The farmers’ protest site at Singhu border has been turned into a gym as many weightlifters and kabaddi players start to exercise over there. Piled at the “makeshift gym” are over 300 kilos of weights and dumbbells.
After calling for the blockage of the Delhi-Jaipur highway on 12 December, the union leaders announced at a press conference at the border yesterday that national railway routes will be jammed unless the Modi government rolls back the three farm bills
By 12 December, the Delhi-Jaipur, Delhi-Agra highway will be blocked and all tolls will be freed, while on 14 December, protesters will gherao all states’ district headquarters
A video of the Shiromani Akali Dal party providing free diesel to farmers who were travelling from Punjab to Delhi has now surfaced online. The party wants more people to join the protest.
The union home minister met farmer representatives in a private meeting yesterday night, during which the farmers rejected the government’s proposal of certain amendments to the three farm bills and and instead continued to press for a complete rollback of the laws
Questions have been raised on why the RJD leader, who declared support for the farmers and the nationwide strike just two days back has abtained from participating in the agitation in Patna today
The Punjab CM, who has supported the Delhi Chalo aggression, will meet Amit Shah to strategize an amicable way to handle the farmers ahead of the centre and farm union leaders’ fourth meeting today
The crucial Delhi-Noida Chilla border has been shut down due to the swelling Delhi Chalo protests, while the police advised commuters to use alternate routes to Noida
As the centre struggles to convince the protesting farmers about the efficacy of the new farm reforms, here is a look at the fraudulent practices that enable the rich and powerful to become more wealthy, while the poor farmers' economic condition keeps worsening
Calling the Burari park an open jail, farmer union leaders said that they would continue to block Delhi from all sides as a part of their demand to roll back the contentious farm bills