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BKU’s Bhupinder Mann Recuses Himself from SC Committee on Farm Laws
14 Jan 2021
Farmer unions and Opposition parties had raised doubts over the composition of the panel, insisting that all members have been in favour of the three laws.
Abdul Alim Jafri
Farmers Burn Copies of Farm Laws Across UP, Threaten to Gherao Raj Bhavan on Jan 23
14 Jan 2021
Protesters also slammed the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government for issuing legal notices to farmers and ‘misusing’ the stringent Goondas Act.
Tarique Anwar
Elderly Farmers Thank SC for ‘Concern’, Refuse to Return Until Farm Laws Repealed
13 Jan 2021
‘I want you to tell them (women and elderly agitators) that the CJI wants them to go back. Try to persuade them,’ the CJI had told advocate Dushyant Dave.
Tarique Anwar
Agitating Farmers Storm Delhi’s Periphery on Tractors: ‘Just a Trailer, Wait for the Film’
08 Jan 2021
Ahead of Republic Day, farmers protesting against the three farm laws took out a tractor march on the eastern and western peripheral expressways on Thursday.
Tarique Anwar
Farmers’ Talks with Govt Over Farm Laws Fail Once Again, Next Round on Jan 8
04 Jan 2021
Here’s a gist of who said what during the seventh round of negotiations between the government and farmers’ representatives that ended inconclusively.
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP Farmer Dies by Suicide at Ghazipur Border Protest, Leaves Note Accusing Govt
02 Jan 2021
The farmer reportedly left a suicide note saying he was unable to bear the plight of farmers and accused the Centre of not paying attention to their demands.
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: IAS Officers Deputed to Address Farmer Grievances, Leaders Say Move Aimed at Thwarting March to Delhi
29 Dec 2020
Kisan seva kendras to be set up in every police station where a dedicated officer will address grievances of farmers and "educate them about the three new laws".
Abdul Alim Jafri
6 Farmer Leaders in UP’s Sambhal Issued Notices For 'Provoking' Local Farmers
17 Dec 2020
The leaders have been asked to submit personal bonds of Rs 50,000 each, along with sureties from two guarantors of the same amount, after police accused them of trying to 'provoke' local farmers for…
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP Farmers Intensify Protest Against Farm Laws, Gherao District Collectorate Offices
14 Dec 2020
Riding tractors and trolleys, the protesting farmers broke multi-layered cemented barricades erected by UP Police.
Abdul Alim Jafri
If the Govt. is Adamant, so are Farmers, Says BKU Leader Rakesh Tikait
11 Dec 2020
‘We are sitting here in the freezing night not just for changes. We will end our protest only when these laws are withdrawn.’