Farm Protest Updates

The Congress ripped into BJP MP Kangana Ranaut Tuesday afternoon following the actor-politician's fresh comment on the three farm laws that were at the core of farmers' protest of 2020.

Rakesh Tikait - a key figure in the 2020/21 protests against the government's "black farm laws" - has backed the second 'Delhi Chalo' agitation, which began Tuesday with tear gas being fired on the Punjab-Haryana border that triggered clashes.

Protesting farmers will begin their 'Delhi Chalo' march today to push the Centre to address their demands. Foremost among these demands is the enactment of a law guaranteeing a minimum support price (MSP) for crops - a crucial lifeline for farmers.

Farmers held demonstrations on Delhi borders and other parts of the country on Friday to mark one year of the farmers' protest against the Centre's farm laws.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address to the nation today, announced that the three contentious farm laws will be repealed.

Farmer organisations have called a "Bharat Bandh" today as their protest against the new farm laws completes 10 months.

The Delhi Police on Saturday said adequate security arrangements will be made across the borders of the national capital in view of the 'Bharat Bandh' called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on September 27 to protest the three contentious farm laws.

Both houses of parliament have been adjourned till 2 pm amid protest by Opposition MPs over discussion on Pegasus snooping controversy and three farm laws.

Both houses of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, have been adjourned till 11 am, tomorrow amid protests by Opposition members over Pegasus, farm laws and other issues.

Protests continued to repeatedly disrupt proceedings of both the houses of the Parliament on Monday with the opposition sloganeering and raising the issues of Pegasus and farm laws, among others.

High drama continued in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for the third straight day of the monsoon session of Parliament today as opposition MPs staged protests over a range of issues, including the Pegasus snooping controversy.

A group of 200 farmers reached Jantar Mantar in central Delhi on Thursday to protest against the Centre's three controversial farm laws as the Monsoon session of Parliament was underway.

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Friday accused the Union government of "defaming" the farmers' stir against the contentious farm laws and said the long-drawn agitation would not dissipate as being "hoped" by the BJP dispensation.

The South African strain of the coronavirus has been detected in four people in India and the Brazil variant has been seen in one, the government said today. All five have been quarantined.

About 18-19 vaccine candidates against COVID-19 are in the pipeline and in different clinical trial stages, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday.

The Congress ripped into BJP MP Kangana Ranaut Tuesday afternoon following the actor-politician's fresh comment on the three farm laws that were at the core of farmers' protest of 2020.

Rakesh Tikait - a key figure in the 2020/21 protests against the government's "black farm laws" - has backed the second 'Delhi Chalo' agitation, which began Tuesday with tear gas being fired on the Punjab-Haryana border that triggered clashes.

Protesting farmers will begin their 'Delhi Chalo' march today to push the Centre to address their demands. Foremost among these demands is the enactment of a law guaranteeing a minimum support price (MSP) for crops - a crucial lifeline for farmers.

Farmers held demonstrations on Delhi borders and other parts of the country on Friday to mark one year of the farmers' protest against the Centre's farm laws.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address to the nation today, announced that the three contentious farm laws will be repealed.

Farmer organisations have called a "Bharat Bandh" today as their protest against the new farm laws completes 10 months.

The Delhi Police on Saturday said adequate security arrangements will be made across the borders of the national capital in view of the 'Bharat Bandh' called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on September 27 to protest the three contentious farm laws.

Both houses of parliament have been adjourned till 2 pm amid protest by Opposition MPs over discussion on Pegasus snooping controversy and three farm laws.

Both houses of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, have been adjourned till 11 am, tomorrow amid protests by Opposition members over Pegasus, farm laws and other issues.

Protests continued to repeatedly disrupt proceedings of both the houses of the Parliament on Monday with the opposition sloganeering and raising the issues of Pegasus and farm laws, among others.

High drama continued in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for the third straight day of the monsoon session of Parliament today as opposition MPs staged protests over a range of issues, including the Pegasus snooping controversy.

A group of 200 farmers reached Jantar Mantar in central Delhi on Thursday to protest against the Centre's three controversial farm laws as the Monsoon session of Parliament was underway.

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Friday accused the Union government of "defaming" the farmers' stir against the contentious farm laws and said the long-drawn agitation would not dissipate as being "hoped" by the BJP dispensation.

The South African strain of the coronavirus has been detected in four people in India and the Brazil variant has been seen in one, the government said today. All five have been quarantined.

About 18-19 vaccine candidates against COVID-19 are in the pipeline and in different clinical trial stages, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday.