By I P Sarto Burdwan: The youth of a Catholic parish in West Bengal on January 26 took out a tractor rally to support the farmers’ cause. The youth of Ekpere parish under the diocese of Asansol went in procession praying and singing hymns for about 4 km on theContinue Reading
By Brinda Karat New Delhi: The 11-page order of the Supreme Court on the bunch of petitions it was hearing on the farm laws substantiates in full measure the skepticism of the protesting farmers and their organizations about this process. Is the order really “a huge blow to the Government,”Continue Reading
New Delhi: The Indian government has appealed to the Supreme Court to stop a tractor rally of protesting farmers scheduled for January 26, the Republic Day. The farmers have planned to hold a huge rally in Delhi on January 26, if their demands to scrap the contentious farm laws areContinue Reading
With fresh bouts of farmer protest gaining momentum, currently the Modi government is riding the high horse of arrogance and the farmers are equally determined to conduct the ‘Ashwameda,’ the Vedic Yag of horse sacrifice. The current farmers protest is much deeper than the repealing of the three farm lawsContinue Reading
New Delhi: The deadlock over the repeal of the contentious farm laws persisted January 4, with the federal government and the farmers unable to get on the same page in the seventh round of discussions. Sources said the government had proposed to discuss the farmers’ demand for a legal guaranteeContinue Reading
New Delhi: A group of 20 Indian doctors from the USA has delayed its return to provide medical services at Tikri border, where thousands of farmers have been protesting against the new farm laws for over three weeks now. Svaiman Singh, one of the doctors in the team, said theyContinue Reading
By Aas Mohammad Kaif New Delhi: Ramraj village falls on the Bijnor road, nearly 120 km northeast of Delhi. Sardar Jasvinder Singh, former Mayor of London, came from this village. Nearly 2,000 Sikhs live in Ramraj. The village is also called mini-Punjab. In Gurudwara Sahib Ramraj, situated on the sameContinue Reading
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal plan to fast along with farmers on December 14 to protest the federal government’s new agricultural laws that have triggered a massive demonstration on the outskirts of the capital. “I will hold a one-day fast tomorrow in support of farmers’ protests. I appealContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru: The farmers’ protest in Delhi has created history. The whole world is closely watching this protest. There are many lessons that we can learn from this protest. I wish to highlight some important lessons: Love for nature: Every word that is expressed by the farmersContinue Reading
New Delhi: The image of an elderly man running as a policeman came at him with a stick during farmer protests went viral after it was tweeted by several Congress leaders and the BJP questioned whether he was really beaten. The BJP’s social media chief Amit Malviya’s fact-checking tweet discreditingContinue Reading
