Farmers to intensify agitation with Bharat bandh, burning three farm laws on Holi
During the nationwide strike on March 26 that also marks four months of the farmers movement, all shops and other business establishments will remain shut for 12 hours.
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Farmers during their protest against Centres farm laws at Ghazipur border in New Delhi. (File Photo | Parveen Negi, EPS) By PTI
NEW DELHI: Intensifying their agitation against the three farm laws, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Wednesday met with different mass organisations to strategise for their Sampurna Bharat Bandh on March 26.
Addressing a press conference, Ranjit Raju of Ganganagar Kisan Samiti said that during the nationwide strike on March 26, which also marks four months of the farmers movement, all shops and other business establishments will remain shut for 12 hours.
US: NRIs of San Francisco Bay Area show support to India s farm laws via car rally
The US had earlier come out in support of India s new farm laws, saying it welcomes steps that would improve the efficiency of Indian markets and attract greater private sector investment.
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SAN FRANCISCO: The non-resident Indians (NRIs) of the San Francisco Bay Area on Sunday (local time) organised a car rally to show support to farm laws introduced by the Indian government.
The car rally was organised at the Mission San Jose High school parking lot at 1:30 pm (EST). To show support to the farm laws, several NRIs joined the car rally.
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait turns teacher at Tikri border
Even as the toolkit controversy overshadows farmers agitation against the three new farm laws, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait continues to protest on Ghazipur border on the outskirts of Delhi. The Bharatiya Kisan Union leader turned teacher on Monday and attended a makeshift school at the protest site. Tikait, who has been camping at Ghazipur for past two and a half months, not only taught the children alphabets and numbers but also took stock of what they had learnt in the month-and-a-half that the school has been operating, said BKU s media in-charge, Dharmendra Malik, at a press conference.
The Metro stations which have been closed until further notice are Lal Quila, Jama Masjid, Janpath, Central Secretariat, Vishwavidyalaya, Mandi House, ITO and Delhi Gate.
India News: The Supreme Court will pronounce orders on Tuesday on various issues related to the new farm laws and the farmers' ongoing protest at Delhi borders an