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  • Punjab farmers squat on rail tracks as a part of SKM’s protest in opposition to Centre over MSP, Lakhimpur violence

    By PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Punjab farmers squatted on rail tracks at a number of locations as a part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s nationwide stir in opposition to the Centre “reneging on its promises” made when the protest in opposition to now-repealed farm legal guidelines was withdrawn final 12 months.

    Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lakhowal) normal secretary Harinder Singh Lakhowal mentioned trains shall be stopped from 11 am until 3 pm in Punjab.

    The four-hour protest is prone to disrupt practice motion within the state, inflicting inconvenience to passengers.

    The protesters squatted on rail tracks at a number of locations, together with Jalandhar, Phillaur, Ferozepur and Bathinda.

    The calls for of the farmers embody a authorized assure for the minimal help worth and justice within the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, Lakhowal mentioned.

    Eight folks, together with 4 farmers, had been killed in Lakhimpur Kheri in violence that erupted when farmers had been protesting in opposition to Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s go to to the realm on October 3 final 12 months.

    Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra is accused within the case.

    Farmers are demanding the sacking of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra.

    They are additionally demanding the withdrawal of instances registered in opposition to farmers in the course of the anti-farm legal guidelines protest final 12 months, compensation to the households of farmers who misplaced their lives in the course of the stir and rollback of the Agnipath recruitment scheme for the defence forces.

    About the panel on minimal help worth fashioned by the Centre lately, Lakhowal mentioned the federal government included within the committee officers and farmers who had been in favour of the now-repealed farm legal guidelines.

    Bhartiya Kisan Union (Kadian) president Harmeet Singh Kadian, taking part within the protest at Phillaur railway station, mentioned the farmers had been holding the protest on the decision given by the SKM.

    Farmers mentioned they had been pressured to squat on rail tracks because the Centre was “not listening to their demands”.

    CHANDIGARH: Punjab farmers squatted on rail tracks at a number of locations as a part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s nationwide stir in opposition to the Centre “reneging on its promises” made when the protest in opposition to now-repealed farm legal guidelines was withdrawn final 12 months.

    Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lakhowal) normal secretary Harinder Singh Lakhowal mentioned trains shall be stopped from 11 am until 3 pm in Punjab.

    The four-hour protest is prone to disrupt practice motion within the state, inflicting inconvenience to passengers.

    The protesters squatted on rail tracks at a number of locations, together with Jalandhar, Phillaur, Ferozepur and Bathinda.

    The calls for of the farmers embody a authorized assure for the minimal help worth and justice within the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, Lakhowal mentioned.

    Eight folks, together with 4 farmers, had been killed in Lakhimpur Kheri in violence that erupted when farmers had been protesting in opposition to Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s go to to the realm on October 3 final 12 months.

    Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra is accused within the case.

    Farmers are demanding the sacking of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra.

    They are additionally demanding the withdrawal of instances registered in opposition to farmers in the course of the anti-farm legal guidelines protest final 12 months, compensation to the households of farmers who misplaced their lives in the course of the stir and rollback of the Agnipath recruitment scheme for the defence forces.

    About the panel on minimal help worth fashioned by the Centre lately, Lakhowal mentioned the federal government included within the committee officers and farmers who had been in favour of the now-repealed farm legal guidelines.

    Bhartiya Kisan Union (Kadian) president Harmeet Singh Kadian, taking part within the protest at Phillaur railway station, mentioned the farmers had been holding the protest on the decision given by the SKM.

    Farmers mentioned they had been pressured to squat on rail tracks because the Centre was “not listening to their demands”.

  • Lakhimpur violence witness BKU chief Dilbag Singh attacked by bike-borne males

    By PTI

    LAKHIMPUR: BKU chief Dilbag Singh, a witness within the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, was allegedly attacked by two unidentified males right here, police mentioned on Wednesday.

    The assault befell Tuesday night time when the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Tikait) district president was returning residence from Aliganj- Muda highway in Gola kotwali space in his SUV when the bike-borne miscreants opened hearth on him.

    Singh, nonetheless, sustained no accidents within the assault.

    Singh is among the many witnesses in Tikunia violence of October 3, 2021 during which eight individuals, together with 4 farmers and a journalist, died.

    Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra was arrested in reference to the incident.

    Talking to PTI over cellphone, the BKU chief mentioned the miscreants punctured a tyre of his SUV owing to which he needed to cease the automobile.

