Tag: farmer
Tractor Rally Violence: Medha Patkar, Yogendra Yadav Among 37 Named In FIR
The Delhi Police have named 37 farmer leaders, including Swaraj India President Yogendra Yadav, social activist Medha Patkar and Bharatiya Kisan Union's Haryana unit President Gurnam Singh Chanduni, in the FIR filed in connection with the violence during the Republic Day tractor rally on Tuesday. ....
Curbing Hateful Content On TV As Good As Using Lathis In Riots: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday held that stopping content having attributes of hate on television is as vital as arming policemen with lathis and installing barricades to contain the spread of violence during riots. ....
Farmers' Agitation: Protesters Cornered At Singhu Border, Key Routes Blocked
In view of the tensed situation at the Singhu border, the protesters camping at the site have been cornered to a designated area near the central stage, while the key routes connecting Delhi and Haryana around the border were blocked on Thursday. ....
Delhi Police Clears Burari Ground Of Farmers
The DDA ground in Burari in the outskirts of the national capital has been cleared of protesters who have been camping there since November-end, Delhi Police said on Thursday. ....
Rakesh Tikait's Tears Swell Up Farmers At Ghazipur Again
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait's emotional speech with tears rolling down his face has turned the tables with more farmers thronging to the Ghazipur border after abandoning the space a day before. ....
Locals Clash With Farmers At Singhu, Police Fire Teargas Shells, Lathi-charge
Delhi Police on Friday resorted to lathi-charge and firing of tear gas shells as they tried to quell a mob of hundreds of villagers at the Delhi-Haryana's Singhu border where agitating farmers came under an attack by the locals, who wanted the area to be cleared immediately. ....
Delhi Police Appeals To People For Jan 26 Violence Evidence
The Delhi Police Crime Branch has reached out to the people seeking evidence in the form of mobile, video footage or recording statements regarding the January 26 violence during the farmers' tractor rally. ....
What If We Start Asking Govt To Leave Delhi's Throne?: Rakesh Tikait
Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikat on Wednesday wondered what would happen if the protesting farmers started demanding the resignation of the Modi government instead of the repeal of the three new central agricultural laws. ....
Govt Committed To Farmers' Welfare: Scindia
Defending the three new agricultural laws, BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said that the government is not against the farmers but rather committed to their welfare. ....
Rahul Gandhi Extends Support To Farmers' 'chakka Jam'
The Congress on Saturday extended its support to farmers' planned three hours 'chakka jam' (road blockage) over the three farm laws.....
