THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Leaders have spoken out against Governor Arif Mohammad Khan for denying permission to a special assembly session to be convened on March 23 to pass a resolution against the central government’s new agrarian laws. Opposition leaders Ramesh Chennithala and VD Satheesan MLA criticized the governor’s action, while BJP leaders K Surendran, V Muraleedharan and … Read more
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday lashed out at the Center for targeting farmers’ agents in Punjab through income tax raids and notices. He alleged that the central government was taking such steps to weaken the farmers’ protest. The Income Tax Department has issued notices to several farming agents in Punjab. The … Read more
New Delhi: As protests against the controversial agrarian laws passed by the central government enter its 25th day, farmers from more states have returned to Delhi to intensify the agitation. Farmers have threatened to close the Gazipur border between Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. Despite the central government’s promise to ensure a minimum support price for … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Central government has skipped the winter session of Parliament in the wake of the farmers’ strike. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi said all political parties were in favor of skipping the conference. The minister said the move was to avoid the expansion of Kovid and the budget session would convene in January. … Read more
New Delhi Eighteen days after the farmers’ agitation, farmers block five national highways to Delhi. Farmers’ strike on Delhi-Jaipur National Highway The Center also deployed paramilitaries to prepare for the agitation. Thousands of farmers block the National Highway for hours in Shahjahanpur on the Haryana-Rajasthan border. The siege of Shahjahanpur is being led by the … Read more
Protesting farmers block the road at the distribution center of supermarket chain Lidl in Weert on Saturday evening. – Various Lidl supermarkets are supplied from the distribution center on Singelvenweg. It is not clear whether this supply is at risk. The spokesperson for the discount supermarket was not available for a response on Saturday evening. … Read more