Members of the United Kisan Morcha and the organisations supporting it submitted a memorandum to officials there, according to a statement.
Farmers are sitting on a protest at the Chandigarh-Mohali border against the Punjab government over various demands. They were stopped by the state police from entering Chandigarh on Tuesday.
Mishra face murder and attempt to murder charges for allegedly mowing down protesting farmers in Tikonia village of Lakhmipur Kheri district on October 3
Farmers' protest: Deep Sidhu had been in the news for his alleged role in instigating protestors during the farmers’ tractor rally in Delhi last year. He was arrested in connection with case and later granted bail.
Uttar Pradesh elections 2022: Union minister and BJP MP Sanjeev Balyan expressed confidence that his party will defeat the opposition in the crucial polls.
The laws were repealed after the requisite bills were passed during the winter session of Parliament which began on November 23, 2021.
The communally sensitive western Uttar Pradesh has emerged as a citadel of the BJP since 2014. But the anguish among farmers, arising from the year-long agrarian protest, may upset the party's electoral equations in the region. The Opposition bloc of SP-RLD is hopeful of realigning the Jats and Muslims to outmatch the saffron camp.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on November 19 that the government would repeal the disputed farm laws.
The BKU Ugrahan will stage day-night protests outside DC offices across Punjab from December 20-24.
A havan will be performed at Ghazipur border, following which Tikait and other farmer leaders will leave the protest site
Eight people were killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3 after being knocked down by a vehicle allegedly driven by Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra
Tens of thousands of jubilant Indian farmers on December 11 cleared protest sites on the capital’s outskirts and began returning home, marking an end to their yearlong demonstrations against agricultural reforms that were repealed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in a rare retreat.
President Ram Nath Kovind on December 1 gave his assent to a Bill passed by Parliament to repeal three farm laws, 12 days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government was scrapping the laws that ran afoul of farmer groups.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of over 40 farm unions, on December 7 said it has replied to the government's proposal seeking an end to its protest demanding clarification on certain points, including on the precondition set for the withdrawal of "fake" cases against farmers.
Rashtriya Lok Dal president Jayant Chaudhary on December 7 formally announced his party's alliance with the Samajwadi Party and said if they come to power in Uttar Pradesh next year, the first work will be to build a memorial for "martyrs" of the farmers' protest.
The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha had on November 29 passed the bill to repeal the three farm laws
Farmers’ protests, and the repeal of the three farm laws are not the only factors that will influence the 2022 poll results in Western Uttar Pradesh. The scars of the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, and counter polarisation are important factors
Last week, PM Narendra Modi had announced that the three controversial farm laws would be withdrawn
The only time PM Narendra Modi mentioned farmers, in his 25-minute-long speech, was when he said how the local administration had ensured that the land owned by farmers was acquired seamlessly to pave way for ground-breaking of the Noida international airport.
After the cabinet nod, the government will now introduce the “The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021” in Parliament during the Winter Session beginning on November 29.
The statement comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised that the Centre will repeal the three farm laws that triggered nationwide farmers' protest.
On the occasion of Gurupurab on November 19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the government's intention to withdraw the laws in the interest of the nation.
On the Centre's decision to withdraw the contentious farm laws, farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal said, "It was a good step, we welcome it. But a lot of things still remain."
Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao also demanded the Centre to announce a Rs 25 lakh ex-gratia to families of the farmers who died during the protest.
Due to the stir, vehicles bound for Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir have to take an alternate route via the KMP Expressway due to the blockade at the Singhu border point.