Farmer Protest

The "jatha" (group) of 101 farmers earlier made three attempts to head towards Delhi on foot on December 6, December 8 and December 14, last year at the Shambhu border. They were not allowed to proceed by security personnel in Haryana.

SC seeks farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal's health reports to get AIIMS medical board's opinion

Dallewal, who is the convener of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) (non-political), began his indefinite hunger strike on November 26, 2024. He refused medical aid offered by the Punjab government.

Farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march on land compensation stopped in Noida, protesters give 7-day ultimatum

According to the Bharatiya Kisan Parishad, farmers from 20 districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Aligarh and Agra, took part in the march.

Farmers’ protests: What do the economic data say?

There is no alternative to moving people out of farming into more productive occupations 

In pics | Farmers start removing makeshift tents from Delhi border as year-long protest ends

Farmers have started vacating their protest site at Singhu on Delhi-Haryana border, ending their year-long agitation. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body of 32 farmers' unions, announced the formal decision to end the stir on December 9.

Farm laws fiasco: Much ado about nothing or a lost opportunity?

Farmer unions might press for statutory guarantee of remunerative prices for all agricultural produce and for all cultivators.

PM Narendra Modi gets timing right with a political solution to farmers’ protest

The Narendra Modi government repeals the three controversial farm laws, clearing the way for ending the year-long farmers' protest. The move is likely to improve the BJP’s prospects in the 2022 state elections 

Lakhimpur Kheri: SKM rejects UP govt SIT, inquiry commission; threatens 'rail roko' on Oct 18

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha has been demanding that Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Ajay Mishra be sacked and his son Ashish Mishra arrested in connection with the October 3 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri.

Farmers and opposition stage protest at various places after Lakhimpur violence

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called the incident "unfortunate" and promised strict action against those responsible.

Farmers Protest | Delhi Govt grants protesters permission to hold demonstrations outside Jantar Mantar

Earlier in the day, Satish Golcha & Joint CP Jaspal Singh had also visited Jantar Mantar, which has been the chosen site by farmers to stage protests against the three farm reform laws.

Kejriwal to address Kisan Mahapanchayat in Punjab on Sunday

The Kisan Mahapanchayat will be held at Anaj Mandi, Bagha Purana and Moga.

Farmer unions call for Bharat Bandh on March 26

"We will observe a complete Bharat bandh on March 26, when our protest against the three farm laws completes four months. The peaceful bandh will remain effective from morning till evening," farmer leader Buta Singh Burjgill said.

Protest in Bengaluru, Mumbai against arrest of climate change activist Disha Ravi

Scores of people demonstrated in Bengaluru and Mumbai on February 15 after climate change activist Disha Ravi was arrested for circulating 'toolkit' on social media supporting months of massive protests by farmers.

PM Modi’s defence of the much-demonised private sector comes at the right time

It is strange that the current Congress leadership should decry the role of corporates when its own government in 1991 made the economy leapfrog, thanks to decisive liberalisation measures that unshackled entrepreneurs

Why PM Modi's private sector defence is a watershed in India’s political economy

The government no longer thinks it’s necessary to camouflage reforms. That is a momentous change

Scenes from Azadpur Mandi amid farmer protests: Present tense, future challenging

Azadpur Mandi is an ideal reflection of socialist and secular society.

Message from PM Modi’s Rajya Sabha speech: Reforms will continue and none will be left behind

Prime Minister defends farm reforms, says India can achieve great things if it comes together as one 

Indian farmers plan nationwide 3-hour blockade of highways on February 6

Several rounds of talks between farmers with the government have failed to produce any breakthroughs. The farmers say the laws will leave them poorer and at the mercy of corporations. Their action is a major challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Security upped at Delhi borders as farmers set to hold 'chakka jam'

Police are also using drone cameras to keep a tight vigil at protest sites. Multilayered barricades, barbed wires and nail-studded roads at the protest sites are also part of the precautionary measures taken by the police force.

Republic Day violence raises questions about right to protest and agitational politics

Mass movements are known to go off course because of the inability of its authors to always be in control of circumstances and forces at play 

Protesting farmers and a resolute government: Where will the twain meet?

If the government’s strategy is to tire the farmers into returning their homes, it seems to have underestimated the trust deficit between itself and the protesting farmers

Implement farm laws without delay and investigate those behind Republic Day violence

Parliamentary democracy cannot be held hostage by violent interest groups working to protect their oppressive social and political power at expense of the masses

Farmers protest | Talks between Indian farmers, government reach stalemate

Farmers say the legislation passed by Parliament in September will lead to the cartelisation and commercialisation of agriculture, make farmers vulnerable to corporate greed and devastate their earnings.

Farm laws will help increase income of farmers: Amit Shah

The three farm laws will help farmers in increasing their income and they can now sell their produce anywhere in the country and the world, Shah has said.

Legal Matters | Is Supreme Court trespassing beyond its remit?

The Supreme Court has a well-defined role under the Indian Constitution. Its excursions beyond those boundaries have far-reaching, and counter-productive, consequences