Farmers March

Farmers Scrap Budget Day March To Parliament After Tractor Rally Violence

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday January 27, 2021

Farmers protesting the government's new agricultural laws on Wednesday said they have suspended plans for a march to parliament next Monday, when the country's annual budget will be unveiled, after violence marred the massive tractor parade a day ago.

Farmers' Rally In Mumbai Only For "Publicity": Union Minister Ramdas Athawale

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 25, 2021

Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Monday said there was no need of a farmers' march in Mumbai in support of peasants protesting near Delhi against the Centre's three new farm laws, and claimed it is being done only for "publicity".

Farmers From Maharashtra's 21 Districts Reach Mumbai To Protest Farm Laws

India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday January 24, 2021

Thousands of farmers from 21 districts of Maharashtra - among tens of thousands across India who are protesting the centre's agriculture laws - gathered at Nashik on Saturday and began a march to cover the 180 kilometres to state capital Mumbai.

Farmer Protest Live Updates: Protesting Farmers At Delhi Border Will Be Given Free WiFi, Says Raghav Chadha

India News | NDTV | Tuesday December 29, 2020

Thousands of farmers marched to the Raj Bhavan in Patna on Tuesday, calling for the central government's new agricultural laws to be scrapped and joining the massive demonstrations in several parts of the country.

Farmers' March: Road Blocks Leave Delhi-Haryana Commuters Frustrated

India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday November 29, 2020

The ongoing farmers' agitation, with its increasing focus on the national capital, has made travelling by road between Delhi and its neighbouring states hellish. Protesters, paranoid security personnel, and choc-a-bloc traffic has turned the crossing of border into a huge task for regular travellers.

Another Night Of Farmer Protests - At Delhi's Edges And Beyond Them

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 28, 2020

Thousands of farmers dug in their heels at Delhi's border points, their numbers swelling through the day as many more joined them, and hundreds gathered at the city's Burari grounds on Saturday, disparate but united in their determination to hold protests against the new farm laws.

Tell Haryana Chief Minister I Won't Call Him: Amarinder Singh To NDTV

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday November 28, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday lashed out at his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar for the crackdown on farmers protesting the centre's new agricultural laws, saying that he will not even answer the latter's phone calls now because of the way he has acted.

Farmer Protest: Punjabi Pop Stars Diljit Dosanjh, Harbhajan Mann Tweet Support

India News | Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Friday November 27, 2020

The thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana now heading for the national capital as part of their "Delhi Chalo" march in protest against new central farm laws have found support from a few pop singers.

"We Are Not Scared Of Covid But Of Discrimination": Protesting Farmers

India News | Reported by Arun Singh, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday November 27, 2020

The thousands of indignant farmers marching towards Delhi to protest the farm laws are more scared of discrimination than they are of the Covid pandemic, one farmer told NDTV on Friday

Determined Haryana Cops Used This Tactic To Stop Farmers

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday November 27, 2020

In order to block thousands of protesting farmers heading towards Delhi, Haryana used a common military tactic - digging trenches at points near the state border. Images showed roadsides dug up and heavy trucks and barbed wire barricades on the roads at the border as a firm barrier to farmers marching towards the capital.

"Punjab's 26/11": Sukhbir Badal As Haryana Hammers Farmers' March

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday November 26, 2020

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday lashed out at the Haryana government for trying to stop the "Delhi Chalo" march by farmers upset with the centre's new agricultural laws, calling the attempt "Punjab's 26/11".

The 2-Hour Standoff For Farmers And Cops On Haryana Bridge

India News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 26, 2020

Police fired tear gas and water cannon on Thursday in clashes with several thousand farmers marching to Delhi to protest against new agricultural reforms.

Massive Jams At Delhi-Gurgaon Border Amid Farmers' March Chaos In Haryana

India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday November 26, 2020

Many roads in Haryana leading to the national capital were today clogged with heavy traffic as the state administration remained on high alert amid an intensifying "Delhi Chalo" protest march by farmers against the new farm laws passed by the central government in September.

Farmers Brave Tear Gas, Water Cannons, Push Into Haryana For Delhi March

India News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday November 26, 2020

Thousands of farmers, some armed with sticks and swords, fling barricades into a river, threw bricks at cops and physically pushed vehicles as they were stopped by Haryana on their way to a protest march in Delhi. After a two-hour clash on a bridge in which teargas and water cannons were used, the farmers managed to cross the border into Haryana. H...

Delhi Police Rejects Requests For Farmers' March On November 26, 27

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 25, 2020

The Delhi Police on Wednesday asserted that it has rejected all requests received from various farmer organisations to protest in the national capital against the Centre's new farm laws.