    “The assailants attempted to open the gates and windows of the SUV. When failed, they fired two shots at the window pane of the driver side,” he mentioned.

    Singh mentioned he was driving the SUV and was alone.

    He mentioned sensing the intentions of the attackers, he folded the motive force seat and bent down in the direction of the ground.

    As the automobile home windows have been coated with darkish movie, the attackers couldn’t resolve the BKU chief’s standing within the SUV and fled away on their bikes.

    Singh mentioned he had despatched his official gunman (offered to him by the district administration) on depart owing to his son’s sudden illness on the day.

    He lodged a grievance with Gola kotwali police quickly after the assault.

    He added that he had additionally knowledgeable BKU-Tikait spokesperson Rakesh Tikait in regards to the incident.

    Meanwhile, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Arun Kumar Singh informed PTI that on the grievance of Dilbag Singh, an FIR below applicable sections of IPC had been lodged.

    He mentioned forensic groups had been despatched to the spot to look at the automobile and the crime scene and acquire evidences.

    He additional mentioned police have been investigating the case and efforts have been on to establish the attackers.

    The ASP added that the BKU-Tikait district president despatched his gunman on depart on his personal with out intimating the senior police authorities.

    “If the matter of leave to his gunman had been intimated to us, we would have provided him another gunman as an alternative arrangement,” he mentioned.

  • Rakesh Tikait launches dharna over arrest of BKU members; calls it off after talks with officers

    By PTI

    MUZAFFARNAGAR: BKU chief Rakesh Tikait launched a dharna on Tuesday after the arrest of his group members, however known as it off later following talks with the district authorities right here on Tuesday.

    Ten activists of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) have been arrested after a conflict on the district hospital right here on Monday night time.

    Protesting on the Kotwali police station right here since Tuesday morning, Tikait demanded their fast launch, alleging that that they had been falsely implicated within the case.

    Later within the day, he withdrew the dharna after Additional District Magistrate Narendra Bahadur Singh and Superintendent of Police (City) Arpit Vijayvargiya reached the spot and requested him to name it off.

    Meanwhile, the police produced the ten arrested folks to courtroom, following which Chief Judicial Magistrate Manoj Kumar Jatav despatched them to 14 days of judicial custody.

    According to medical officer of the district hospital, Dr Baburam, folks belonging to 2 teams had arrived on the facility on Monday.

    While one group was being medically examined, the BKU activists started demanding the examination of the opposite group, resulting in a conflict, Dr Baburam mentioned.

    Tikait, who can also be the BKU’s nationwide spokesperson, advised reporters that the district authorities wished to suppress his outfit by falsely implicating the activists.

  • Rajnath Singh a ‘caged parrot’, can resolve deadlock if allowed to speak to farmers: Naresh Tikait

    Image Source : PTI BKU president Naresh Tikait accused the BJP-led central authorities of being “stubborn” over the three new farm legal guidelines.
    Bharatiya Kisan Union president Naresh Tikait on Wednesday known as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh a “caged parrot” and stated the farmers’ points could possibly be resolved if he’s given the liberty to speak with them.

    He accused the BJP-led central authorities of being “stubborn” over the three new legal guidelines, which farmer unions need repealed. The protesting farmers too aren’t prepared to return on their calls for, he stated.

    “The government has made Defence Minister Rajnath Singh a caged parrot (‘pinjre ka tota’). msp If he is given the freedom to talk to farmers, I can guarantee that there would be a decision and the BJP’s prestige will also remain intact,” he stated.

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    He stated farmers respect the Defence Minister, however he isn’t given an opportunity by the federal government to cope with the farmers’ situation.

    Tikait addressed a farmers’ “mahapanchyat” right here and likewise spoke to reporters, claiming that the Centre was not paying heed to the farmers protesting towards the legal guidelines.

    “The authorities is cussed and isn’t prepared to listen to out farmers. It ought to change its perspective,” the BKU chief stated.

    “If the PM is not ready to repeal the laws, we are also not going to backtrack. The farmers are ruined and not getting the right price for their produce. The rise in prices of power, petrol and diesel has affected them also,” he stated.

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    “If this government continues for long, farmers will have to abandon agriculture,” added.

    The BKU chief stated the best way to Uttar Pradesh’s Purvanchal is thru Barabanki and if farmers listed here are made conscious of the impression of the brand new legal guidelines, they may be capable of inform farmers in that area about it.

    “This authorities is defaming farmers, labelling them as terrorists and Khalistanis and we won’t stay silent on this,” he stated.

