Farmer leader Criticizes Punjab govt for not filing FIR

23 Feb 2024

The General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Sarwan Singh Pandher, has criticized the Punjab government for its failure to initiate an FIR regarding the death of a farmer youth at the Khanauri Border during the ongoing protests. Pandher strongly condemned the government's actions, stating, "The way the Punjab...

Mahapanchayat Rally: Farmers Set To Launch Mega Protests Today as ‘Black Friday’

23 Feb 2024

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait declared on Thursday that farmers participating in protests under the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) will observe a 'Black Friday' following the unfortunate death of a farmer at Khanauri Border crossing in Sangrur district, Punjab. Tikait expressed, "We will observe a 'Black Friday' tomorrow...

Farmers to hold tractor rally on 6 January if Monday talks fail

02 Jan 2021

Farmers’ organisations under the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, after a meeting at the Singhu border, on Friday said that if the talks with the government on 4 January fail then they will intensify the protest and hold a tractor rally on 6 January. Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lakhowal) general secretary Harinder Singh...

IF GOVT TAKES TWO STEPS BACK, SO WILL FARMERS: TIKAIT

18 Dec 2020

NEW DELHI: Farmers who have been staging protests on Delhi’s borders for the past 22 days against the three farm laws have supported the Supreme Court’s remarks on Thursday and said that if the government retreats two steps, so will the farmers. Bharatiya Kisan Union national president Naresh Tikait told...

Govt willing to find solution, continue talks with genuine farm unions, says Tomar

16 Dec 2020

Amid the ongoing farmers’ protest over the new farm laws, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Tuesday that the government is willing to continue dialogue with genuine farm unions and find a solution with an open mind. The minister, who met members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Kisan)...