Farmers protest
Reliance unnerved by farmers’ calls for boycott
December 15, 2020
It was less than a week ago that protesting farmers launched a boycott of Reliance Jio and began throwing their Jio SIM cards away as a sign of protest against one of the companies that they believe are likely to gain at their cost due to the recently enacted farm laws. There wer...
Read MoreFarmers reject government proposal, to intensify stir
December 10, 2020
Nearly two weeks after they began their sit in at borders of Delhi and exasperated with fruitless talks with the central government, leaders of various farmers’ organisations have announced a series of measures to intensify their movement, soon after they rejected latest draft ...
Read MoreBharat Bandh draws nationwide support for farmers’ protest
December 9, 2020
“Soora so pehchaniye, jo lade din ke het, purja purja kat mare, kabhun na chhade khet (Brave is the one who fights for the rights of the poor/weak. Even if his body is chopped to pieces, he does not leave the battlefield),” says Satnam Singh, a sevadar (volunt...
Read MoreThousands gather at Delhi’s Singhu border in support of farmers
December 8, 2020
On the eve of the nationwide strike or Bharat Bandh called by the protesting farmers, leaders of National Alliance of Peoples’ Movements (NAPM), along with advocates, student organisations
Read MoreIndian diaspora supports farmers’ protest in India
December 5, 2020
farmer protest in india, A large number of people from Indian diaspora have come forward in support of the protesting farmers in their native country with activism, digital campaigns and donations.
Read More“Modiji, don’t help us anymore, you have already helped us so much,” say protesting farmers
December 4, 2020
Protesting farmers say nothing less than a total repeal of the three Farm Acts would be acceptable and they will continue to sit in protest for as long as needed.
Read MoreInterview: Agriculture is not unorganised but unprotected sector, says Medha Patkar
December 3, 2020
There have been allegations as to why only Punjab and Haryana farmers protesting and not the farmers from rest of India? What do you have to say to that? Any government, whenever they are challenged as the power holders, always try and condemn the movements and try to u...
Read MoreFarmers’ protest: A festive air & high spirits at Singhu Border
December 1, 2020
Singhu border in northern Delhi, on the Delhi-Chandigarh highway, is normally crowded and busy with thousands of vehicles zipping through. However, over the past week, the area around the principal highway linking the national capital with rest of northern India seems to have tra...
Read MoreRejecting Amit Shah’s offer of talks, reinforcements join protesting farmers at Delhi border
November 30, 2020
The farmers unions unanimously rejected on Sunday union home minister Amit Shah’s offer of holding talks provided the farmers moved to Burari as a protest site. “Shah’s offer was conditional and it has been rejected after a meeting of the coordination committee of over 500 ...
Read MoreFarmers’ protest: Indian farmers let down by government on all counts
November 28, 2020
It’s been three days now that farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh have been marching towards Delhi and are now in Delhi protesting against the three farm laws that were passed in September. The farmers say that the laws that concern them were passed withou...
Read MoreVictorious farmers enter New Delhi as government blinks
November 27, 2020
farmers protest, Overcoming several barricades as well as braving tear gas shells and lathi-charge, protesting farmers manage to enter New Delhi as the government climbed down on Friday evening. Farmers say they are ready for the long haul if the government does not accede to the...
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