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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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