    Tikait indicated that he had no quarrel with Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan, whose supporters and people of the Rashtriya Lok Dal clashed lately over the farmers’ protests.

    He not directly referred to the riots in western Uttar Pradesh in 2013, over which Balyan too had confronted expenses.

    “Earlier Hindus and Muslims lived in amity. But from 2013, BJP unfold misconceptions amongst them and divided society. But now folks have understood their tips,” the BKU chief stated.

    Thousands of farmers have been tenting on the border of Delhi since November-end, demanding the repeal of the brand new agri-marketing legal guidelines.
    They declare that the legal guidelines will weaken the minimal help worth (MSP) system, an argument that the federal government rejects.

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  • Kisan Andolan News: Rakesh Tikait stated – ‘Will quickly go to Gujarat to collect help for farmers’ motion’

    Highlights: Farmers’ motion continues in Delhi to demand withdrawal of agricultural legal guidelines BKU Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait stated that he’ll quickly go to garner help Gujarat will use Gandhi’s spinning wheel to drive corporates in a foreign country: Rakesh Tikaitgaziabad: Kisan chief Rakesh Tikait stated on Sunday that he would quickly go to Gujarat to hunt help for the continuing motion towards the disputed legal guidelines of the central authorities. Tikait made this comment throughout a gathering with a bunch of farmers from Gujarat and Maharashtra at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border. Tikait has been tenting at Ghazipur border since final November. The National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) claimed that the farmers would ultimately not have the ability to take any a part of their agricultural produce as the brand new legal guidelines would solely favor the corporates. According to an announcement issued by BKU, ‘We is not going to permit such a state of affairs to occur. We are solely involved about this and we is not going to let it occur that the crop of this nation is company managed. The group from Gandhidham in Gujarat introduced a charkha to Tikait. He stated, ‘Gandhiji used a charkha to drive the British out of India. Now we are going to drive the company utilizing this spinning wheel. We will quickly go to Gujarat and collect help to show the farmers to repeal the brand new legal guidelines. Meanwhile, greater than 20 ladies from Rohtak district of Haryana joined the motion in Ghazipur and guaranteed their help to the motion. Thousands of farmers are demonstrating on the Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders of Delhi. They demand that the central authorities repeal new agricultural legal guidelines and enact legal guidelines to offer minimal help worth (MSP). .

  • Kisan Andolan: Rakesh Tikait said- ‘We will not be going to contest elections, until the federal government is not going to speak, the farmer motion will proceed’

