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Farmers' body SKM rejects govt's 22 August meeting on MSP, says no hopes from it
After rolling back the three farm laws last year, the government promised a guarantee on MSP, withdrawal of cases against protesters & compensation to all families of the farmers who died during protests
SKM rejects govt's MSP panel, says 'so-called farmer leaders' who backed three farm laws in panel
Senior SKM member Darshan Pal alleged the Centre's committee looks 'bogus' as it does not talk about ensuring the legal rights of farmers.
Lakhimpur Kheri case witness shot at by two unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh
BKU leader Dilbagh Singh, however, did not sustain any injuries in the attack that took place on Tuesday night
Explained: Telangana’s paddy protest and the controversy over parboiled rice
Telangana is demanding that the Centre procure more paddy from farmers in the state. The food ministry, however, has said it will not take parboiled rice. But why?
Interview | People beat forces trying to use farmers as crutches against BJP in polls: Narendra Singh Tomar
The union agriculture minister said that the withdrawal of the laws despite their being vital to the government’s vision to uplift the lives of the farmers was a tough decision.
Interview | We are movement people, not political ones: Rakesh Tikait on BJP’s win in UP despite farmers’ agitation
‘We never asked anyone to vote in a particular way, not even in our own households. We spoke about the Andolan and communal harmony. It was up to the people to go and vote as per their free will,’ says Rakesh Tikait.
Samyukta Kisan Morcha to review progress on promises made by Centre to farmers
The closed-door meeting is being held at the Gandhi Peace Foundation at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg and will continue till 5 pm
Assembly election results 2022: How COVID-19 and farmers’ protests couldn’t stop the Modi juggernaut
Late last year, murmurs spread fast and wide that Narendra Modi’s was losing grip over the voters. However, the wins by the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa have silenced them all
Lakhimpur Kheri case: Ashish Mishra released on bail; SKM to approach SC for physical hearing, vows Tikait
Ashish had been lodged in the jail since 10 October last year in the case related to the killing of four farmers in the violence that had erupted in the course of farmers' agitation in Tikonia in the district
Karnataka hijab controversy: Indian democracy enters uncharted territory of grave danger
The hijab controversy has become another stick to beat the Modi government. It will open a new front when so many others are forcing a retreat already
SKM observes 'Vishwasghat Diwas' across India today: Why farmers continue to protest against Centre
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) announced to observe 31 January as ‘Vishwasghat Diwas’ (betrayal day) in at least 500 districts of the country against the BJP-led Centre government.
Rakesh Tikait slams Centre, says farmers would observe 'Betrayal Day' tomorrow
National spokesperson of the farmers' union claimed the over-a-year-long protest at Delhi's borders was withdrawn on the basis of a letter of promises but those remain unfulfilled
Farewell 2021: Your A to Z guide of the biggest news events of the year
As we turn the page of the calendar and make new resolutions (which shall be broken in no time at all), here’s our take, letter by letter, on everyone and everything that defined this year
The great Punjab paradox: Why state’s economic prosperity goes hand in hand with manufactured grievances
Punjab is currently at a crossroads, with concerted attempts being made to paint out any connection Sikhism had with Hinduism and the rest of the subcontinent
Don't want PM Modi to apologise and tarnish his reputation abroad, says Rakesh Tikait
His statement comes days after the Centre repealed the three agricultural laws against which several farmers' unions had been protesting for nearly a year
Punjab Assembly polls: 22 farmer unions float political front, to contest in all seats
These 22 farm bodies were among 32 farmer organisations in Punjab which participated in the year-long protest against the three farm laws. SKM, which had led the farmers' stir, clarified that it is not contesting the polls
Farmer agitation may be over but its ghosts have thrown Punjab politics into turmoil ahead of 2022 polls
A bitter, divisive four-way contest looms ahead amid predictions of a hung Assembly and consequent political instability.
Punjab Assembly polls: Farmer leader Gurnam Charuni launches Sanyukt Sangharsh Party, to contest all 117 seats
Gurnam Charuni is a member of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farm unions that led the over a year-long farmers' agitation
Indira Gandhi took 32 bullets for nation, but was ignored on 1971 War anniversary: Rahul Gandhi in Uttarakhand
Referring to his grandmother and the former PM, he said she took '32 bullets for the country' but her name was not even mentioned at a government event in New Delhi on the anniversary of the victory over Pakistan
Farmers at Singhu border dismantle a makeshift town after ending 15-month protest, to leave site tomorrow
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, which spearheaded the farmers' agitation, had on Thursday announced the suspension of the protest that began over a year ago to seek the repeal of the Centre's farm laws