula, Khattar said the Constitution talks about rights

Agri unions, Left parties hold rally in Telangana in support of farmers

The unions demanded repeal of the new farm laws