Parliament Punjab Protests

Several BJP MPs on Friday held protests in Parliament complex against the security breach during PM Modi's visit to Punjab. The MPs alleged the Punjab government and senior Congress leaders "conspired to kill the PM."

State-owned National Highways Authority of India suffered a revenue loss of Rs 2,731.32 crore due to the farmers' protests in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

Terming the repeal of the farm laws in Parliament a victory of the protesters, farmer leaders from Punjab urged the Centre to decide on their other demands, including legal guarantee of minimum support price for crops, in the session on Tuesday.

Congress stands with farmer unions' call for ''Bharat Bandh'' tomorrow to protest against three farm laws passed in the Parliament last year, said the party's Punjab unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu

Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) said on Monday that convoys of farmers from different parts of Punjab have started their journeys towards Delhi.

Protests over farm laws are limited to only "one state" and farmers are being "instigated", Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said in parliament today, as the massive agitation on the borders of Delhi entered 72nd day. The minister's "one state" attack refers to the protest led by farmers mainly from Punjab, a Congress-ruled state, as...

Congress MP Manish Tewari, and Punjab ministers Sukhjinder Randhawa and Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria met Home Minister Amit Shah in the Parliament House on Monday to trace the whereabouts of people "missing" since January 26 in the national capital during farmers' tractor parade.

The months-long farm law agitation left its mark on Day-1 of the Budget Session of Parliament today as expected. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman listed out the achievements in the agricultural sector under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and claimed it was "committed to the welfare of farmers". That was, however, after three "black-cl...

Days after reports emerged of Reliance Jio's telecom towers being damaged in Punjab and Haryana allegedly by farmers angry over its perceived role in framing three agricultural laws recently passed by Parliament, the company today said it had moved court seeking government intervention to safeguard its assets and services.

The government is holding a meeting with the protesting farmers on the contentious farm laws, which it expects will resolve the eight-day deadlock that saw thousands camping around the national capital. The farmers have demanded a special session of parliament to repeal the laws, saying this is the "last chance" for the government. After a meeting ...

Farmers protesting the new farm laws say today's talks - the fourth since protests began in September - is the centre's "last chance" to call an emergency session of parliament and recall the controversial legislations. Speaking after two internal meets to chalk out their strategy, they also warned the centre against sowing discord in their ranks b...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will travel to Punjab today to participate in a protest against the new controversial farm laws. The Congress MP from Kerala's Wayanad will hold a series of public meetings with farmers in the state as part of the "Kheti Bachao Yatra" (Protect the agricultural sector), which is aimed to highlight the Congress' stand aga...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will hold a sit-in today against the three contentious farm laws, which have triggered protests across the country. President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday signed on the three bills - nearly a week after unprecedented drama in parliament - despite requests by several opposition leaders to send them back for...

As farmers continue the "Bharat Bandh" protest in Haryana, Punjab and parts of Uttar Pradesh against three new farm bills, which cleared the parliament last week, roads and railway tracks were blocked in several parts of the three states. While powerful visuals captured the protest by farmers, two clips - one from Punjab and another from UP - showe...

Thousands of farmers are protesting today in Punjab, Haryana and parts of Uttar Pradesh against farm bills that were recently passed in parliament amid massive protests by the opposition, and will soon become law.

Several BJP MPs on Friday held protests in Parliament complex against the security breach during PM Modi's visit to Punjab. The MPs alleged the Punjab government and senior Congress leaders "conspired to kill the PM."

State-owned National Highways Authority of India suffered a revenue loss of Rs 2,731.32 crore due to the farmers' protests in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

Terming the repeal of the farm laws in Parliament a victory of the protesters, farmer leaders from Punjab urged the Centre to decide on their other demands, including legal guarantee of minimum support price for crops, in the session on Tuesday.

Congress stands with farmer unions' call for ''Bharat Bandh'' tomorrow to protest against three farm laws passed in the Parliament last year, said the party's Punjab unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu

Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) said on Monday that convoys of farmers from different parts of Punjab have started their journeys towards Delhi.

Protests over farm laws are limited to only "one state" and farmers are being "instigated", Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said in parliament today, as the massive agitation on the borders of Delhi entered 72nd day. The minister's "one state" attack refers to the protest led by farmers mainly from Punjab, a Congress-ruled state, as...

Congress MP Manish Tewari, and Punjab ministers Sukhjinder Randhawa and Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria met Home Minister Amit Shah in the Parliament House on Monday to trace the whereabouts of people "missing" since January 26 in the national capital during farmers' tractor parade.

The months-long farm law agitation left its mark on Day-1 of the Budget Session of Parliament today as expected. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman listed out the achievements in the agricultural sector under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and claimed it was "committed to the welfare of farmers". That was, however, after three "black-cl...

Days after reports emerged of Reliance Jio's telecom towers being damaged in Punjab and Haryana allegedly by farmers angry over its perceived role in framing three agricultural laws recently passed by Parliament, the company today said it had moved court seeking government intervention to safeguard its assets and services.

The government is holding a meeting with the protesting farmers on the contentious farm laws, which it expects will resolve the eight-day deadlock that saw thousands camping around the national capital. The farmers have demanded a special session of parliament to repeal the laws, saying this is the "last chance" for the government. After a meeting ...

Farmers protesting the new farm laws say today's talks - the fourth since protests began in September - is the centre's "last chance" to call an emergency session of parliament and recall the controversial legislations. Speaking after two internal meets to chalk out their strategy, they also warned the centre against sowing discord in their ranks b...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will travel to Punjab today to participate in a protest against the new controversial farm laws. The Congress MP from Kerala's Wayanad will hold a series of public meetings with farmers in the state as part of the "Kheti Bachao Yatra" (Protect the agricultural sector), which is aimed to highlight the Congress' stand aga...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will hold a sit-in today against the three contentious farm laws, which have triggered protests across the country. President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday signed on the three bills - nearly a week after unprecedented drama in parliament - despite requests by several opposition leaders to send them back for...

As farmers continue the "Bharat Bandh" protest in Haryana, Punjab and parts of Uttar Pradesh against three new farm bills, which cleared the parliament last week, roads and railway tracks were blocked in several parts of the three states. While powerful visuals captured the protest by farmers, two clips - one from Punjab and another from UP - showe...

Thousands of farmers are protesting today in Punjab, Haryana and parts of Uttar Pradesh against farm bills that were recently passed in parliament amid massive protests by the opposition, and will soon become law.