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Congress Takes U-Turn In Mandsaur Firing Case, Says Report Under Scrutiny
A day after defending the previous BJP government's stand in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly on the June 2017 Mandsaur firing, the new Congress regime Tuesday took a u-turn claiming it had not given any clean chit and was still scrutinising the inquiry report into the incident.
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Like General Dyer, Shivraj Chouhan Fired Mandsaur Farmers: Ashok Chavan
Congress leader Ashok Chavan on Monday compared Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to infamous British military officer Reginald Dyer, who had ordered the firing on unarmed citizens in Punjab's Jallianwala Bagh in 1919, killing over a thousand people. Mr Chavan, who was campaigning at Sausar in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, brought up...
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Mandsaur Farmer Deaths: Police Fired In Self-Defense, Says Probe Report
The police fired in self-defense in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur where five farmers were killed last year, says the report of an investigation set up by the state government.
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"Be Sensitive": Nitish Kumar's Party Advises Ally BJP On Farm Distress
On a day Congress president Rahul Gandhi took on the BJP-led governments at the centre and in Madhya Pradesh over farm distress, BJP ally JD(U) criticized the ruling party for its handling of the agrarian crisis and the fallout of the firing on protesting farmers in Madhya Pradesh a year ago.
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"Make In India A Failure, All Made In China": Rahul Gandhi In Mandsaur
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today virtually flagged off the party campaign in Madhya Pradesh, where elections are by the year-end. Speaking at Mandsaur, which is mourning the six farmers who died in police firing last year, he ripped into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, practically counting off the ways in which it has failed the nation'...
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"Officer Told Us To Skip": Mandsaur Farmer's Family On Rahul Gandhi Rally
The parents of a farmer who died in police firing in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur last year say they have been asked by district officials to skip the rally Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is holding today. The families of six men killed during the farmers' protests, the news of which seared the country, have been invited to the rally. Some of them are ex...
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Amid Farmer Protests, Rahul Gandhi To Hold Rally In Poll-Bound Madhya Pradesh Today
As part of his outreach to farmers, Congress president Rahul Gandhi will meet protesting farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur today. The Congress has planned a 'Kisan Samriddhi Sankalp Rally' in Mandsaur's district's Khokhra (Piplia Mandi). During his visit, Mr Gandhi will also meet family members of farmers killed in police firing a year ago.
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Rahul Gandhi To Address Farmers' Rally In Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur On June 6
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will participate in a protest at Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh where six farmers were killed in alleged police firing last year.
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Farmers Begin 10-Day Protest; Milk, Vegetable Supply To Be Affected: 10 Points
Fresh produce from farms and thousands of litres of milk have ended up on streets on the first day of the 10-day protest by farmers in seven states, including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The much-hyped demonstration, "Gaon Bandh", is being held to demand a complete loan waiver, minimum support price for their yield and an assuran...
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Before Farmers' Stir, Madhya Pradesh Villagers Told to Sign Peace Bonds
Ahead of the first anniversary of farmers' protest in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur during which five protesters were killed in police firing, the district administration has asked hundreds of villagers to sign a bond saying they will maintain peace in the area.
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Ahead Of Rahul Gandhi's Mandsaur Offensive, Congress Firefights Rebellion
Rahul Gandhi's visit to Mandsaur on the first anniversary of the death of farmers in police firing was seen as a smart political move. It would have helped the Congress reinforce its narrative around what it says is the ruling BJP's failure to address problems faced by farmers and also soft launch the party's campaign for Madhya Pradesh's assembly ...
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Opinion: Team Modi Creates Rural Time Bomb That Is Ticking Away - By Yashwant Sinha
The foot-march of over 35,000 farmers from Nashik to Mumbai in March this year attracted a lot of national attention and succeeded in highlighting the problems of the farmers. The numerous suicides by farmers earlier or the killing of six farmers in police firing in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh in June last year did not attract as much attention.
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Mandsaur Firing: Police Release Names Of 32 People Booked For Violence
A month after five farmers were killed in the police firing during the protest in Piplya Mandi near Mandsaur, the police have released the names of 32 persons who were earlier booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, in connection with the violence.
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Farmer Protests Flare Up, Several States Hit: 10 Points
Farmers across three states held protests today demanding loan waivers, a higher support price for their crops and implementation of other recommendations made by the Swaminathan Commission, which had been focusing on the reasons for farmers' distress. For several hours in Haryana, farmer unions blocked highways. In Madhya Pradesh, where six farmer...
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Agriculture Minister, Roasted For Yoga Amid Crisis, Cancels China Trip
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has announced that he had put off his China visit beginning tomorrow in view of the ongoing farmers' agitation. Mr Singh had been criticised by the opposition for participating in Ramdev's yoga camp last week a day after five farmers died in police firing in Madhya Pradesh.