    Highlights: Rakesh Tikait mentioned that until the federal government doesn’t speak to him, the farmer motion will proceed. Opposition comes right here for sympathy, we’re not contesting any election: Rakesh Tikait Rakesh’s elder brother Naresh Tikait gave energy to BJP Challenging of Ghazipur Border (Ghaziabad) Rakesh Tikait, nationwide spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, sitting on a sit-in on the Ghazipur border in Delhi-Ghaziabad, says the motion will proceed till the Modi authorities talks. Leaders of opposition events didn’t come right here to hunt votes. The opposition comes right here for sympathy. We will not be contesting any election. Let me inform you that inside the final two days, Ghazipur border has come to fulfill the distinguished chief of a number of events, Rakesh Tikait. At the identical time, Naresh Tikait has challenged the BJP to point out energy by advising the central authorities to surrender its stubbornness on the brand new agricultural legal guidelines and the BJP. Will respect the dignity of others, however they’re additionally dedicated to defending self-respect. This assertion of Naresh and Rakesh Tikait has come at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi had mentioned a day earlier that the cellphone dialog between farmers with the federal government is only a cellphone name distance. The Tikait brothers mentioned they’re prepared to barter with the federal government to discover a center floor. Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) president and elder brother Naresh Tikait mentioned that the center floor could possibly be that the BJP authorities doesn’t implement all of the three legal guidelines throughout its rule. Rakesh Tikait, youthful brother and spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, mentioned that an honorable resolution must be discovered to this difficulty. However, he additionally mentioned that he wouldn’t comply with something underneath strain. Sukhbir Badal, who met Rakesh Tikait, mentioned – If you assist your motion, the federal government will shoot in our chest, not on the again: Naresh Tikait however, the king in Muzaffarnagar. Tikait mentioned that the BJP is focusing on many issues with one stone in relation to the farmers’ motion. He challenged in a approach and mentioned, ‘The authorities has misplaced. His speak is not going to be affected right here. Naresh Tikait mentioned, ‘Government mustn’t think about us weak. We is not going to agree in any case. If the federal government shoots, it will likely be in our chest and never on the again. He mentioned, ‘As far because the efficiency of energy is anxious, BJP ought to maintain its rally in a area. The subsequent day we’ll carry out our program in the identical floor. Where the BJP has full energy, preserve it in Uttar Pradesh or preserve it in Haryana, the place the BJP exhibits its energy, then the federal government will get a way of its energy. We will fail him in every single place. ‘Kisan agitation: That’ previous love ‘isn’t behind Rakesh Tikait’s tears!’ Said, ‘It has been 4 years for the BJP authorities in Uttar Pradesh, but it surely has raised the cane value by solely Rs 10. It appears to us now that there are extra to eat ivory, some extra to point out. Whether it’s the state authorities or the central authorities, we’re not going to profit. The farmers have made up their thoughts. We will see our approach. We will not be going to get something apart from circumstances from the federal government. He mentioned with a warning tone, ‘There is such an environment of heat that something can occur. There is a spark throughout India immediately. There is an election in Bengal, we’ll handle that election. There are elections in a single or two states yearly… what’s going to it do? ”Arrived on the protest venue and extra tents arrived on the protest venue on the UP Gate in Tambuis Beach, Ghazipur. The inflow of farmers continues from the encircling areas. Many have been seen ready for hours to speak with Rakesh Tikait or for a selfie with him. A BKU chief mentioned that Rakesh Tikait has not been capable of sleep greater than three hours a day for the final three days. Meanwhile, he additionally had a blood strain drawback, however now he’s superb. Small teams of farmers took out a march on the protest web site carrying the tricolor and shouting slogans. What did PM say for the primary time on the Delhi violence? Modi had expressed his displeasure over the tricolor. Sadly, the Prime Minister has witnessed violence in Delhi on Republic Day A number of days after on Saturday, he mentioned that his authorities’s proposal for the protesting farmers continues to be intact and the space of only one cellphone name within the dialog. Rakesh Tikait mentioned, ‘We will respect the dignity of the Prime Minister. The farmers are not looking for the federal government or parliament to bow all the way down to them. However, he mentioned, “We will also ensure that farmers’ self-respect is protected.” Many protesters reached contained in the Red Fort on Republic Day. Prime Minister Modi in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ program on Sunday talked about the incident of Red Fort and mentioned that the nation is saddened by the insult of the tricolor on Republic Day. Rakesh Tikait.

  • Farmer unions bury variations forward of tenth spherical of talks, Chaduni to be a part of delegation

    Image Source : INDIA TV BKU chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni has been suspended by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha.
    Fissures have emerged within the farmer unions protesting in opposition to the three new farm legal guidelines. Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni, who was suspended on Monday by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, has hit again at farmer chief Shiv Kumar Kakka. 

    Reacting to Kakka’s cost in opposition to him that he took Rs 10 crore to plot the downfall of the Haryana authorities, Chaduni stated there was an try to derail the protests by making a rift among the many farmers. 
     
    “We will issue a notice to the newspaper that published the article, as well as Kakka. He should have provided some evidence. These are tricks of the government trying to break the protest and they won’t be successful,” BKU chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni stated.

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    Chaduni even known as Kakka an agent of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

    “This can’t be the allegation of Sanyukta Kisan Morcha but an individual. These are Kakka ji’s(Shivkumar Singh) allegations who himself is RSS agent. He was head of Rashtriya Kisan Sangh for a long time, a branch of RSS. They’re trying to divide and rule,” information company ANI quoted Chaduni, as saying. 

    Meanwhile, the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha has additionally shaped a committee to determine on additional motion on Chaduni. The Morcha, which had earlier barred Chaduni from taking part within the subsequent spherical of talks with the federal government scheduled to be held on January 20, held a gathering on the Singhu border on Monday (January 18) night over the controversy. Speaking to reporters after the assembly, Yogendra Yadav Chaduni will probably be a part of the farmers’ delegation that may take part within the tenth spherical of talks with the federal government.

    ALSO READ: Deadlock over farm legal guidelines continues, subsequent spherical of assembly between govt and farmers on Jan 19

    According to reviews, Chaduni had final week met leaders from Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in New Delhi to hunt help for the continued protests. 

