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Washington, December 6 Hundreds of Sikh-Americans have held peaceful protest rallies in several cities across the US in support of the Indian farmers who have been protesting against the new agricultural reforms in India. A large car caravan of protesters from various parts of California blocked the traffic on theRead More
Kolkata, December 6 The Communist Party of Australia (CPA) has expressed solidarity with the agitating farmers of India. In a statement, the central committee of CPA said the party “stands with solidarity with the Indian farmers and workers who are demanding the withdrawal of the agricultural laws that will furtherRead More
Chandigarh, December 4 Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday virtually unveiled the logo of the state-level 400th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur—to be held now in a single phase in April-May 2021, on account of the COVID-19 pandemic—instead of the two-phased celebration proposed earlier. ChairingRead More
Chandigarh, December 4 Not satisfied with the ongoing talks with the Centre, the protesting farmers have decided to intensify their stir and burn effigies of the Modi government and corporate houses, across the country on Saturday. A call for Bharat Bandh has also been given for December 8. The decisionRead More
New Delhi, December 4 Even before the ‘nirnayak baithak’ (decisive meeting) tomorrow, farmer unions on Friday gave a call for ‘Bharat Bandh’ on December 8. Farmers will also be burning effigies of the Narendra Modi government and corporate houses tomorrow — the day Punjab ‘jathebandis’ and other farmer leaders meetRead More
Chandigarh, December 3 Former Union Minister and five-time Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Badal on Thursday returned the Padam Vibhushan award in protest against “the betrayal of the farmers by the Government of India.” In a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind, Badal said he was returning the award dueRead More
New Delhi, December 3 Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday lashed out at AAP for “misrepresenting” his statement in respect of the need to end the farmers’ protests in the interest of national security. After AAP tweeted asking “What kind of pressure has Amit Shah exerted on Capt AmarinderRead More
New Delhi, December 1 Even as thousands of farmers continued to rally on the Delhi borders, their leaders agreed to hold parleys with the Centre regarding their demands here on Tuesday afternoon. A group of 36 farmer leaders has reached the Vigyan Bhawan here. Of the 36 farmer union leaders,Read More
Chandigarh, December 1 Several former sportspersons including Padma Shri and Arjuna awardees have extended their support to the agitating farmers and said they will return their awards in protest against the “force” used against the peasants’ en route to Delhi. Among them are Padma Shri and Arjuna awardee wrestler KartarRead More
New Delhi, November 30 The cyberspace is abuzz with links for protests petitions being shared not just here but in the UK, Canada, Australia and the US in favour of the farmers’ agitation against three recently passed farm laws. Over the last two days, over two lakh people have signedRead More
