Top Events of the Day: PM Modi s roadshow in Vellore, Amit Shah s Lok Sabha polls campaign in Assam, Rajnath Singh s public meeting in Arunachal Pradesh, farmers rail-roko protest, and more.
The Rail Roko was declared by Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) and BKU Dakaunda (Dhaner). The blockade will be held in Punjab across seven locations and is set to begin at 12 PM, India News, Times Now
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has said that MoS Home Ajay Mishra should be arrested for his role in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. Speaking to India TV, Tikait said that Mishra should be sacked immediately and that he be arrested forthwith for an impartial probe. He said that the p
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday urged the Railway Board chairman to withdraw the cases registered by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) against the members of farmers’ organisations who sat on dharna on railway tracks.
Farmers at Ghazipur border protest site. (File image used for representation)
NEW DELHI: Taking note of the high-level meeting of BJP on farmers’ protests, umbrella body of the farmers unions opposed to the central farm laws, Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), on Wednesday said the ruling party was trying its best to counter the farmers movement instead of working on resolving the issue.
“It is clear that instead of resolving the ongoing struggle (on farmers’ demands), the BJP is trying its best to counter and destroy it (movement),” said Darshan Pal, leader of the SKM, ahead of the Morcha’s four-hour nationwide ‘Rail Roko’ (rail blockade) programme scheduled for Thursday (12 noon to 4 pm).