Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh on Saturday termed the two-day-old farmer agitation a publicity stunt, prompting accusations of "insensitivity" and of "insulting" the farmers. "Any organisation will have 500, 1,000, 2,000 or 40,000 farmers, and they have to do…
Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh on Saturday said some farmers have been staging protests just for the sake of media attention. Singh was quoted in ANI as saying, "It is natural that any farmers' organisation will have 1,000-2,000 farmers…
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…
A day after they gheraoed offices of district collectors across the state, members of the Kisan Sangarsh Samiti, led by All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), on Saturday threatened to stop the supply of milk and vegetables to cities from June…
The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has said that its members would gherao government offices on June 5. Dr. Ajit Nawale, general secretary, said that farmers would “gift” people tur dal imported from Mozambique, sugar from Pakistan, and milk from…
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…