Delhi borders opened after farmers leave protest sites
A day after farmers camping at the Delhi borders since a year headed back to their respective villages in Haryana, Punjab and other states, the Delhi Police on Sunday removed multiple barricades put up at the Tikri border while the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) employees started process to fill potholes on NH-44 which […]Read More
Singhu border: After 15-month-long stir, farmers start journey back home
However, there was also one section that did not take part in the celebrations. “The Minimum Support Price (MSP) guarantee is something that we will continue fighting for. Our fight will continue. We are not leaving today for sure,” Dilbag said. As the 15-month-long protest draws to a close and farmers start returning home, 32-year-old Manjeet Singh, […]Read More
Farmers leave today: Goodbye, SinghuFarmers leave today: Goodbye, Singhu
From taking bamboo sheds back home to build a ‘museum’ to figuring out logistics of feeding people on the way, the border protest site was buzzing on Friday. A day before protesting farmers head home on December 11, preparations to leave behind the sprawling Singhu border protest site after more than a year were overwrought […]Read More
BJP awaits poll outcomes in BJP awaits poll outcomes in U.P., Punjab to play its cards in DelhiU.P., Punjab to play its cards in Delhi
Following repeal of the three farm laws, the BJP’s hope of retaining sway over the Capital’s civic bodies hinges largely on its performance in Uttar Pradesh, the Aam Aadmi Party’s success or lack thereof in Punjab and a routine electoral exercise in Delhi. According to party sources, its dented public perception following the repeal of […]Read More
Farmers at Delhi Borders Begin Packing as SKM Announces Suspension of Yearlong Protests
SKM leaders had demanded a formal communication of the Union government’s intentions on official letterhead, which the government is understood to have now given. One year and 14 days after the protests began, the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella of over 40 farm unions, on Thursday, December 9 formally announced that it will call […]Read More
Farm law repeal has improved BJP’s poll prospects in Punjab drastically: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Union Jal Shakti minister Shekhawat says a barrier was created on the pretext of 3 laws but it is over now and BJP will form government in Punjab or will be part of ruling alliance Union Jal Shakti minister and BJP’s Punjab election incharge Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is a busy man these days. An MP […]Read More
Explained: What meeting MSP demand would cost govt
The unions want the Modi government to enact legislation conferring mandatory status to MSP, rather than just being an indicative or desired price. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the Centre would table the bill to repeal its three contentious farm laws “on the very first day” of the Parliament’s winter session starting November […]Read More
Centre to introduce Bill in Lok Sabha Monday to repeal contentious farm laws
The Bill says although ‘only a group of farmers are protesting against these laws, the government has tried hard to sensitise the farmers on the importance of the farm laws and explain the merits through several meetings and other forums’ The central government will introduce a new Bill to repeal the three contentious agriculture laws […]Read More
Sack MoS, make MSP legal right: farmers put six demands to PM Modi
Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) held a press conference at the protest site at Delhi’s Singhu border, and said that farm unions would continue with various protest events as per schedule, and that a key meeting would be held on November 27. Even as the Centre began setting the stage for the Union Cabinet to approve […]Read More
Why the Rollback of Farm Laws May Not Pay Off for BJP in Punjab Elections
The BJP might be disappointed if it thinks the repeal of farm laws will shore up its prospects in Punjab, for many see it as a victory of the farmers’ long-drawn struggle. In a landmark announcement on Friday morning, Prime Minister Modi announced the repeal of three draconian farm laws. This is the result of […]Read More
