The farmers’ agitation in Maharashtra is likely to intensify in the coming week, with 12 organisations led by the Left-aligned Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha (ABKS) on Saturday announcing plan to launch their own. A 10-day strike led by the Rashtriya…
The Left-affiliated All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) today accused the Maharashtra government of having a "negative approach" to the ongoing 10-day farmers' protest and said the stir would intensify from June 5. There has been no response from the government…
CPM's All India Kisan Sabha general secretary Hannan Mollah said: "Ministers have a track record of calling names such as anarchist, riotous and son, whenever peasnts agitate. That is the practice of ruling parties. We have been fighting for farmers,…
The farmers' strike in major states of the country entered the second day today. Farmers of Uttar Pradesh, West Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra are said to be on a strike. In some of these states, farmers have…
New Delhi/ Mumbai/ Nashik/ Nagpur: With the farmers' agitation entering the second day on Saturday, vegetable prices in different parts of the countruy started soaring in the wake of dwindling fresh supplies of farm produce in mandis even as farmers…
Angered over non-waiver of loans and low cost of selling produce, farmer associations have announced a 10 day all-India strike starting from June 1. The strike is likely to impact cities in north India, where multiple farmer groups have agreed…
“There are 3,800 KCC accounts in SBI’s Chhani Bari branch and interest in almost every KCC account is charged additionally. The bank authorities thought that the villagers are illiterate so it is easy to fool them. If there was no…
Exactly a year after their historic agitation across Maharashtra, farmers in the state will once again hold protests from June 1 over their various "unresolved" demands like higher milk purchase prices and complete loan waiver. Source: Maharashtra farmers to protest…
NC24x7: What are the reasons for the agrarian crisis across the country? Dhawale: The fundamental root of the agrarian crisis is the failure of successive governments since independence to carry out radical land reforms. The pre-independence pledge of giving ‘Land…
A campaign for the signature of 10 crore farmers across India will culminate on August 9 with a “Quit India” call to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Large rallies will be held across India’s district headquarters with the farmers handing over…