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Congress Takes U-Turn In Mandsaur Firing Case, Says Report Under Scrutiny
A day after defending the previous BJP government's stand in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly on the June 2017 Mandsaur firing, the new Congress regime Tuesday took a u-turn claiming it had not given any clean chit and was still scrutinising the inquiry report into the incident.
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Like General Dyer, Shivraj Chouhan Fired Mandsaur Farmers: Ashok Chavan
Congress leader Ashok Chavan on Monday compared Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to infamous British military officer Reginald Dyer, who had ordered the firing on unarmed citizens in Punjab's Jallianwala Bagh in 1919, killing over a thousand people. Mr Chavan, who was campaigning at Sausar in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, brought up...
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Mandsaur Farmer Deaths: Police Fired In Self-Defense, Says Probe Report
The police fired in self-defense in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur where five farmers were killed last year, says the report of an investigation set up by the state government.
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"Be Sensitive": Nitish Kumar's Party Advises Ally BJP On Farm Distress
On a day Congress president Rahul Gandhi took on the BJP-led governments at the centre and in Madhya Pradesh over farm distress, BJP ally JD(U) criticized the ruling party for its handling of the agrarian crisis and the fallout of the firing on protesting farmers in Madhya Pradesh a year ago.
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"Make In India A Failure, All Made In China": Rahul Gandhi In Mandsaur
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today virtually flagged off the party campaign in Madhya Pradesh, where elections are by the year-end. Speaking at Mandsaur, which is mourning the six farmers who died in police firing last year, he ripped into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, practically counting off the ways in which it has failed the nation'...
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"Officer Told Us To Skip": Mandsaur Farmer's Family On Rahul Gandhi Rally
The parents of a farmer who died in police firing in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur last year say they have been asked by district officials to skip the rally Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is holding today. The families of six men killed during the farmers' protests, the news of which seared the country, have been invited to the rally. Some of them are ex...
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Amid Farmer Protests, Rahul Gandhi To Hold Rally In Poll-Bound Madhya Pradesh Today
As part of his outreach to farmers, Congress president Rahul Gandhi will meet protesting farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur today. The Congress has planned a 'Kisan Samriddhi Sankalp Rally' in Mandsaur's district's Khokhra (Piplia Mandi). During his visit, Mr Gandhi will also meet family members of farmers killed in police firing a year ago.
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Rahul Gandhi To Address Farmers' Rally In Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur On June 6
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will participate in a protest at Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh where six farmers were killed in alleged police firing last year.
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Farmers Begin 10-Day Protest; Milk, Vegetable Supply To Be Affected: 10 Points
Fresh produce from farms and thousands of litres of milk have ended up on streets on the first day of the 10-day protest by farmers in seven states, including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The much-hyped demonstration, "Gaon Bandh", is being held to demand a complete loan waiver, minimum support price for their yield and an assuran...
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Before Farmers' Stir, Madhya Pradesh Villagers Told to Sign Peace Bonds
Ahead of the first anniversary of farmers' protest in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur during which five protesters were killed in police firing, the district administration has asked hundreds of villagers to sign a bond saying they will maintain peace in the area.
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Ahead Of Rahul Gandhi's Mandsaur Offensive, Congress Firefights Rebellion
Rahul Gandhi's visit to Mandsaur on the first anniversary of the death of farmers in police firing was seen as a smart political move. It would have helped the Congress reinforce its narrative around what it says is the ruling BJP's failure to address problems faced by farmers and also soft launch the party's campaign for Madhya Pradesh's assembly ...
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Opinion: Team Modi Creates Rural Time Bomb That Is Ticking Away - By Yashwant Sinha
The foot-march of over 35,000 farmers from Nashik to Mumbai in March this year attracted a lot of national attention and succeeded in highlighting the problems of the farmers. The numerous suicides by farmers earlier or the killing of six farmers in police firing in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh in June last year did not attract as much attention.
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Mandsaur Firing: Police Release Names Of 32 People Booked For Violence
A month after five farmers were killed in the police firing during the protest in Piplya Mandi near Mandsaur, the police have released the names of 32 persons who were earlier booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, in connection with the violence.
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Farmer Protests Flare Up, Several States Hit: 10 Points
Farmers across three states held protests today demanding loan waivers, a higher support price for their crops and implementation of other recommendations made by the Swaminathan Commission, which had been focusing on the reasons for farmers' distress. For several hours in Haryana, farmer unions blocked highways. In Madhya Pradesh, where six farmer...
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Agriculture Minister, Roasted For Yoga Amid Crisis, Cancels China Trip
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has announced that he had put off his China visit beginning tomorrow in view of the ongoing farmers' agitation. Mr Singh had been criticised by the opposition for participating in Ramdev's yoga camp last week a day after five farmers died in police firing in Madhya Pradesh.
