New farm laws News

The women's 'Kisan Sansad' commenced with the singing of the national anthem, followed by the observation of a two-minute silence in the memory of the farmers who have died during the eight-month agitation.

Rahul Gandhi on July 26 drove a tractor to reach the Parliament. Congress leader reiterated his support to farmers who have been protesting against new farm laws. He said that he has brought farmers' message to the Parliament.

Villagers near Singhu border vow to clear blockade Farmers have been protesting there since November 26 The villagers said they have suffered a lot due to the blockade

Amid COVID curbs, farmers to observe Black Day in Delhi on May 26 Punjab farmers march towards Delhi borders BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said that they will burn govt effigies

Two farm leaders staying in 3-star hotels Balbir Singh Rajewal has paid lakhs staying in TDI Club Retreat Hotel Kulwant Singh Sandhu is staying in the same hotel for free

The strongly-worded statement comes even as the Indian high commission in London, just hours before had slammed the "one-sided discussion" of UK MPs He said the "false assertions - without substantiation or facts - were made, casting aspersions on the largest functioning democracy in the world and its institutions"

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal met farmer leaders from Western UP on Sunday. He demanded that the BJP-ruled central government withdraw the three farm laws. He also termed them as 'death warrant' for farmers.

Rakesh Tikait said they are planning to go to West Bengal not because it is a poll-bound state, but to further spread awareness about the farmers` issue The BKU leader said that a Mahapanchayat will be held in West Bengal in the coming days The `Rail Roko Andolan` would take place on Thursday from 12 pm to 4 pm across the country, he added

The SKM took note of the high-level meeting of the BJP of JP Nadda with elected party leaders and others from different states Indian Railways has deployed 20 additional companies of the Railway Protection Special Force across the country in view of the protest

The Supreme Court-appointed committee on the new farm laws held consultations with eminent academicians and agri-professionals on the legislations. The three-member committee is holding consultations with stakeholders both online and in person. This is the seventh meeting the panel has held so far.

Naresh Tikait, brother of Rakesh, asserted that the government should "release our men and prepare an environment conducive for talks". Addressing the violence that occured at the Red Fort on the Republic Day, Tikait alleged that it was a conspiracy. On Saturday, the Prime Minister had assured that the government’s offer to suspend the new farm laws for up to 18 months still stands.

There was a "pre-conceived" and "well-coordinated" plan to break the agreement arrived at with farmer leaders to bring international embarrassment for the government An ACP-rank officer will head each team that will investigate nine cases and there will be multiple officers assisting him or her The police have so far registered 33 FIRs in connection with the violence

When India became independent, there were hundreds of princely states in the country that posed a big challenge in the path of unity to the country It was stated that India would face an uphill task to unite these states and the pictures showed today that those things are still close to reality

A clash broke out between police and protesting farmers after the latter reached ITO and tried to push towards Lutyen's Delhi This prompted the police force to resort to lathicharge and use tear gas shells against the agitating farmers The farmers who began their march from different border points reached ITO despite the force denying them permission for it

The state Congress unit, which is an ally of the MVA, has already extended its support to the protest. They halted at Ghatandevi near Igatpuri hill town for overnight stay. NCP chief Pawar, state Congress president and revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat, and Shiv Sena leader and state tourism minister Aaditya Thackeray will also address the rally, it said.

The 11th round of talks between protesting farmer unions and three central ministers began at around 1 pm, but not much headway was visible in the first few hours of the meeting Some leaders had apprehensions that the movement will lose its momentum once the farmers go away from Delhi borders Farmer leaders told reporters that the meeting may have lasted for nearly five hours, but two sides sat face to face for less than 30 minutes

10th round of dialogue is to be held between the farmer and the government on January 19, in the meantime, today the farmers' organizations will have a meeting on the strategy ahead. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the "government is ready to amend the farmer's law".

The government asked farmers to form an informal group to prepare a concrete proposal about their objections and suggestions on the three farm laws for further discussion Tomar said two separate deliberations can run parallelly as the farmer unions want to continue their talks with the government The Supreme Court-appointed panel has also been set up with an aim to resolve the crisis, he added

Tomar said, "We suggested they can form an informal group of people who can understand the laws better and prepare some concrete proposals" He further said the government is hopeful of discussions reaching some decisive stage at the tenth round of talks on January 19

Rahul Gandhi's remarks come on a day when the government is meeting protesting farmer unions for the ninth time to break the over-a-month-long deadlock The Congress leader said the talks that are being held with the protesting farmer leaders are part of the government's delaying tactics