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Samyukta Kisan Morcha to hold 3-day protest from Nov 26 on pending demands

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, which spearheaded a protest against the now-repealed three farm laws, on Wednesday announced a three-day protest starting November 26 to press the Centre to accept their pending demands, including a legal guarantee for MSP. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) is an umbrella body of various farmer unions. Addressing the media here, Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) president Joginder Singh Ugrahan said farmers will hold an agitation against the non-acceptance of their pending demands, which include the withdrawal of cases registered against farmers during the year-long stir against the now-repealed farm laws, compensation and jobs for one of the family members of farmers who died during the stir, debt waiver and pension for farmers Bharti Kisan Union (Dakunda) president Buta Singh Burgill said as part of the protest, farmers will proceed towards the governor's residence, and if they are prevented, they will stop and hold their protest at the spot. A large numbe

Phagwara farmers suspend dharna after payment assurances from admin

Farmers under the banner of Bharti Kisan Union (Doaba) Thursday suspended their sit-in protest after the district administration here gave assurances to get cane dues amounting Rs 43 crore cleared from a local sugar mill. Farmers on Wednesday had staged a dharna here to protest against the alleged delay in the clearance of sugarcane dues pending with the private sugar mill. Phagwara sub-divisional magistrate Jai Inder Singh said that the administration would sell the properties of the sugarmill for clearing the cane dues. We have already identified 3-4 such properties and served notices to their owners, he informed. After the SDM's assurance, BKU (D) general secretary Satnam Singh Sahni suspended the dharna. On Wednesday, Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian had directed deputy commissioner of Kapurthala Karnail Singh to identify all properties of the Phagwara mill so that the same could be sold to make payments to the cane farmers.

Samyukta Kisan Morcha to hold nationwide protests in support of wrestlers

Security was beefed up at Jantar Mantar after Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) announced that it will hold nationwide protests including in Delhi in support of the protesting grapplers

Farmers urge govt to fulfil commitments as they descend at Ramlila Maidan

Later in the day a 15-member delegation of SKM also met agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar in the capital and submitted their charter of demands

SKM alleges breach of assurance by Centre, to hold marches on Nov 26

The group will also celebrate November 19 as 'Fateh Diwas' to commemorate the repeal of the laws

Rakesh Tikait detained by police, returns without participating in protest

Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait was Sunday detained by the Delhi Police at the Ghazipur border while he was trying to enter the national capital to take part in an unemployment protest rally at Jantar Mantar. A Delhi Police official said Tikat, the national spokesperson for the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and a prominent face of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), was stopped at the border around afternoon. "Thereafter, he was detained and taken to Madhu Vihar police station where police spoke to him and requested him to return," Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Dependra Pathak said. The DCP said Tikait "agreed" with the police request and "he has been escorted back". Sources said Tikat was detained as the Delhi police was trying to prevent "undue gathering" in the national capital. Tikait alleged the Delhi police was working at the behest of the Centre. "The Delhi Police working at the behest of the government cannot suppress the voice of the farmers. This arrest will brin

SKM rejects August 22 meeting of Committee on MSP, says no hopes from it

Samyukta Kisan Morcha leaders on Tuesday opposed the upcoming meeting of the committee on Minimum Support Price, calling the panel a farce and said nothing conclusive will come out of the talks

SKM's nationwide protest against Agnipath on June 24: Rakesh Tikait

Farmers' collective Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) will hold a nationwide protest against the Centre's Agnipath military recruitment scheme on June 24, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said on Monday. The decision for the protest was taken during a meeting of the coordination committee of SKM in Karnal, he said and urged the support of youths, the civil society and political parties for the demonstrations on Friday. "Samyukta Kisan Morcha protests against Agnipath scheme to be held at district and tehsil headquarters across the country on June 24 by decision of SKM Coordination Committee in Karnal. Appeal to mobilise youth, citizen organizations and parties. Now BKU's (Bharatiya Kisan Union's) planned protest for June 30 will also take place on June 24," Tikait, the national spokesperson of BKU, tweeted in Hindi. Tikait's BKU, which was part of the SKM-led 2020-21 protests against the now-withdrawn farm laws in Delhi, had earlier called for a protest on June 30 against the Agnipath scheme.

Rakesh Tikait urges protesting farmers to gherao collectorate, GDA

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday urged the protesting farmers to gherao the collectorate and the Ghaziabad Development Authority's office to demand enhanced compensation for their land.

Farm laws a 'fire' which would lead to losses: BKU Prez Naresh Tikait

Bharatiya Kisan Union national president Naresh Tikait has termed farm laws a "fire" (aag) which would lead to losses and has urged the Centre to repeal them. A video of Tikait speaking to reporters in Muzaffarnagar was shared on social media on Sunday. In the video, he said, "Repeal this bill, this is a fire. This is a fire which will lead to many losses. (iss bill ko dabaa do, yeh aag hai, yeh bahut nuksaan ki aag hai). If the laws are repealed then the government does not stand to lose anything. The bills have put on hold for one-and-half years. Accept your fault, and hold talks." Tikait also said, "In this government, Rajnath (Singh) jee is being humiliated (Rajnath jee ki tauheen ho rahi hai iss sarkaar mein). There is nothing in the control of our MPs, they are feeling afraid, and their sympathy is with the farmers.

Farmers march from Nashik to Mumbai to join 'Kisan Gantantra Parade'

Nashik farmers affiliated to All India Kisan Sabha and various other farmer organisations started their march towards Mumbai on Sunday.

Farmers reject Centre's proposal to put farm laws on hold for 1.5 years

The govt proposed to suspend three contentious farm laws for 1-1.5 years during the tenth round of talks

BKU stir: Yogi lists waiver, loan to sugar mills to claim pro-farmer agenda

UP CM Adityanath snipes at Opposition, says distressed farmers were forced to commit suicide during earlier regimes

BKU stir: Govt accepts 7 of 9 farmers' demands, silent on waivers, MSP

The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) is expected to take a decision on calling off its 10-day long protest after its Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday evening