New Delhi: Thousands of farmers on Wednesday ended their 10-day Kisan Kranti Yatra after arriving at Kisan Ghat in the national capital. The Central government allowed them to enter Delhi in the early hours of Wednesday, ending the prolonged standoff between the police personnel and protesting farmers. Led by Bharatiya[Read More…]
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Kisan Kranti Yatra: Farmers protest turns violent, protest to continue
New Delhi: As the nation celebrated Gandhi Jayanti, hundreds of farmers on Tuesday clashed with police at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border when they were prevented from entering the national capital and lathi-charged and tear-gassed after water canons failed to subdue them. While both sides said there was agreement on some[Read More…]
Farmers’ protest politically motivated: Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday said the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU)-led farmers’ protest was politically motivated. “There is a reason behind it. Because this is an election year… For so many people there are different motives. That is the only reason. Otherwise,[Read More…]
LIVE Updates | Police shot farmers during ‘Kisan Kranti Padyatra’: Multiple injured, reports
LIVE Updates: After tear gas and water canons police use live bullets, open fire on protesting farmers. several farmers have been hit, many received injuries. ‘Are we terrorist’, do we go to Pakistan: protesting farmer asks police #KisanKranti — A farmer from Aligarh was shot at while protesters were heading towards[Read More…]