Topic: Farmers
Punjab police detain hundreds of farmers during protest march to Chandigarh
Hundreds of farmers were detained by Punjab Police on Wednesday as they attempted to march toward Chandigarh for a week-long protest.
Khanauri border: 111 farmers join hunger strike in solidarity with Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s fast
A group of 111 farmers began a hunger strike on Wednesday in support of veteran farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on hunger strike since November 26 at Khanauri on the Punjab-Haryana border.
Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal refuses medical aid, holds talks with SC committee
Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a hunger strike since November 26, met with a high-powered committee formed by the Supreme Court on Monday but refused medical aid.
Farmer unions criticise new farm policy as more harmful than repealed farm laws
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has strongly opposed the draft of the newly announced National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing (NPFAM), calling it "more dangerous" than the three farm laws repealed after the historic year-long farmers' protest.
SC committee to hold first round of talks with SKM farmer leaders
Amid escalating protests across Punjab, the Supreme Court-appointed committee under retired Justice Nawab Singh has scheduled its first round of talks with Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) farmer leaders on 3 January.
20 farmers injured, 2 critical after police use tear gas to stop protesting farmers from marching towards Delhi
Twenty farmers were injured, while two are in critical condition after Haryana Police fired tear gas shells and rubber bullets at farmers protesting at Haryana-Punjab’s Shambhu Border.
