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Ronak Chhabra
‘Delhi Chalo’: The Anatomy of a Well-Organised Protest at Singhu Border
30 Nov 2020
Not only have the farmers come prepared, they are also gearing up for the long haul. With relatives managing things back home and locals coming forward to help, the Centre may be looking at sleepless…
Ronak Chhabra
‘Delhi Chalo’: Punjab Farmers Refuse to Blink First on Train Shutdown
19 Nov 2020
Almost three lakh farmers from Punjab are preparing to participate in a rally to Delhi on November 25. The farmers have been agitating against the Farm Laws.
Amey Tirodkar
Maharashtra: Low Groundnut Production Due to Unseasonal Rain Hurts Farmers and Dependent Industries
15 Nov 2020
Dr Ajit Nawale, State Secretary of All India Kisan Sabha, has demanded an increase in the compensation upto Rs 50,000 per hectare.
Ronak Chhabra
Rail Blockade in Punjab: Farmers’ Bodies Stick to Demands, Talks with Centre Remain ‘Inconclusive’
15 Nov 2020
Preparations are underway to make the march to the national capital on November 26-27 possible, to which the Delhi Police have currently denied the permission.
Ronak Chhabra
‘Chakka Jam’ by Farmers Against New Farm Laws Targets Corporate Houses
05 Nov 2020
Road, highway blockades were witnessed at 2,500 sites across the country, the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee said.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar Elections: Maize Farmers from Koshi-Seemanchal get Less than Output Cost, No MSP
05 Nov 2020
Unlike last year when maize farmers made a decent profit, the lockdown resulted in them making half of what they got in 2019. Bihar is India’s third largest producer of maize.
Amey Tirodkar
Are Maharashtra’s Coffers so Empty That it Can't Help its Farmers?
19 Oct 2020
The state’s farmers are facing heavy losses due to unseasonal rains. However, the state is failing to help them due to rising debt and is looking to the Centre.
PTI
Punjab Farmers Boycott Meeting on Farm Laws No Minister Present
14 Oct 2020
‘No proper discussion took place. Neither the Union agriculture minister nor junior ministers were present to hear our concerns.’
Ronak Chhabra
Delhi Chalo Call, Social Boycott of BJP Leaders: Farmers to Intensify Protests Against Reforms
29 Sep 2020
The AIKSCC, in a press statement, said that “it will not rest,” till the Centre withdraws its “inhuman assault on farmers future and livelihood.”
Ronak Chhabra
Farmers Take to Streets Against Controversial Farm Bills
25 Sep 2020
Protests held in at least 5,000 sites across the country; Road, rail blockades in Punjab , Haryana; Delhi Gherao being planned later this month.