The victory march was initially planned for yesterday, but it was postponed in the wake of the tragic helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu that killed 13 people, including Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat.New Delhi: As per the announcement made by the umbrella body of farmers, Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) the protesting farmers are all set to go back home. The farmers will be holding a Victory March on December 11.
New Delhi: A five-member team of farmers will be meeting today in Delhi to discuss the proposal sent by the Centre. If they accept the proposal the 15 months protest of farmers might end, against the controversial farm laws and demanding a legal guarantee for MSP.
Last month the Centre scrapped the three farm laws, in a stunning U-turn after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union ministers had staunchly and repeatedly defended the controversial laws.
New Delhi: Since the last 15 months farmers have been protesting on issues from the (now-scrapped) farm laws to a legal guarantee for MSP. According to the sources, farmers are on the brink of standing down. Sources said they are discussing an offer from the Centre that promises to meet almost all demands.
A meeting of farmer leaders was held on Tuesday evening at Singhu on the Delhi border. The meet, to consider the Centre’s offer, concluded without an agreement on how to proceed, and will resume at 2 pm tomorrow.
New Delhi Nov 29 PTI Terming the repeal of the farm laws in Parliament a victory of the protesters farmer leaders from Punjab demanded a legal guarantee for minimum support price MSP of crops and said an emergency meeting of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha on December 1 will decide their future course of actionReferring to their six demands including legal guarantee for MSP and withdrawal of cases against farmers and compensation for those who died during the agitation the leaders of 32 farmer unions from Punjab during a press meet at the Singhu border said on Monday the Centre has time till Tuesday to replyBoth the Houses of Parliament passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill on the first day of the Winter Session Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced on November 19 that the three farm legislations against which the farmers have been protesting for over a year will be repealedThis is a victory for us We want withdrawal of cases against farmers and a committee to be formed on the legal guarantee of MSP for cropsThe Centre has time till tomorrow Tuesday to reply to our demands We have called an emergency meeting of SKM on Wednesday to discuss the future course of action a farmer leader saidThe repeal of these three legislations has been one of the key demands of around 40 farmer unions protesting at various Delhi border points since November 26 2020On November 21 the Samyukta Kisan Morcha SKM -- an umbrella body of farmer unions leading the protests -- had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately resume talks on the farmers six demands including a legal guarantee for the procurement of crops at MSP PTI SLBAKM NSD NSD
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): The farmers protesting against farm laws have postponed the tractor rally scheduled on November 29, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) said on Saturday.
New Delhi Nov 26 PTI As the farmers protest completes a year the Delhi Traffic Police on Friday asked commuters travelling from Ghaziabad towards Delhi to take alternative routes anticipating traffic gridlock owing to its security arrangements Commuters have been advised to take Vikash Marg or GT Road to reach Delhi police said Traffic coming from Ghaziabad towards Delhi side remains heavy due to barricading by local police at roundabout Gazipur Underpass Commuters are advised to take alternative Vikash MargGT Road to Delhi the Delhi Traffic Police tweeted Demanding formal repeal of three central farm laws and legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price for their crops farmers have been camping at three border points of Delhi -- Singhu Tikri and Ghazipur -- for the last one year The Delhi Police has beefed up security arrangements at various border points of the national capital as farmers on Friday gathered in large numbers to mark the occasion The Centre had recently announced its decision to repeal the three farm laws In a statement the Samyukt Kisan Morcha SKM an umbrella body of over 40 farm unions spearheading the protest on Thursday said The fact that such a long struggle has to continue is a clear reflection of the insensitivity and arrogance of Indias government towards its toiling citizens The SKM had stated that the repeal of the three laws is the first major victory of the movement and it is awaiting the fulfilment of its remaining demands The farmer unions have planned a number of events across the country to mark the occasion On the call of the SKM to mark one year of the historic farm movement with massive protests at Delhi morchas in state capitals and district headquarters farmers and workers are responding in huge numbers the SKM had said Thousands of farmers have started arriving at various protest sites in Delhi In states that are far away from Delhi preparations are underway to mark the event with rallies dharnas and other programmes it had stated PTI AMP CJ ANB ANB
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday while slamming AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi over his remarks on repealing CAA-NRC said Owaisi shares the bond of uncle and nephew with Bharatiya Janata Party and can ask directly from BJP whatever he wants.
New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): Krantikari Kisan Union leader Darshan Pal Singh said on Saturday that their agitation will go on till pending issues of farmers like MSP, rollback of Power Bill 2020 and Air Quality Ordinance are resolved by the Centre.
New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): The farmer' unions under the aegis of Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Friday said that the investigation in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident should be directly supervised by Supreme Court for justice to be secured.