Kisan Rally Delhi

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.

Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) national president Bhanu Pratap Singh on Monday alleged that all those organisations that were protesting at the Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri borders of the national capital on January 26 against the three new farm laws were "Congress-bought and Congress-sent."

Several farmers have been missing since the Republic Day tractor rally, which had descended into chaos and violence, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha - a front of 40 farmers' unions that is leading the agitation against the three central agriculture laws - said on Tuesday after meeting with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Minister Satyendar Jain.

A tense night at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border at Ghazipur saw cops first trying to drive farmers away from protest sites and then protesters returning after watching a widely-circulated video of a top leader of their agitation, Rakesh Tikait, breaking down and declaring tearfully that he was ready to "face bullets or kill himself". Rakesh Tikait'...

The rift within the farmers' groups surfaced as two groups pulled out of the protest against the Centre's three farm laws today -- a day after the unprecedented violence during the Republic Day tractor rally. "We can't carry forward a protest with someone whose direction is something else," said VM Singh of the Kisan Sangharsh Committee. A faction ...

Farmers' tractor rally against the contentious agricultural laws on Republic Day was "infiltrated by anti-social elements", the protesters' body Samyukt Kisan Morcha said in a statement this evening, hours after thousands of demonstrators clashed with policemen in different parts of Delhi.

One farmer has died as protesting farmers clashed with police at ITO in the heart of national capital. Thousands of protesting farmers, who entered into Delhi with their tractors this morning, also poured into the Red Fort complex by afternoon, prompting security personnel to resort to lathicharge and tear gas.

A day ahead of the farmers' big tractor rally on Republic Day, one of the key participants - the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee - declared that it would not stick to the route agreed upon by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha and the police. Their parade, the group said, will approach Delhi's Outer Ring Road, raising a possibility of conflict with the pol...

Farmers protesting the contentious agricultural laws near Delhi's borders today threatened to hold a tractor rally - "Kisaan Parade" - in the national capital on Republic Day,

Amid call for protests by farmers against the Centre's new farm laws across the country, the Delhi Metro said its services will be regulated to avoid over-crowding in trains amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

Thousands of farmers, some barechested in the November cold and others carrying skulls of loved ones who committed suicide, gathered at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi today to demand loan waivers and better prices for their produce. The protest paved the way for two political leaders -- Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Ar...

It was past midnight and a group of farmers were raising chants of 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan' while a few volunteers were offering tea to other protesters at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan to beat the cold.

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.

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

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.

Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) national president Bhanu Pratap Singh on Monday alleged that all those organisations that were protesting at the Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri borders of the national capital on January 26 against the three new farm laws were "Congress-bought and Congress-sent."

Several farmers have been missing since the Republic Day tractor rally, which had descended into chaos and violence, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha - a front of 40 farmers' unions that is leading the agitation against the three central agriculture laws - said on Tuesday after meeting with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Minister Satyendar Jain.

A tense night at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border at Ghazipur saw cops first trying to drive farmers away from protest sites and then protesters returning after watching a widely-circulated video of a top leader of their agitation, Rakesh Tikait, breaking down and declaring tearfully that he was ready to "face bullets or kill himself". Rakesh Tikait'...

The rift within the farmers' groups surfaced as two groups pulled out of the protest against the Centre's three farm laws today -- a day after the unprecedented violence during the Republic Day tractor rally. "We can't carry forward a protest with someone whose direction is something else," said VM Singh of the Kisan Sangharsh Committee. A faction ...

Farmers' tractor rally against the contentious agricultural laws on Republic Day was "infiltrated by anti-social elements", the protesters' body Samyukt Kisan Morcha said in a statement this evening, hours after thousands of demonstrators clashed with policemen in different parts of Delhi.

One farmer has died as protesting farmers clashed with police at ITO in the heart of national capital. Thousands of protesting farmers, who entered into Delhi with their tractors this morning, also poured into the Red Fort complex by afternoon, prompting security personnel to resort to lathicharge and tear gas.

A day ahead of the farmers' big tractor rally on Republic Day, one of the key participants - the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee - declared that it would not stick to the route agreed upon by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha and the police. Their parade, the group said, will approach Delhi's Outer Ring Road, raising a possibility of conflict with the pol...

Farmers protesting the contentious agricultural laws near Delhi's borders today threatened to hold a tractor rally - "Kisaan Parade" - in the national capital on Republic Day,

Amid call for protests by farmers against the Centre's new farm laws across the country, the Delhi Metro said its services will be regulated to avoid over-crowding in trains amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

Thousands of farmers, some barechested in the November cold and others carrying skulls of loved ones who committed suicide, gathered at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi today to demand loan waivers and better prices for their produce. The protest paved the way for two political leaders -- Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Ar...

It was past midnight and a group of farmers were raising chants of 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan' while a few volunteers were offering tea to other protesters at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan to beat the cold.

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.

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