Page 7 - Farmers Protests

In fear of elections, PM will admit blunders from CAA to GST: Chidambaram

Former Union Minister P Chidambaram targeted the Prime Minister after he announced the withdrawal of farm laws and said that 'in fear of losing elections he will now admit all his blunders'

Doctor, teacher, ex-army man: Those who led the farmers' movement

These are among the people who guided and shaped the nationwide movement against against the three new agri laws which the government agreed to repeal on Friday after more than a year of protests

PM should apologise to farmers for pain caused due to farm laws: Congress

The Congress on Friday said the BJP's "fear of defeat" in the upcoming state assembly polls has forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take back his decision on three farm laws. The party also demanded that the prime minister apologise to the farmers for the "pain" inflicted on them. Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also posed a set of five questions to the government, asking what is the roadmap and way forward for giving MSP to farmers, doubling farmers' income and of freeing them from debt. He said the "anti-farmer" BJP's powers and those of its capitalist friends have finally lost and today is the day of the defeat of Modi's "arrogance". "The BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrogance had to bow before the farmers but the country will not forget your sin. People have now understood that the victory of Indians and India lies ahead of BJP's defeat," he told reporters at a press conference after the prime minister announced the repeal of thr

Repeal of farm laws victory of farmers' peaceful struggle: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday said that the Centre's decision to repeal the three "black" farm laws is a victory of the farmers' "longest peaceful struggle"."Decision to repeal 3 black farm laws is a victory of longest peaceful people's struggle that was started by farmers in Punjab. My salute to the Annadata," Channi said in a tweet.Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government has decided to repeal the three farm laws.In the address to the nation today morning, PM Modi said, "We have decided to repeal all three farm laws, will begin the procedure at the Parliament session that begins this month. I urge farmers to return home to their families and let's start afresh."Farmers have been protesting against the Centre's three farm laws since they were passed in 2020.The three farm laws are -- The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act provides for setting up a mechanism allowing the farmers to sell their ..

Is nation not understanding that polls are approaching: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday claimed that the Central government took the decision to repeal the three farms laws due to approaching assembly elections and questioned the Centre for being silent when farmers were called as Aandolanjeevi', goons, terrorists and traitors.Addressing a media in Lucknow, the Congress general secretary said that the government can see in the surveys that the situation is not right so that they have come to apologise before polls."Why is he doing this? Is the nation not understanding that polls are approaching & they might've felt that situation isn't right. They can see in surveys that the situation is not right. So, they have come to apologise before polls," said Priyanka.She further slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being silent when the BJP leaders called farmers 'Aandolanjeevi', goons, terrorists and traitors."What did the leaders of the government not call the farmers? 'Aandolanjeevi', goons, terrorists, ...

HM Amit Shah welcomes PM Modi's decision to repeal three farm laws

Amit Shah welcomed PM Modi's 'statesman-like' decision to repeal the three farm laws, and said it reflects that there is no other thought except the welfare of each and every Indian for the PM

Farms laws repealed in view of upcoming Assembly polls: Sitaram Yechury

After PM Modi's announcement repealing three farm laws, Yechury on Friday said that the decision has been taken in view of the upcoming Assembly polls in five states early next year.

Salute to the farmers who fought with undying spirit: Kerala CM

Pinarayi Vijayan hailed the fighting spirit of the farmers who fought for the repealing of farm laws, saying that their victory was one of the brightest chapters in the history of class struggles

UP elections, Punjab protests: The politics in Modi withdrawing farm laws

Decision to drop controversial reform could not have been better timed, strategically and electorally, for the BJP.

Angst against farm laws proves a great unifier even a year since stir began

Series of events on November 26, tractor march to Parliament to commemorate protest anniversary. Agitation being planned in other parts of the country as well

Opposition is weak, time they started working, says Rakesh Tikait

'People are not voting for the BJP, but still it is winning elections', said Tikait

'You cannot block roads', says Supreme Court; farmers remove blockade

During the hearing, a bench headed by Justice S K Kaul said it was not against the right to protest even when the legal challenge is pending but ultimately some solution has to be found

Farmers have right to protest but they can't block roads indefinitely: SC

Supreme Court on Thursday said farmers cannot block roads indefinitely

'Rail Roko' stir peaceful, farmers arrested at several places, claims SKM

Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday claimed that their leaders were detained and arrested at several places during their six-hour 'rail roko' protest

Do not upset farmers of Punjab, a border state: Pawar's advise to Centre

Sharad Pawar said the Union government should handle the ongoing agitation against new farm laws with sensitivity, keeping in mind that majority of protesters are from Punjab, a border state

Man killed at farmers' protest site; parties condemn violence

The victim, Lakhbir Singh, a labourer from Cheema Khurd village in Punjab's Tarn Taran and aged around 35 years, police said

PM silent on inflation, fuel prices, 'murder of farmers': Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Sunday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he remains silent on the "killings of farmers and BJP workers", and rising prices

BJP releases national executive list; Maneka, Varun Gandhi dropped

The decision to drop Varun Gandhi, Rao Inderjit Singh, Swamy and Birender Singh is seen as an indication of the party leadership's unhappiness with them over their views on a number of issues

Minister's son summoned, two held in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case

Four of the eight people who died in Sunday's violence in Lakhimpur Kheri were farmers

SC takes cognisance of Lakhimpur incident, CJI-led bench to hear case today

The letter by the two advocates had urged the CJI to treat it as public interest litigation (PIL) so that guilty could be brought to justice