Punjab Farmers Accuse CM Bhagwant Mann Aligning With Centre To Supress Protests

08 Dec 2024

Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher has accused the Punjab government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, of covertly aligning with the central government to suppress farmers' voices. He questioned the state's actions in restricting media coverage, despite professing support for farmers and laborers. Pandher demanded explanations from both Chief Minister...

Congress Demands Legal Guarantee of MSP for Farmers, What Does It Mean?

06 Dec 2024

Congress MPs staged a protest on the Parliament in the national capital premises on Friday regarding the implementation and raise in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for farmers. Holding banners and placards, they raised slogans demanding legal guarantee for MSP to the farmers and urged the centre to listen to...

Farmers reject talks with SC expert panel

14 Oct 2024

Leaders of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM-Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have firmly declined participation in talks with the Supreme Court-appointed committee tasked with resolving the ongoing farmers’ agitation and open the NH 44 at Shambhu Border. Nearly 40 days after formation of the committee, the farmer leaders in a...

Shah Questions Cong Record On Agriculture

28 Sep 2024

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a sharp attack on the Congress at election rallies in poll-bound Haryana, accusing the grand old party of running a corrupt regime before the BJP came to power in the state. Shah’s rally, echoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charges, focused on the alleged “dealers,...

WATCH : Vinesh Phogat Joins 200-Day Farmers’ Protest at Shambhu Border

31 Aug 2024

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat has joined the ongoing protest at the Shambhu border, where farmers from Haryana and Delhi have been demonstrating for 200 days. The farmers are demanding that the Central government honor its promises, particularly concerning a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops. Speaking...

SKM Accuses Haryana CM Of betrayal Over MSP Declaration

14 Aug 2024

Even as Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini patting his back about the decision to procure all 24 notified crops at Minimum Support Price (MSP), the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has dismissed the announcement as a mere political ploy. The SKM-an umbrella body of around 40 farmer unions of the...

U.P. Government Agencies Record Third Consecutive Year of Low Wheat Procurement

27 Jun 2024

Uttar Pradesh has witnessed another year of low wheat procurement by government agencies, marking the third consecutive year where farmers have predominantly chosen to sell their crops to private buyers offering prices higher than the minimum support price (MSP) set by authorities. Despite efforts to attract farmers, government agencies managed...

SC Seeks Responses on Petition for MSP on Alternative Crops

27 Apr 2024

The Supreme Court requested responses from the Central government, as well as the governments of Punjab and Haryana, regarding a petition aiming to establish a minimum support price (MSP) for alternative crops cultivated by farmers. The plea also seeks periodic increases in MSP and the government's procurement of these crops....

BJP’s preparations in full swing for upcoming Lok Sabha elections to attract farmers through ‘Gram Parikrama Yatra’

22 Feb 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is actively preparing to establish a connection with farmers through its "Gram Parikrama Yatra." Launched on February 12 and extending until March 12, this month-long initiative is aimed at engaging with farmers across 1.25 lakh villages nationwide. The BJP has initiated comprehensive preparations as part...

Farmers’ protest: Police uses tear gas at Punjab-Haryana Border

21 Feb 2024

On Wednesday morning, the Haryana police deployed tear gas shells against protesting farmers at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border, who have been demonstrating for their Minimum Support Price (MSP) demand. Equipped with gas masks, bulldozers, and heavy machinery, the farmers continue to oppose the government. The Haryana police issued a warning...