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Punjab Offers Job To Kin Of Farmers Who Died During Ongoing Stir
Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has promised a government job to a kin of the Punjab farmers who died during the ongoing protest. The CM on January 22 announced the decision during a Facebook live #AskCaptain session, where he also claimed that 76 protesting Punjab farmers have died till now. Calling the Centre's refusal to repeal the farm laws as "inhuman", he lashed out at the Shiromani Akali Dal and AAP for spreading lies.
Tags: New Farm laws, farmer protest, CM Amarinder Singh, Compensation, Facebook Live, Punjab
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Farmers Organises Tractor Rally; Soon To have Eighth Round Of Talk With Govt
Taking protest to the roads, farmers on January 7 started tractor march on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway. Reportedly, the farmers from four different locations descended on the expressway. Terming it a display of strength, a protester from the Tikri border said, "Today’s show of strength will only empower our farmers to join in". He also added that the farmers are not expecting a breakthrough in the eighth round of talks with the… read-more
Tags: farmer protest, Indian Farmers, Tractor Rally
Courtesy: The Tribune
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Activist Rolls Free Bus Service For Bazpur Farmers To Join Protests
Social activist and renowned farmer Ajit Pratap Singh Randhawa has initiated a free bus transport for elderly farmers and women who plan to join the protest from Uttarakhand's Bazpur. Rolling bi-weekly on Mondays and Thursdays, the services will be available for those who feel uneasy moving on tractor trollies. Having a significant population of farmers, Bazpur people have appeared at the ongoing farmers protest with full enthusiasm at Delhi-… read-more
Tags: Uttarakhand, farmer protest, Bus Services, Bazpur, Ghazipur Border
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Govt Is Just Giving Empty Promises: Anna Hazare Over Farm Bills
Activist Anna Hazare has warned to protest for one last time, if the farm bills are not revoked by the end of January 2021. Hazare said, "The government is just giving empty promises due to which I do not have any trust left". Moreover, he demanded the implementation of MS Swaminathan committee’s recommendations. Earlier, Hazare had undergone a hunger strike on December 8 with a demand to withdraw farm bills.
Tags: farmer protest, Anna Hazare, Hunger Strike, Union government
Courtesy: Tribune India
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Gujarat Police Detains ex-CM Vaghela For Holding 'Chalo Dilli' March
Before commencing a march towards Delhi to support the protesting farmers, Gujarat ex-CM Shankersinh Vaghela and his supporters have been detained in Ahmedabad. Reportedly, Vaghela announced a protest march ‘Chalo Dilli’ from Ahmedabad to show solidarity with the farmers. The supporters, terming the farm laws as 'Black laws', have demanded its complete withdrawal. While detaining Vaghela at his residence, the police have arrested… read-more
Tags: Ahmedabad , farmer protest, Shankarsinh Vaghela, Gujarat, Detain
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Kerala: Pineapple Growers Sent 20 Tons Of Fruit To Delhi Protestors
Showing their support towards the protesting farmers, the Kerala Pineapple Farmers Association has sent around 20 tonnes of pineapples to Delhi. The truck flagged off by Kerala Agriculture Minister VS Sunil Kumar carried the famous GI-tagged Vazhakulam Pineapple from Ernakulam district. However, the pineapple growers from Vazhakulam town - Asia’s largest pineapple market and a research centre - were also suffered badly during the COVID-19… read-more
Tags: farmer protest, Singhu Border, Vazhakulam, Kerala, Pineapple Farmer
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60-Year-Old Man Travels 1000 Km From Bihar To Join Farmers' Protest
A 60-year-old man Satyadev Manjhi had cycled from Bihar's Siwan to join the farmers' protest in Tikri at the Delhi-Haryana border. As the protests of agitating farmers have entered the 23rd day in Delhi, Satyadev had reached the protest on December 17. Reportedly, he had travelled a distance of 1000 Km in about 11 days. Satyadev said, "I urge the government to take back the three farm laws."
Tags: Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, farmer protest
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Sikh Priest Commits Suicide Over Misery Of Protesting Farmers
In a first casualty that can be linked to the ongoing farmers' protest, a Haryana-based Sikh priest shot himself on December 16. The priest, Sant Ram Singh, took this drastic step near Delhi's Singhu border and cited the farmers' misery as reason. "I'm unable to witness the pain of the farmers. I can't bear this sadness," he wrote in his suicide letter. He added that his suicide was a voice against the government's oppression.
Tags: farmer protest, Singhu Border, Farm Bill, Sant Ram Singh
Courtesy: Zee News
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UP Cops Stop Supply Of Relief Materials To Farmer Protestors
In Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit, two tractor-trolleys stocked up with relief materials for protesting farmers have been ceased by police and local administration. Reportedly, police have claimed that the farmers were breaching the rules of the gathering of five or more people. Calling it an “unlawful activity", farmers had condemned the police's actions. Moreover, they claimed to approach top UP government officials for seamless relief material… read-more
Tags: farmer protest, Uttar Pradesh, Farmers
Courtesy: The Times of India
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Sikh-Americans Stage Peaceful Protest; March Towards Indian Embassy
Amid ongoing farmers protest, various Sikh-American protestors have also expressed their solidarity with the Indian farmers by staging peaceful protests. Hundreds of protestors took to caravans and marched towards the Indian consulate in San Francisco. Demanding revocation of the farm laws, they said the legislation would monopolize the market and push farmers to poverty. Moreover, Cities like New York, Houston, Washington, Michigan and… read-more
Tags: farmer protest, United States, Central Government, Chicago, San Francisco
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