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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”
Karnataka’s peasant organisations to go on strike till December 31
A joint coalition of farmers, workers, Dalits, women announce strike until authorities listen to peasants’ grievances
Gurudwara priest sacrifices life for farmers’ struggle
The aged priest visited Singhu border earlier distributing blankets to protesters and offering money for the cause
Talking down to farmers is the worst way to engage with them
First they were silent, then they said things which made the silence seem more appealing. Here are some things senior politicians should not have said to farmers at all!
Jharkhand: Unpaid for 9 months, Pakur forest labourers move HC
The PIL has been filed by a forest range officer who wrote several letters to authorities demanding the workers’ salaries
SC advice to government seen as moral victory for farmers
Farmers’ organisation takes stock of events so far and assert that the Union government’s attempts to divide farmers will not succeed.
Farmers protest intensifies: Delhi-Noida Link Road closed
Barricades set up, additional forces deployed; this a sign of more farmers from Uttar Pradesh joining those from Punjab and Haryana
Stop defaming peasant movement: Farmers reject latest gov’t proposal
Farmers’ leaders write a letter to stop further misinformation and call on citizens to observe Homage day for farmers who died during the movement
The only party who has blocked the road is you: SC to Solicitor General
Supreme Court tells Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, that a farmer who is willing to negotiate must be present in court
Farmers call the peasant struggle a national patriotic movement
Despite government attempts to trivialise the farmers’ struggle, peasants continue to gather more and more supporters as days go by
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