Page 8 - Farmers Protests

Farm agitation: SC to see if protest allowed when matter is sub judice

The Bench said when such incidents happen, nobody takes the responsibility

Kapil Sibal demands judicial inquiry into Lakhimpur Kheri incident

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Monday demanded the setting up of a judicial inquiry headed by a sitting judge to probe the Lakhimpur Kheri violence

Delhi Police issues traffic advisory due to protest over Lakhimpur incident

The Delhi Police issued a traffic advisory on Monday due to the ongoing protest over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident.

Lakhimpur Kheri: SP President Akhilesh Yadav detained in Lucknow

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav was detained on Monday as he sat on a dharna outside his Vikramaditya Marg residence in Lucknow after he was not allowed to go to Lakhimpur

Lakhimpur violence: FIR against MoS Mishra's son, several other persons

An FIR has been registered against Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra's son and several other persons in connection with the Lakhimpur violence that left eight persons dead

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Rakesh Tikait demands sacking of MoS Ajay Mishra

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait demanded that Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra be sacked and that his son be arrested in connection with the death of farmers during a protest

Strangulated Delhi, now you want to come inside: SC to farmers' body

The counsel argued that the courts will examine the validity of the farm laws

Thousands left high and dry for 10 hours amid farmers' protests

According to the SKM, people gathered at more than 500 locations in Punjab to express their support to the bandh

SAD protests against farm laws, Sukhbir and Harsimrat detained

The protest march was taken out from Gurudwara Rakab Ganj to the Parliament House

NHRC issues notice to Centre, States; seeks reports on farmers stir

The NHRC said that there is an allegation of breach of corona protocols by the agitating farmers at the protest sites

How end of farmers' five-day protests in Karnal served the cause of BJP

This is not the first time the police had cracked down on farmers in the past year

Farmer bodies urge political parties to suspend poll campaign in Punjab

Farmer bodies protesting the Centre's agriculture laws on Friday appealed to political parties to suspend their election campaign till the schedule for the Punjab Assembly polls is out

Karnal bears signs of being a 'Fort Knox' for ongoing farmer activism

The farmers fear that having more morchas will not only reduce their strength but also give a chance to the government to repeat the Bastara toll plaza incident

Seeds of discontent

The onus of bridging the trust deficit with farmers lies with the govt

Farmers' protest: Mobile internet suspended, section 144 imposed in Karnal

Central forces were deployed, mobile Internet services suspended and prohibitory orders banning gathering of people were imposed here on Monday, a day ahead of the gherao planned by farmers

RLD workers burn effigy of Haryana CM over lathicharge on farmers

Several workers of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) burnt an effigy of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday to protest against the lathicharge on farmers in Karnal on August 28

Samyukt Kisan Morcha calls for 'Bharat Bandh' on September 25

The SKM said the move is aimed at further strengthening and expanding the farmers' agitation which began in November last year

Cane prices: Farmers' stir continues as ministers meet remains inconclusive

Farmers seeking a hike in sugarcane prices continued to block rail tracks and a national highway in Punjab's Jalandhar

No record of farmers' deaths during protests at Delhi borders: Tomar

The government has no record of farmers who have died during the agitation at Delhi's borders against three new farm laws since 2020, said Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar

Amid challenges, protesting farmers ready for monsoons at Delhi borders

We are trying to ensure that ration is stored in these rooms and kept on elevated surfaces so it stays protected in case there is waterlogging, Mehma said.