Delhi Farmers Protest

Maharashtra Farmer Falls Off Building During Delhi Rally, Dies

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 1, 2018

A farmer from Maharashtra, who had participated in a two-day kisan rally in Delhi against the agrarian distress in the country, died on Saturday after he fell off a building in central Delhi, police said.

Farmers Marching To Parliament Stopped Some Distance Away

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 30, 2018

Denied permission by police to march to Parliament, around 35,000 farmers from across the country have converged near Parliament Street Police station in the national capital today, where their leaders addressed the protesters. The national secretary of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), Asish Mittal, said farmers from 2...

Farmers' Protest Challenges PM Modi Ahead Of 2019 Polls: Foreign Media

India News | Archana Chaudhary and Pratik Parija, Bloomberg | Friday November 30, 2018

Tens of thousands of farmers started their march toward parliament in New Delhi today demanding debt waivers and remunerative prices for crops, underscoring challenges Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces before national elections next year.

Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal Address Farmers' Mega Rally In Delhi: Live Updates

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Friday November 30, 2018

Thousands of farmers from across the country, who have come to the national capital to press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices for their produce, have reached Jantar Mantar.

Over A Lakh Protesting Farmers Take Out Kisan Mukti March In Delhi

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday November 29, 2018

More than one lakh farmers started a mega protest march on Thursday from Brijwasan on the outskirts of Delhi to Ramlila grounds, demanding special parliament session to discuss the agrarian crisis. The two-day 'Kisan Mukti March' has been organized by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC).

Kisan Rally: Traffic Congestion On Some Roads

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 2, 2018

Commuters between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh faced a tough time as some roads were blocked for traffic due a farmers' march on Tuesday.

Police Use Tear Gas, Water Cannons To Stop Protesting Farmers: Highlights

India News | Edited by S Shobana | Tuesday October 2, 2018

The police had earlier issued prohibitory orders in east and north-east Delhi anticipating trouble. Farmers are now stopped at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border with police using water cannons and tear gases to disperse them.

Demanding Loan Waiver And Minimum Wage, Farmers March In Delhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 5, 2018

Thousands of farmers and workers affiliated to Left-wing outfits took out a protest march in the national capital Wednesday, demanding implementation of remunerative prices for farm produce, loan waiver, labour laws and a minimum wage of Rs 18,000 a month.

Expect traffic jams in Delhi as UP farmers protest tomorrow

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 25, 2010

With farmers from Uttar Pradesh planning to gherao Parliament, police have warned about traffic jams in the heart of the national capital on Thursday.Farmers of UP's western region were planning to 'Gherao Parliament' to protest against acquisition of land for Yamuna Express Way, police firing on farmers and to demand amendment in Land Acquisition ...