The other demands the farmers have now raised include a total waiver of agriculture loans, pension and crop insurance
21 Mar 2023 11:27 PM
Any attempt to politicise this matter is most deplorable. But unfortunately, this is precisely what the BJP did
09 Jan 2022 1:29 AM
Narendra said the Centre is under any misconception that it can cull the farmers' protest like it has 'culled' other agitations in the past
10 Mar 2021 1:05 PM
About 50,000 farmers from 23 districts are expected to participate in a long march that starts from Nashik on Wednesday.
20 Feb 2019 12:36 PM
Farmers from across the country were in Delhi to press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices for their produce.
01 Dec 2018 11:41 AM
Farmers from across Maharashtra, beginning their march on Tuesday, reached Byculla Bridge in the city on Thursday morning.
22 Nov 2018 9:59 AM
Justice Jain observed that no evidence could be found to support the claim that the mob had fired at police.
20 Jun 2018 2:18 AM
The agitation which had literally kept the Madhya Pradesh government on its toes all through the stir period however had a little impact on the state.
11 Jun 2018 12:30 AM
It is important to note that AIKS’s agitation in Maharashtra is different from the farmers’ strike that is going on in 10 states.
03 Jun 2018 1:35 AM
The proposed farmers’ agitation will again bring these issues back before the government.
14 Aug 2017 1:29 AM
Under the Kisan Sandesh Yatra public representatives will hear farmers’ grievances and apprise them about the welfare schemes.
26 Jun 2017 8:40 PM
Madhya Pradesh recently witnessed farmers' stir over loan waiver, farm produce prices and other demands.
22 Jun 2017 8:47 PM
So far, Maharashtra and UP have waived nearly 30-40 per cent of outstanding agri-bank credit.
22 Jun 2017 4:16 PM
Arun Jaitley told all states they shouldn’t expect help from the Centre and find their own resources for loan waivers.
22 Jun 2017 2:34 AM
The ability to represent failure as success has in fact been the order of the day for this government.
18 Jun 2017 11:58 PM
A senior BJP leader, who preferred to remain anonymous, claimed that “demontisation has had its impact on the agrarian sector”.
18 Jun 2017 1:18 AM
For more than three years, Mr Modi has been in promissory mode, making one pledge after another, giving one assurance after another.
16 Jun 2017 2:17 AM
The violence started earlier, with the agitation apparently infiltrated by anti-national forces.
15 Jun 2017 1:52 AM
It also came to the notice that two party spokespersons failed to strongly defend the party’s stand on the issue.
13 Jun 2017 2:48 AM
The meeting was being held in Nashik where all leaders supporting the farmers’ agitation reached to participate.
09 Jun 2017 1:50 AM