Delhi Farmer Protest

Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni's son Ashish Mishra, accused of killing protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh in 2021, was granted bail for eight weeks by the Supreme Court today.

Thousands of farmers held a rally here on Monday under the banner of RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) to press for a rollback of GST on agricultural goods and other demands.

Scores of farmers affiliated to the All India Kisan Congress on Friday gathered at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi to demand legal guarantee for MSP and compensation for the relatives of farmers killed in last year's agitation.

The All India Kisan Congress will hold a day-long protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on December 9 over demand of the long-pending issues of farmers including making minimum support price (MSP), during the Winter Session of Parliament.

Farmer unions will take out marches to Raj Bhavans across the country on Saturday to mark two years since they launched their agitation against three farm laws of the Centre that have since been scrapped.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai today accused the BJP of targeting farmers in Punjab for stubble burning because of their earlier protests against three contentious farm laws of the Centre, which have since been repealed.

Protest demanding early purchase of paddy began Friday morning, stretched into the night, leading to jam near Kurukshetra on key highway that connects Delhi with Chandigarh and Himachal via Haryana

The committee on Minimum Support Price (MSP) formed four sub-groups on mandated topics, including making "MSP more effective and transparent" in its first meeting on Monday but Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) remained absent.

As thousands of farmers reached Jantar Mantar to attend a 'mahapanchayat', massive traffic jams were witnessed on Monday at Delhi border including Ghazipur and Singhu.

Hundreds of farmers from various states are protesting against unemployment at Delhi's Jantar Mantar today amid tight security arrangements made by police to avoid any untoward incident. Some farmers have also been detained by the police.

Delhi Police on Monday heightened the security at the Singhu and Ghazipur borders on the Delhi-Meerut expressway ahead of a farmers' protest at Jantar Mantar against unemployment.

Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait was Sunday detained by the Delhi Police at the Ghazipur border while he was trying to enter the national capital to take part in an unemployment protest rally at Jantar Mantar.

The BJP-led Centre wanted Delhi stadiums to be converted into makeshift jails to house farmers marching into Delhi to protest against the new farm laws, recalled Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday at an event to honour farmers.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Friday left for New Delhi as part of his tour to attend national-level political and social programmes, official sources said.

The Delhi government has given its approval to withdraw 17 cases, including one involving the violence on Republic Day last year, registered in Delhi during the anti-farm law protests, a senior government official said on Tuesday.

Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni's son Ashish Mishra, accused of killing protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh in 2021, was granted bail for eight weeks by the Supreme Court today.

Thousands of farmers held a rally here on Monday under the banner of RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) to press for a rollback of GST on agricultural goods and other demands.

Scores of farmers affiliated to the All India Kisan Congress on Friday gathered at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi to demand legal guarantee for MSP and compensation for the relatives of farmers killed in last year's agitation.

The All India Kisan Congress will hold a day-long protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on December 9 over demand of the long-pending issues of farmers including making minimum support price (MSP), during the Winter Session of Parliament.

Farmer unions will take out marches to Raj Bhavans across the country on Saturday to mark two years since they launched their agitation against three farm laws of the Centre that have since been scrapped.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai today accused the BJP of targeting farmers in Punjab for stubble burning because of their earlier protests against three contentious farm laws of the Centre, which have since been repealed.

Protest demanding early purchase of paddy began Friday morning, stretched into the night, leading to jam near Kurukshetra on key highway that connects Delhi with Chandigarh and Himachal via Haryana

The committee on Minimum Support Price (MSP) formed four sub-groups on mandated topics, including making "MSP more effective and transparent" in its first meeting on Monday but Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) remained absent.

As thousands of farmers reached Jantar Mantar to attend a 'mahapanchayat', massive traffic jams were witnessed on Monday at Delhi border including Ghazipur and Singhu.

Hundreds of farmers from various states are protesting against unemployment at Delhi's Jantar Mantar today amid tight security arrangements made by police to avoid any untoward incident. Some farmers have also been detained by the police.

Delhi Police on Monday heightened the security at the Singhu and Ghazipur borders on the Delhi-Meerut expressway ahead of a farmers' protest at Jantar Mantar against unemployment.

Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait was Sunday detained by the Delhi Police at the Ghazipur border while he was trying to enter the national capital to take part in an unemployment protest rally at Jantar Mantar.

The BJP-led Centre wanted Delhi stadiums to be converted into makeshift jails to house farmers marching into Delhi to protest against the new farm laws, recalled Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday at an event to honour farmers.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Friday left for New Delhi as part of his tour to attend national-level political and social programmes, official sources said.

The Delhi government has given its approval to withdraw 17 cases, including one involving the violence on Republic Day last year, registered in Delhi during the anti-farm law protests, a senior government official said on Tuesday.