Farmers’ outfit Samyukta Kisan Morcha (NP) and civil society comprising 32 organisations have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal urging them to not join the trade pillar of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), the ministerial meeting of which is scheduled this weekend in the US. Raising concerns that … Read more
The US on Wednesday issued a security alert for its citizens in India, advising them to avoid prominent areas, crowds and demonstrations along with taking steps for their own safety in view of the farmers’ protest in New Delhi. Farmers’ union on Tuesday said they will hold a ‘Kisan Parliament‘ at Jantar Mantar during the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Protesting farmer unions on Saturday demanded a high-level judicial inquiry into the violence that took place during the tractor rally in Delhi on January 26 and the alleged ‘false” cases slapped on the farmers. Addressing a press conference at the Singhu border, Samyukta Kisan Morcha leaders asked farmers who are getting police notices … Read more
NEW DELHI: Farmers’ union body Samyukta Kisan Morcha Tuesday disassociated itself from those who indulged in violence during the tractor parade, and alleged some “antisocial elements” infiltrated their otherwise peaceful movement. The union also condemned and regretted the “undesirable” and “unacceptable” events as the parade turned violent after several groups of farmers deviated from the … Read more