Farmers Protest

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.

Prominent farmers' leader Rakesh Tikait, who was one of the leaders of the massive agitation last year against contentious farm laws which were eventually repealed, was also in attendance.

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.

Punjab farmers on a protest near the Chandigarh-Mohali border today said that they would end their agitation. The announcement came after a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

Protesting Punjab farmers on Wednesday said they will be meeting Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for redressal of their demands

Scores of Punjab farmers protesting against the government over their various demands spent the night on the road after they were stopped to march towards Chandigarh.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday called the agitation by state farmers as unwarranted and undesirable but said he is ready for talks.

Punjab farmers sat on a protest near Chandigarh-Mohali border after being stopped to enter the state capital. The protesting farmers are demanding a bonus on wheat. Farmers want a bonus of Rs 500 on each quintal of wheat as their yield dropped.

Farmers dumped turmeric produce in front of BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind's residence in Perkit village in Armoor in Nizamabad district.

The victims of the violence in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri last year, when a minister's son allegedly ran over a group of protesting farmers with his vehicle, have been denied their right to be heard, the Supreme Court said on Monday, cancelling his bail.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver on Monday its order on a plea seeking cancellation of bail to Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday joined the ongoing protest by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) at the Telangana Bhavan against the alleged "discriminatory policy" of procurement of foodgrains.

MLC Kavitha Kalvakuntla along with MPs Suresh Reddy and BB Patil and Planning Board Vice Chairman Vinod Kumar inspected the arrangements for tomorrow's protest to demand better programmes for farmers at Telangana Bhavan.

Ashish Mishra, Union minister Ajay Mishra's son who is accused ofrunning over farmers in Lakhimpur Keri, is "not a flight risk", the Uttar Pradesh government told the Supreme Court today.

A joint forum of central trade unions has given a call for a nationwide strike on March 28 and 29, to protest against government policies affecting workers, farmers, and people.

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.

Prominent farmers' leader Rakesh Tikait, who was one of the leaders of the massive agitation last year against contentious farm laws which were eventually repealed, was also in attendance.

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.

Punjab farmers on a protest near the Chandigarh-Mohali border today said that they would end their agitation. The announcement came after a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

Protesting Punjab farmers on Wednesday said they will be meeting Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for redressal of their demands

Scores of Punjab farmers protesting against the government over their various demands spent the night on the road after they were stopped to march towards Chandigarh.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday called the agitation by state farmers as unwarranted and undesirable but said he is ready for talks.

Punjab farmers sat on a protest near Chandigarh-Mohali border after being stopped to enter the state capital. The protesting farmers are demanding a bonus on wheat. Farmers want a bonus of Rs 500 on each quintal of wheat as their yield dropped.

Farmers dumped turmeric produce in front of BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind's residence in Perkit village in Armoor in Nizamabad district.

The victims of the violence in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri last year, when a minister's son allegedly ran over a group of protesting farmers with his vehicle, have been denied their right to be heard, the Supreme Court said on Monday, cancelling his bail.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver on Monday its order on a plea seeking cancellation of bail to Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday joined the ongoing protest by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) at the Telangana Bhavan against the alleged "discriminatory policy" of procurement of foodgrains.

MLC Kavitha Kalvakuntla along with MPs Suresh Reddy and BB Patil and Planning Board Vice Chairman Vinod Kumar inspected the arrangements for tomorrow's protest to demand better programmes for farmers at Telangana Bhavan.

Ashish Mishra, Union minister Ajay Mishra's son who is accused ofrunning over farmers in Lakhimpur Keri, is "not a flight risk", the Uttar Pradesh government told the Supreme Court today.

A joint forum of central trade unions has given a call for a nationwide strike on March 28 and 29, to protest against government policies affecting workers, farmers, and people.