Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) will stage demonstrations outside Raj Bhawans across the country on June 26 and observe the day as "Kheti Bachao, Loktantra Bachao Diwas".
Farmers Protest And Covid: Under The Anxious Skies Of May
The protest against new Farm Laws chugs on, despite media neglect, fears of pandemic outbreak and periodic threats from an intransigent government
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The adage ‘movement creates movement’ that was frequently used by activists of yore, today perhaps best fits the ongoing stir by peasants against the Centre’s three Farm Laws. It has been off the headlines for a while now, though sporadic protests have been going on, mainly in Punjab and Haryana. Many have pointed out how the protest sites could become “Covid hotspots”. On their part, the protestors claim the pandemic may provide authorities a handle to break their struggle. But they add, they
Farm Law Protests: Mamata Assures Support To Farmers Leader Rakesh Tikait
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait led a delegation of protesting farmers to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s assurance to farmer leaders of her support to their agitation against the Centre’s new agricultural reforms has come as a fillip for the protestors.
“The chief minister said she will continue to support our movement. We thank her for her assurance,” said Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait.
India News: NEW DELHI: The ‘Samyukta Kisan Morcha’ (SKM), a joint platform of farmer unions agitating for repeal of three central farm laws, will on June 4 take a.
Even after braving police action, concrete barriers, iron spikes, suspension of water and electricity, what makes the protesting farmers stay on? The protest art at Ghazipur, Tikri and Singhu may offer some insight.