The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farmers unions, has decided to stage demonstrations outside Raj Bhawans across the country on 26 June to mark seven months since the protests started on Delhi borders
File photo of India s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla. | Harsh Vardhan Shringla/ Twitter
India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday summoned the British High Commissioner, and expressed opposition to the “unwarranted and tendentious” discussion in the British Parliament related to the Indian farmers protest.
In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that Shringla made it clear that the debate held by the British MPs was a “gross interference” in the politics of another country. “He advised that British MPs should refrain from practising vote bank politics by misrepresenting events, especially in relation to another fellow democracy,” the statement added.
Farmers Protest: Farmers To Block KMP Expressway On March 6, Says SKM Leader
Farmers protesting at three different Delhi border points have been asked to block the KMP Expressway from 11 am to 5 pm on March 6 PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-03-01T21:29:06+05:30 Farmers Protest: Farmers To Block KMP Expressway On March 6, Says SKM Leader outlookindia.com 2021-03-01T21:47:52+05:30
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The farmers protesting against the three contentious agriculture laws passed by the central government shall block the Kundli–Manesar–Palwal Expressway on March 6, announced a Samyukta Kisan Morcha leader.
Farmers camping at three Delhi border points have been instructed to block the KMP Expressway from 11 am to 5 pm on Saturday, said Balbir Singh Rajewal.
Being a purely religious body, by getting involved into the farmers agitation, which comprises farmers from all religions and castes, the SGPC is going completely against the mandate given to it under The Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 and Punjab Act 8 of 1925 .
On International Women’s Day, women from Punjab reached Tikri on Delhi-Haryana border on to join the ongoing farmers’ protest. A protestor said, “We urge the Central Government to roll back the three black laws.” Farmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 against the three newly enacted farm laws - Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.International Women’s Day: Women take helm of Farmers protest at Tikri Border