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1 Protesters during the ongoing farmersâ protest at Ghazipur border in New Delhi on Friday. Tribune photo: Manas Ranjan
Chandigarh, January 29
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday asked its party cadre to rush to the three farmers’ protest sites on Delhi borders in large numbers to give a further boost to the ongoing agitation.
SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal also spoke to farmer leader Rakesh Tikait and discussed ways to shore up more strength and support for the farmers’ agitation in Delhi, especially in view of the “combined onslaught against farmers by the BJP and the Centre”, a party statement said.
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday asked its party cadre to rush to the three farmers protest sites on Delhi borders in large numbers to give a further boost to the ongoing agitation. SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal also spoke to farmer leader Rakesh Tikait and discussed ways to shore up more strength and support for the farmers agitation in Delhi, especially in view of the combined onslaught against farmers by the BJP and the Centre, a party statement said. Consequent upon the telephonic conversation with Tikait, Badal instructed the Akali cadre to rush to Delhi borders in larger numbers than before and lend strength to the peaceful movement, it added.
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UPDATED: December 20, 2020 20:16 IST
Farmers protesting against the Centre s farm laws at Singhu border on Sunday (Photo Credits: PTI)
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar is likely to meet farmers unions spearheading the ongoing agitation in a day or two, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday. Shah was addressing a press conference in Birbhum towards the end of his two-day visit to West Bengal when he was asked about the farmers protest.
Facebook removes official page of Kisan Ekta Morcha, restores it after outrage
Facebook removes official page of Kisan Ekta Morcha, restores it after outrage In midst of a Facebook Live I was doing from Kisan Ekta Morcha s page, we get a notification that the FB page has been unpublished, Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav said in a tweet.
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UPDATED: December 20, 2020 22:41 IST
[REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] Students and their family members protesting in support of the farmers agitation in Amritsar on Saturday (Photo Credits: PTI)
Facebook on Sunday unpublished the official page of Kisan Ekta Morcha, the handle in use for posting updates about the ongoing farmers agitation on social media. Young farmers associated with the protest against the Centre s three new farm laws have been documenting the agitation on social media platforms under the banner of Kisan Ekta Morcha.