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Anna Hazare calls off fast after talk with Devendra Fadnavis; Maharashtra CM says Lokpal appointment process to begin soon
• 6 years agoHazare has also been demanding implementation of the Swaminathan Commission recommendations on ways to address agrarian distress, besides electoral reforms.
Devendra Fadnavis meets Anna Hazare in Maharashtra's Ralegan Siddhi, supports social activist's demand to set up Lokpal, Lokayuktas
• 6 years agoHazare claimed that senior BJP leaders who once vehemently backed his Lokpal demand had turned 'allergic' to it after coming to power.
Anna Hazare says don't want Padma Bhushan if Centre doesn't fulfil Lokpal, Swaminathan Commission demands
• 6 years agoSocial activist Anna Hazare, whose indefinite hunger strike entered the fifth day on Sunday, warned that if the Narendra Modi government did not fulfil its promises, he would return his Padma Bhushan.
Modi will 'be held responsible' if anything happens to me, says Anna Hazare as his fast continues on 5th day
Fp Staff • 6 years agoSocial activist Anna Hazare's indefinite hunger strike entered the fifth day on Sunday even as villagers blocked a state highway in support of his agitation in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, leading to traffic jams in the area.
Anna Hazare’s blood pressure, blood sugar levels spike significantly as hunger strike enters third day
• 6 years agoOn the third day of Anna Hazare's hunger strike, his doctor stated that the 81-year-old's blood pressure and blood sugar levels had significantly increased
'Farmers have realised only agitation, not reasoning will lead to action': MS Swaminathan extends support to march
Fp Staff • 6 years agoProfessor MS Swaminathan, better known as the 'Father of the Green Revolution', spoke in support of the Kisan Mukti March (farmers' freedom march) in Delhi on Friday.
Kisan march in Delhi: From carrying skulls to naked protest threats, bizarre steps Tamil Nadu farmers warned of if stopped
• 6 years agoThey were among the thousands of farmers, who will march to Ramlila Ground on Thursday and to Parliament Street on Friday, to press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices for their produce.
Farmers to hold two-day protest rally in Delhi starting today; demand debt relief, remunerative prices for produce
• 6 years agoThe two-day rally will be "one of the largest congregations of farmers" in the national capital in recent times, the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) claimed on Wednesday.
Farmers to hold two-day protest rally in Delhi from Thursday, demand govt loan waiver, higher crop prices from govt
Ians • 6 years agoLeft-affiliated All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) leader Ashok Dhawale "We have never seen such a bad condition of farmers. Now, the Agriculture Ministry itself is saying that demonetisation had a bad impact on farmers."
AIKSCC to organise farmers' march to Delhi from 28 Nov: Proposed agitation reflects neglect of agriculture over past decades
Hema Vaishnavi • 6 years agoThe AIKSCC — a coalition of about 200 farmers’ organisations from across India — is organising a march of farmers to Delhi — the Kisan Mukti March, later this month.