    Tractor Rally on Republic Day

    Protesting farmers are agency on their choice of taking out a tractor rally on the Republic Day – January 26.  Farmer leaders asserted that they’ve a constitutional proper to protest.  However, they stated that they don’t have any intention to disturb the Republic Day occasion on the Rajpath.

    Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lakhowal) Punjab common secretary Paramjit Singh stated that farmers are usually not going to carry their rally on Rajpath and in different high-security areas, including that they might solely take out it on the Outer Ring Road in Delhi and that there will probably be no disruption within the official Republic Day parade.

    Farmers will return to protest websites after taking out the tractor rally on the Outer Ring Road on January 26, Lakhbir Singh,  vp (Punjab) of All India Kisan Sabha, stated. 

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  • Noida News: Outpost Incharge Bitch Worker’s Batch Farmers set lock on put up

    The Jahangirpur police chowki incharge, together with the activist of Noida Bharatiya Kisan Union (Rakesh Tikait Group), has been accused of misconduct. It is alleged that the outpost farmer was overwhelmed up and his cell phone was additionally snatched. At the identical time, the outpost incharge additionally crushed the cap of the employee beneath the ft. Angered by this, BKU leaders and farmers have demanded a suspension of the outpost of the outpost in Jahangipur. Has additionally locked the put up. Senior cops additionally arrived on the scene to see the uproar. Ravi Jadoun, Meerut division in-charge of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, mentioned that on Saturday, Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Jahangipur city, had gone to the police put up for some work. During the dialog there, the outpost incharge began abusing them. Opposing the abuse, Sandeep tried to make a video by taking out the cellphone. It is alleged that his cellular was snatched and overwhelmed. Even pulling the hat of the Indian Farmers Union from his head and crushed it beneath the ft. Senior police officer Ravi Jadaun, who’s investigating the case, mentioned {that a} mahapanchayat was held in Jahangipur on Sunday in protest towards the outpost of the inquiry. Other activists and farmers gathered together with Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson and Mandal President Pawan Khatana, NCR General Secretary Mangeram Tyagi. He instructed that the Indian Farmers Union has locked the put up. At the identical time, senior officers additionally reached the spot. ADCP Vishal Pandey says that the case is being investigated. .

  • Govt-farmers to carry ninth spherical of talks on Friday; Tomar hopeful of constructive dialogue

    Image Source : PTI Govt-farmers to carry ninth spherical of talks on Friday; Tomar hopeful of constructive dialogue
    The ninth spherical of negotiations between the federal government and protesting farmers will happen on Friday. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar expressed hope that the discussions could be constructive. “The government is ready to hold talks with farmers’ leaders with an open mind,” Tomar stated amid confusion over the destiny of the subsequent spherical of talks, within the wake of the Supreme Court appointing a four-member panel to resolve the deadlock. 

    Tomar stated the talks between the federal government and the union representatives will happen as scheduled for 12 pm on January 15. Even because the farmers refused to seem earlier than the court-appointed panel citing its composition, the unions have expressed willingness to attend the scheduled talks with the federal government.

    Bhartiya Kisan Union president recuses himself from committee 

    Earlier on Thursday, Bhartiya Kisan Union president Bhupinder Singh Mann recused himself from the four-member committee, which has been accused by farmer unions and opposition events as a “pro-government” panel. Mann stated he’s grateful to the apex courtroom for nominating him on the panel however would quit any place to stop farmers’ pursuits from being compromised. 

    “As a farmer myself and a union leader, in view of the prevailing sentiments and apprehensions amongst the farm unions and the public in general, I am ready to sacrifice any position offered or given to me so as to not compromise the interests of Punjab and farmers of the country. I am recusing myself from the committee and I will always stand with my farmers and Punjab,” Mann stated in a press release.

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    Supreme Court’s keep on implementation of farm legal guidelines

    On Tuesday, the highest courtroom had stayed the implementation of the three farm legal guidelines until additional orders and introduced the formation of a committee to listen to the grievances of the farmers and the opinion of the federal government. 

    Apart from Mann, Shetkari Sanghatana (Maharashtra) president Anil Ghanwat, International Food Policy Research Institute’s Pramod Kumar Joshi and agriculture economist Ashok Gulati have been appointed on the panel.

    The level of rivalry

    Thousands of farmers, primarily from Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, have been tenting on the border of Delhi for a number of weeks, demanding the repeal of the legal guidelines they are saying will result in the weakening of the minimal assist value (MSP) system.

    The three contentious legal guidelines are the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020.

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