Farm and Forest

As mining lobby “hijacks” Ajmer public hearing, “tokenism” on Aravallis condemned

The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Rajasthan has raised serious questions on the tokenisms behind the recent public hearings on the Aravallis, and condemned the “hijacking” of the process by the “mining lobby”

UP: Merely 20% land rights claims approved by district committees

The reality of land rights under FRA in UP is the harassment faced by tribals and the difficulties faced by them in getting their claims approved.

Farmers’ leaders poke holes in PM’s Independence Day speech

Farmers debunk claims by the government such as doubling farmers’ incomes and other assurances

No confidence in the Modi regime: Kisan Sansad

Hundreds of thousands hit the streets during Aug 9 the farmers’ struggle; Kisan Sansad adopts a ‘No Confidence’ Motion against the Modi regime

No record of farmer death since beginning of nationwide protests: Centre

Home Ministry tells Parliament that the Delhi Police has recorded “one” death by suicide, Punjab CM says over 400 protesting farmers, farm workers have died

Forest resource rights and Land rights as per Forest Rights Act

Identifying community resource rights means giving Gram Sabhas the power to regulate the utilisation and conservation of these resources, while land rights includes right to inhabit that land

AIFAP voices support for pan-India strike against Electricity (Amendment) Bill

Despite promises to do away with the Electricity Bill, electricity distributor workers and farmers are protesting yet another attempt to amend the Electricity Bill

183 arrested by Delhi Police in connection to Farmers’ Protest between 2020 to 2021: Centre

The Minister of State (Home Affairs) also said that no cases of sedition or UAPA had been filed against any protesting farmer by the Delhi Police

Kisan Sansad urges Parliament to dismiss the AQM Bill

Farmer leaders reject the Bill, stating shock at the introduction of a legislation that was discussed during earlier talks with the Centre.

Kisan Sansad: Farmers reject APMC Bypass Act

Dismissing the law as one that caters to big corporations, farmers demanded that the Indian Parliament do the same

SKM people’s whip on MPs for repeal of three anti-farmer laws during the monsoon session!

Asserting the whip as a constitutional right, farmers said it is the duty of MPs to voice the concerns of their constituents.

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