Farmers belonging to 300 organisations from UP, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, Karnataka gathered for the rally. BKU's Rakesh Tikait said panchayats will be held across India.
Women at the mahapanchayat raised slogans against Modi govt, demanding a roll back of farm laws. They say the farmers’ protest helped women in Haryana to come out of their homes.
By saving the farmers' protest from the clutches of a violent Republic Day rally and taking on the Adityanath govt in UP, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has left Indian liberals in a fix.
The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
The ARFC is meant to be a dedicated force for conventional missile & rocket systems, & will include cruise missiles, rockets, ballistic missiles & Pakistan’s planned hypersonic missiles.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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