Bharatiya Kisan Union

Farmers to observe 'Day of Betrayal' on 31 Jan against governments' failure to fulfill demands, says SKM

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait will visit Lakhimpur Kheri for three days from 21 January to press their demand for the sacking of Union minister Ajay Mishra whose son is accused of mowing down protesting farmers last year

Farmers call off protest, to vacate site at Delhi border from 11 Dec; Rahul Gandhi hails victory

After the news about calling off the protest made headlines, people on social media expressed happiness over Centre’s decision

Farmers' protest will stop only after farm laws are repealed in Parliament, says Rakesh Tikait

He also stressed that the government should talk to farmers over the issue of minimum support price (MSP) of crops and other matters

Head-on | How Centre's 'soft' approach encourages Rakesh Tikait to push his incendiary agenda

The attempt to weaponise the movement by politically affiliated farmers’ union leaders ahead of the 2022 UP Assembly election will continue as long as the government and the Supreme Court remain silent spectators

Delhi violence turns agri woes into law and order issue; distracts from real grievances of farmers

This isn't the first time in recent history that a citizen-initiated movement has had to face a credibility crisis after a bout of violence. The anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in February 2020 faced a similar predicament when riots broke out in Delhi

Farmers' rail roko protest: Turnout shows agitation not limited to Haryana, Punjab, say protesters

However, a Railways spokesperson maintained that there was negligible impact on train services and added that majority of the zonal offices reported no incidents

Farmers' rail roko protest updates: Demonstrations held in over six UP districts; 100 protesters detained in Chitrakoot

Farmers’ ‘rail roko’ protest LIVE updates: The agitation commenced at around 9 am and farmers from 12 villages participated in the Aurangabad protest, the farmer union said

Farmers' Protest: Rakesh Tikait responds to Narendra Modi, says won't allow business over hunger, need law on MSP

The BKU spokesperson, responding to Modi's address, said, "There will not be business over hunger in the country. If hunger goes up, price of crops will be decided accordingly. Those wanting business over hunger will be driven out of the country."

Farmers body says ready to resume talks but govt should come with new proposal

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farm unions emphasised that the "ball was in the goverment's court" while adding that merely putting the laws on hold was not acceptable to them

Farmers across India hold peaceful chakka jam, give 2 Oct ultimatum to repeal farm laws

Peaceful protests were held from 12 pm to 3 pm on Saturday in several states including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana