FARMERS PROTEST

THE FARMERS’ AGITATION AND JUDICIAL OVERLOAD

24 Dec 2020

Bad governance overburdens the judiciary with unnecessary and avoidable litigation. Within a fortnight, two Supreme Court benches—the first led by Justice Nageshwar Rao and the second headed by Justice Sanjay K. Kaul—indicted the government for repeatedly ignoring directions given to it by constitutional administrative bodies like the CAT on providing...

FARMERS TO GO ON 24-HR RELAY HUNGER STRIKE, URGE PEOPLE TO SKIP ONE MEAL ON KISAN DIWAS

21 Dec 2020

Taking a further stringent posture against the Centre’s farm laws, farmer unions on Sunday announced a 24-hour relay hunger strike starting from Monday, and appealed to citizens to skip a meal on 23 December on the occasion of ‘Kisan Diwas’. While addressing a press conference at the Singhu border, Swaraj...

PM VISITS GURDWARA, PAYS TRIBUTE TO GURU TEGH BAHADUR AMID FARM PROTESTS

21 Dec 2020

New Delhi: In an unscheduled visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Guru Tegh Bahadur at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in Delhi on Sunday morning. The PM’s visit came at a time when the farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, are leading massive protests against the new farm laws...

IF GOVT TAKES TWO STEPS BACK, SO WILL FARMERS: TIKAIT

18 Dec 2020

NEW DELHI: Farmers who have been staging protests on Delhi’s borders for the past 22 days against the three farm laws have supported the Supreme Court’s remarks on Thursday and said that if the government retreats two steps, so will the farmers. Bharatiya Kisan Union national president Naresh Tikait told...

HELP FAMILIES OF FARMERS PARTICIPATING IN PROTEST: SUKHBIR TO SAD CADRE

17 Dec 2020

CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal has appealed to the party rank and file to actively assist the families of farmers engaged in the ongoing agitation at the Delhi border by helping them in their agricultural operations as well as aid in looking after their animals. Badal...

TDP FLAYS YSRCP GOVT FOR ‘BETRAYING FARMERS’

17 Dec 2020

AMARAVATI: While the YSRCP proudly speaks about the Polavaram project completion, crop insurance and milk revolution in Andhra Pradesh, the Opposition TDP criticises it by saying it is cheating the public. TDP national spokesman Kommareddy Pattabhi accused the YCP government of telling lies to the farmers with respect to the...

SC SENDS NOTICES TO CENTRE AND STATES, TO FORM NEGOTIATION COMMITTEE

17 Dec 2020

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh regarding a batch of pleas seeking a direction to the authorities to immediately remove the farmers who are protesting at several border points of Delhi against the three...

FARMER LEADERS DON’T WANT SOLUTION, MOVEMENT IS ANTI-FARMER: ATHAWALE

16 Dec 2020

Union minister Ramdas Athawale, in an interview with news agency IANS, said that farmers will suffer the most if the three farm laws are withdrawn. He, however, added that everyone has the right to protest in a democracy. Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Athawale said, “The...

Farmers’ agitation resulting in Rs 3,500 cr daily loss: Assocham

16 Dec 2020

As the farmers’ protest entered the 21st day and no end in sight of a breakthrough, industry body Assocham has urged the government and farmers’ bodies to resolve the impasse over the farm laws as it is resulting in a loss of Rs3,500 crore per day. As per the release,...

Govt willing to find solution, continue talks with genuine farm unions, says Tomar

16 Dec 2020

Amid the ongoing farmers’ protest over the new farm laws, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Tuesday that the government is willing to continue dialogue with genuine farm unions and find a solution with an open mind. The minister, who met members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Kisan)...

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