Monday, May 06, 2024

farmer protests

Drone movement from Pak spiked amid farmer protests: Punjab CM

CHANDIGARH:Taking serious note of the perceptible increase in drone movement from across the international border since the farmers' protests started gathering heat in October 2020, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday declared that "as long as I am here, no Khalistani or Pakistani or any other terrorist activity will be allowed to disturb the peace of the state."

 Punjab CM asks center to repeal three farm laws and bring new ones to end the farmer protests

Farmer protests will go on indefinitely: Rakesh Tikait

NEW DELHI: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has said that the farmer protests would go on indefinitely if the government didn't take back the three contentious farm laws.

YouTube cracks down on music videos related to farmer protests

NEW DELHI: Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday blocked a music video by famous Punjabi singer Kanwar Grewal titled 'Ailaan' that was related to the farmer protests and raked in over 60 lakh views.

Rakesh Tikait welcomes SC order, but says farmer protests will continue

NEW DELHI: Farmer leaders on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to suspend the three farm laws but said they will not leave the protest site till the three laws were repealed.

Apathetic approach on farmer protests dents India’s image internationally, says Pb Cong chief

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress chief Mr Sunil Jakhar today said the lackadaisical approach by the Modi government to deal with the ongoing farmer protests in the country will dent India’ credibility internationally.

Punjabi diaspora Canada took out car rally in support of farmer protests

BRAMPTON: Canadian organized demonstrations and Car rally in different parts of City Brampton to support peaceful farmer struggle in India. The call was given jointly by ‘Sarokaran de Awaz’; ‘Alliance of progressive Canadians”; Indo- Canadian Workers Association; North-American Tarksheel Society, Ontario; GTA west club, Communist Party of Canada, Desh Bhagat Sports Cultural society, Brampton and others.

Adhir Ranjan writes to Speaker, seeks Winter Session to discuss farmer protests

NEW DELHI: A day after Congress MP Manish Tewari demanded the Winter Session of Parliament, Congress floor leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote a letter to the Speaker to convene Parliament session.