Thursday, April 25, 2024

Topic: farmers protest

Farmers’ union to go to Supreme Court over bail to minister’s son

Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait has said the farmers will approach the Supreme Court soon over the bail granted to Ashish Mishra, the son of union minister Ajay Mishra, accused of murder in the Lakhimpur Kheri farmers' killings.

Will resume protests if Union does not fulfill pending demands: Farmer bodies

Farmer bodies would be forced to resume their protest if the Union government does not fulfill the promises it had made in December, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha said on Monday.

In Western UP, a dozen BJP candidates face black flags, stones

West Uttar Pradesh has been witnessing several incidents of BJP candidates being shown black flags or not being allowed to enter the villages by the angry locals.

UP polls: Samyukt Kisan Morcha to launch ‘Mission Uttar Pradesh’

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has announced that it will launch “Mission Uttar Pradesh” from February 3 against the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the poll-bound state.

People are still unhappy with BJP, say farmer bodies after poll announcement

As the Election Commission on Saturday announced dates for Assembly polls in five states, farmer leaders said that people are unhappy with the BJP and it will play a decisive role in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh elections.

Video | Trolley Times co-editor Navkiran Natt on farm movement and its future

Speaking to Maktoob, Navkiran Natt, co-editor of Trolley Times, a newsletter that sprouted during farmers' protests, shared how they wanted a space to defend the misleading narratives spread by "Godi media".