Indian farmers fire stubble despite pollution & health risks. Residents are experiencing worsening health issues. The waiting time for renting such machinery is often as long as two weeks. Indian farmers continue to burn crop stubble, despite being well aware of the harmful consequences for nearby areas and the world’s most polluted capital city in … Read more
NEW DELHI – Indian farmers formally ended year-long mass protests Thursday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi abandoned his push for agricultural reforms, defusing one of the biggest challenges faced by his government. Thousands of people have been camped on the outskirts of the capital New Delhi since last year to campaign against laws they said … Read more
A highly charged mob of farmers protested, set ablaze vehicles, pelted stones in the Tikonia area of Lakhimpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday after a car owned by the son of the union minister of state for home affairs, Ajay Mishra rammed into a procession organized to protest against farm bills. Free Press Journal … Read more
Thousands of women have joined the farmers’ protest against the new agricultural laws for the past several months. According to the reports, thousands of women gathered on the outskirts of Delhi on the occasion of International Women’s Day and demanded the repeal of new agricultural laws. It may be recalled that since December last year, … Read more
Bollywood controversial actress Kangana Ranaut has slammed Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg for endorsing the farmers’ protests against new agricultural laws. while replying on one of the Tweets Kangna has called Greta a Dumbo Kid and said, This dumbo kid made the biggest blunder for left pimps… attached the confidential document of international plan to … Read more
In India, several accounts linked to the Farmers protester on the social networking site Twitter have been shut down over the past two months. According to India Today, most of the closed accounts belong to Kisan Ekta Morcha and Caravan India, which were apparently shut down after the Indian government sent a legal notice to … Read more
Farmers went on a hunger strike a few days after violent protests between protesters and authorities against agricultural laws led to the closure of internet services in and around New Delhi. During the violent protests on the Republic Day of India, some elements hoisted the Khalsa flag on the historic Red Fort, where at least … Read more
Thousands of farmers’ tractors gathered outside New Delhi on Monday to protest against the government’s agrarian reforms in the wake of India’s annual January 26 Republic Day parade of tanks and troops. According to the reports, farmers’ protesters in India have been camping at the entrances of New Delhi since November in protest of the … Read more
During the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) session British Sikh Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi reiterated his past Twitter statements on Indian farmers issue in the House of Commons. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi said: “Many constituents, especially those emanating from Punjab and other parts of India, and I were horrified to see footage of water cannons, … Read more
