NEW DELHI: Indian Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib was released from Tihar jail on Tuesday, days after being granted bail in connection with a protest at Bharat Mandapam during the AI Impact Summit.Speaking after his release, Chib said the Congress and its youth wing would continue to oppose the India-US deal, which he alleged … Read more
Ending a tense standoff that lasted over four months, Punjab farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal Sunday decided to end his “indefinite hunger strike” that was launched to press a series of demands in support of the state’s farmers, mainly a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops. Dallewal, the convenor of Samyukta Kisan … Read more
Punjab Police cleared protest sites at Shambhu and Khanauri borders on Wednesday, removing barricades, vehicles, and temporary structures that had blocked the highways for over a year. Punjab Police demolished tents at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu Border, where farmers had been protesting over various demands on Wednesday.(ANI) Police said that the two highways would be reopened … Read more
A 55-year-old farmer protesting at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana allegedly died by suicide, PTI reported. It is the second such incident at the protest site within three weeks. Farmers, under the banner of SKM (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, have been protesting at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and … Read more
Farmer leaders block tracks at Shambhu railway station (Express photo) Punjab Bandh, December 30 Latest Updates: The Supreme Court committee formed under the chairmanship of retired Justice Nawab Singh invited the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) for talks on January 3. SKM national coordination committee member Raminder Singh Patiala told The Indian Express that the farmer outfit had … Read more
Farmers blocked roads at many places across the state on Monday as part of their Punjab bandh call, affecting the commuter traffic in several areas. FILE PHOTO: Tear gas being used to disperse protesting farmers at Shambhu Border during their foot march towards Delhi, in Patiala district.(PTI) The bandh is being observed from 7 am … Read more