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India–US trade deal faces mounting resistance as farmers intensify protests
From coordinated motorcycle rallies to toll plaza demonstrations, farmer groups accuse the Centre of ignoring concerns over agriculture, land policies and rural livelihoods while warning of a larger nationwide movement
Bihar govt repression continues: 10,000 farmers lathi charged in Patna.
Deprived of APMCs years ago, Bihar farmers decry the anti-farmer laws of the Centre and demand the restart of local markets only to suffer lathi-charge by state police.
Peasant supporters call for creation of Save Farmers, Save Nation committees
The Nation for Farmers organisation calls for local committees created by everyday citizens to solve India’s annadaata’s problems.
Farmers lament Centre’s vague and nonspecific letter for talks
Let down by the central government’s unimpressive letter for talks on December 30, farmer leaders assert their demands and discuss future protests
Centre agrees to meet farmers on December 30, end of stalemate?
Two days after farmer leaders sent their proposal, the central government agrees to talk to farmers on December 30 instead of December 29.
Farmers’ movement: UP Govt using police to intimidate protesters?
As farmers organisations have promised rising participation from protesting farmers from Uttar Pradesh, the Adityanath regime uses the state police to verify this participation and “address their grievances”
RSS worker confesses he spread anti-farmer-protests content at Singhu border
Caught by farmers near Delhi border, the worker confessed that he was told to discourage people from the protest by an RSS leader
Arhtiyas call I-T raids an ‘act of revenge’ by central government
Karnal commission agents continue to keep grain markets shut to condemn multiple I-T raids conducted on arhtiya leaders on December 18 and December 19.
Farmer leaders call for talks with Central Gov’t on December 29
Send proposal to Centre for discussion and criticise the Prime Minister for making false claims of help to farmers.
Advocate dies for farmers’ struggle, leaves behind a note for “Modi, the Dictator”
The farmers movement witnesses its third death by suicide at Tikri border.
AIKS calls out the Centre’s ignorance about the agri sector
While answering Modi’s question about the lack of APMCs in Kerala, the farmers organisation questioned the state of farmers in other BJP-led states.
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