October 25, 2024, 05:49 PM - 2 min read
SKM conducted a meeting to hold a nationwide protest on November 26.
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October 25, 2024, 01:55 PM - 3 min read
The protest resulted in major traffic disruptions as commuters faced inconvenience at many places.
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October 23, 2024, 07:42 PM - 2 min read
The SKM, which had come into the limelight with its agitation against the Centre's three farm laws, had on October 19 stated that if the state government failed to ensure smooth paddy procurement within four days, they would announce a "big decision".
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October 21, 2024, 03:32 PM - 2 min read
"Our paddy was not procured nor lifted from the mandis. We have brought a large number of trolleys laden with unsold paddy to prove our point. We will continue the blockade till purchase of paddy begins in all the mandis," said farmer leader Satnam Singh Sahni.
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October 17, 2024, 07:25 PM - 2 min read
The Madhya Pradesh Congress announced it will soon launch a 'Gaon-Khet Yatra' to protest the alleged fertiliser shortage and black-marketing, following last month's 'Kisan Nyay Yatra' demanding higher MSP for crops like soybean.
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October 14, 2024, 07:40 PM - 2 min read
"Paddy procurement, which should have started by October 1, has not commenced yet. Farmers are facing hardships in mandis," he said, blaming the AAP government in Punjab and the central government for the delay.
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October 3, 2024, 04:41 PM - 3 min read
At least eight people, including four farmers, were killed in 2021 during a demonstration against the now-repealed three farm laws.
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September 2, 2024, 10:01 PM - 4 min read
"What the state government can do on MSP, what recommendations it can give to the Centre on many issues pertaining to farmers and what policies it can frame on its own, these are various issues...," Tikait said.
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August 22, 2024, 03:41 PM - 2 min read
A bench of Justice Surya Kant, Justice Dipankar Datta, and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, asked the Punjab and Haryana governments to give tentative issues concerning farmers to the committee.
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August 2, 2024, 06:19 PM - 2 min read
The Supreme Court of India has intervened in the ongoing protests at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana, calling on both states to work together to resolve the situation. This decision comes after the Haryana government challenged a previous order by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had instructed the removal of barricades that have been in place since February.
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August 1, 2024, 07:30 PM - 2 min read
The protests, which included burning effigies of the BJP at multiple sites, were in support of their demands for a legal guarantee of minimum support price for crops.
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July 24, 2024, 04:11 PM - 2 min read
"Let appropriate instructions be taken within a week. Till then let parties maintain the status quo at the site to prevent the flaring up of the situation at the Shambhu border," the bench said.
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