Kisan Mahapanchayat

Thousands of farmers gather at UP’s Muzaffarnagar, vow to ‘save the country from BJP’s corporate raj’

Around 8,000 security men were deployed at the Government Inter College ground to maintain law and order as farmers from Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, Karnataka, among others converged at the site

Back to old school politics: the method in Rahul’s moves

Reviled for his hit-and-run brand of politics, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi seems to be coming of age. His padyatra is an effort at connecting to the masses in the way it matters.

Farmers' protest: Samyukta Kisan Morcha announces 'mahapanchayats' across India to push for repeal of agri laws

The mahapanchayats will be held in UP's Moradabad, Haryana's Bahadurgarh, and Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh and Silkar this month, a farmers leader said

Congress will scrap farm laws if voted to power, says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at UP kisan mahapanchayat

The farmers meet in Sahranpur is the first in a series of such events planned by the Congress in western Uttar Pradesh, a year before the Assembly elections in the state

Manohar Lal Khattar cancels 'kisan mahapanchayat' at Haryana's Karnal after farmers cause chaos

Earlier on Sunday, the Haryana Police used water cannons and lobbed teargas shells to prevent protesting farmers from marching towards Kaimla village where the event was slated to be held

Farmers' strike: Unions in Rajasthan call for shutdown across 45,000 villages in state on 9 July

Nearly 26 farmers' associations have called for a shutdown in 45,000 villages across Rajasthan to press for their demands even after BKS called off its proposed stir

Farmers in Rajasthan observe bandh in solidarity with Madhya Pradesh protesters

Farmers restricted milk, grain and vegetable supply in several districts of Rajasthan in support of a 'bandh' to express support for their counterparts in Madhya Pradesh

At 'Kisan Mahapanchayat', Kejriwal announces compensation to farmers who lost crops

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said his government has decided to give compensation to farmers in the national capital who have lost their crops due to hailstorm and unseasonal rain.

How the Vadra-DLF exposé has endeared Kejriwal to farmers

Firstpost spoke to Sehrawat about the new IAC-farmers alliance and why Haryana’s land acquisition policy, once celebrated as a model for other states to follow, has failed on the ground.