Amarinder Singh blames Delhi Police for using January 26 protests as excuse to harass genuine farmers Police at Ghazipur border between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Photo: @PrasannaGangak1 / Twitter

Simply Put: Road-ahead for farmers’ protest Source link

Farmers’ umbrella group alleges conspiracy by government and Kisan Mazdoor Shangharsh Committee Photo: Vikas Choudhary / CSE

Simply put: Centre's talk circle for farmers Source link

The focus needs to be steadfast on India’s agrarian crisis and problems faced by farmers, not on what happened or didn’t on one single day  Republic Day 2021 turned out to be a surprise. Even as the parade on Delhi’s Rajpath continued a colourful tradition, tens of thousands of farmers gathered at its borders for their planned tractor rallies. By afternoon, a section of them chucked pre-decided routes, clashed with police personnel to enter New Delhi and eventually some put up flags on Red Fort. Since then mass media has been

Movement leaders condemn violence, thank farmers for remaining largely peaceful as thousands take to the streets to make their voices heard   India’s Republic Day 2021 turned out to be an unprecedented show of solidarity by farmers demanding that the three contentious, recent laws related to agriculture be repealed. Caravans of tractors entered Delhi from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan entered Delhi even as the Union government held the customary march on Rajpath. Farmer leaders had already put out route maps to and from Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders for the rallies. Huge crowds thronged those borders as well as some others in south and south-west Delhi

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Farmer unions say they will stop at nothing short of a repeal of laws; talks on tractor rally inconclusive   Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal from the Bharatiya Kisan Union speaking to media after the talks.

Several of the city's aquifers have recorded the lowest volumes recorded in 15 years Shallow groundwater storage as of January 11, 2021, as measured by the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow On (GRACE-FO) satellites. Blue areas have more water than usual, and orange and red areas have less. Image: Lauren

Both sides agree to meet January 19, a day after apex court hears application on farmers’ January 26 tractor rally Farmer union delegates during lunch at Vigyan Bhavan January 15, 2021. Photo: ANI / Twitter