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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
TopicFarmers agitation

Topic: farmers agitation

‘India against propaganda’, say Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar over Rihanna, Greta Thunberg tweets

Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar, Ajay Devgn and Suniel Shetty said Wednesday that citizens should focus on the government's efforts to resolve the farmers' crisis, and not on 'half-truths.'

Opposition should not make farmers’ protest another Shaheen Bagh, says BJP in Rajya Sabha

BJP member Bhubaneswar Kalita said the government has given new rights to farmers through the farm farm laws and none of their rights or facilities have been taken away.

Opposition parties give suspension notice in Rajya Sabha over farmers’ protest

Lok Sabha also witnessed three adjournments Tuesday as opposition parties protested against the new farm laws.

No formal talks with govt until harassment stops, farmers freed — Sanyukt Kisan Morcha

The farmer union alleged that increased barricading, stopping Internet services and 'orchestrating protests through BJP-RSS workers' are part of 'attacks' organised by the govt.

Security increased at Delhi borders, traffic congestion on key roads in city

Iron rods were hooked between two rows of cement barriers on a flank of the main highway at the Singhu border to further restrict the movement of protesting farmers.

Opposition parties stage walkout from Rajya Sabha, demand discussion on farmers’ protests

The opposition parties had given notice under rule 267 calling for the suspension of business of the day to take up discussion on the ongoing agitation by farmers on Delhi borders.

At Singhu border, iron rods put between barriers, makeshift wall built to restrict protesters

The move comes days after the violent clashes between some protesters and police on 26 January during the tractor parade by the agitating farmers.

SAD to deploy workers at Singhu, Tikri, says NDA govt ‘stooping low’ to fail farmers’ protest

SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia demands filing of criminal cases against Delhi Police personnel and BJP ‘goons’, who attacked farmers in Singhu Friday.

PM says offer to farmers stands, opposition questions handling of protests at all-party meet

Parties such as Congress, TMC, Shiv Sena want discussion on farm laws in Budget Session. Chirag Paswan's LJP and Rashtriya Loktantrik Party didn’t attend the meeting.

As Rakesh Tikait dominates farmer protests, a look at the Jat community’s rise and fall 

In episode 672 of #CuttheClutter, ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta says that Jats in the states that they have resided in, have always ‘punched above their weight’ in electoral politics.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.