Farmers protesting at the Khanauri and Shambhu border points between Punjab and Haryana on Saturday said they have received a proposal from the central government which they will discuss. “We have got some proposals. Leaders of both the forums are sitting and we will discuss it and then come back,” farmer leader Kaka Singh Kotra … Read more
NEW DELHI: Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday urged farmers’ groups to unite for a joint fight, saying, “Batoge toh lutoge, sabko ikkhate rehna padega,” as Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal‘s fast-unto-death entered its 21st day. Tikait expressed deep concern over Dallewal’s health, as the 70-year-old cancer patient continues his protest … Read more
Workers weigh and pack paddy bags at a grain market. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amid complaints and protests by farmers’ organisations in Punjab that paddy procurement from the State has been delayed, the Centre said on Saturday (November 9, 2024) that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and the State agencies have procured 120.67 lakh … Read more
A total of 54 trains on the Ambala-Amritsar route were cancelled on Saturday as farmers squatted on tracks at the Shambhu railway station in Punjab’s Patiala district for the fourth day, officials said. The protestors have been demanding the release of three farmers arrested by the Haryana Police during the ongoing stir. As many as … Read more
AMBALA: The Haryana Police has arrested farmer activist Navdeep Singh Jalbera in connection with an FIR lodged during the farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo‘ stir in February. The arrest comes ahead of a gathering by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) and the Kisan Mukti Morcha on March 31 to pay homage to Shubhkaran Singh, a 21-year-old farmer … Read more
Haryana Police on Friday fired tear gas shells to disperse protesting farmers when they moved towards the barricades at the Shambhu border near Ambala. The fresh confrontation comes on the fourth day of the farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ march to demand a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) for crops. Protesting farmers from Punjab have … Read more
Home Education Bharat Bandh Tomorrow: Are Schools And Colleges Closed on Feb 16 Due to Nationwide Strike? Read Here The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) along with central trade unions have collectively called for a nationwide strike labelled ‘Bharat Bandh,’ scheduled on February 16, 2024. Bharat Bandh Tomorrow: Are Schools And Colleges Closed on Feb 16 … Read more
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha will convene a countrywide convention in Punjab in January next year to deliberate on an action plan for their demands of legal guarantee of MSP for all crops, debt trap, and stopping privatisation of electricity, the collective said on Friday. The All-India Farmers Convention will discuss alternative policies to overcome the … Read more
