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UP sees negligible impact of ‘Rail Roko’ call
The impact of the 'Rail Roko' call given by agitating farmers, had negligible impact in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.Farmers made efforts to stop trains in Meerut, Ballia, Prayagraj, Mathura, Bahraich, Bijnor, Amethi and Aligarh but their…
Rail Roko protests hit train operations in Bihar
In support of Rail Roko call given by farmer leaders, opposition parties in Bihar organised massive protests at several places in the state on Thursday to disrupt train services.The Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) led by Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu…
Rakesh Tikait on ‘rail roko’: We’ll offer water to passengers, narrate problems
In order to give an edge to the farmers 'protests against the farm laws, the farmers' organisations announced a 'rail roko' protest on Thursday.The police have also increased the security along the border in wake of the "rail roko".Speaking…
Farmers at Singhu gear up to beat summer heat and continue protest
Farmers sitting on protest against the Government's new farms laws have started preparing to face the scorching summer heat at Singhu village. They are planning to install fans, coolers, generators at the protest site. There are two stages…
Protester at Singhu border creates ruckus, attacks SHO
A protester at Singhu border snatched a police car, rammed it into the pavement after he was chased by PCR vans near the Mukarba Chowk, and then attacked the SHO Samaypur Badli with a sword. The incident happened on Tuesday night and the…
Farmers hold ‘havan’ on Basant Panchami at Ghazipur border border
Farmers sitting on protest at Ghazipur border on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border for over 80 days organised a 'havan' on 'Basant Panchami' on Tuesday to purify the environment and to pray to God to make Prime Minister "understand the issues…
As protest continues, farmers recall how it started in Punjab
It was between 12.30 p.m. to 1 p.m. on November 27, 2020 when thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana who were marching towards Delhi's Ramlila Ground were stopped by Delhi police at Singhu village, claimed Gurmeet Singh, a resident of…
Rakesh Tikait supports farmers’ protest at Mahapanchayat
The farmers' protests are continuing on the borders of Delhi against the agricultural laws with 'Mahapanchayats' taking place to boost the movement and spread it across the country while BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has emerged as the prominent…
Farmers’ protest unites Muslims, Jats, Gurjar in West UP
The communal divide that was created in the Muzaffarnagar riots in 2013, is now filling up with the ongoing farmers' agitation. Muslims, along with Jats and Gurjars, are slowly wiping off differences and joining hands for the ongoing…
Farm reform domestic policy, but following protests: UK
Agricultural reform is a domestic policy issue for India but the UK government will continue to follow the farmers' protest closely in India, Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, informed the British Parliament."We will continue…