Tag: Rakesh Tikait

States
Rakesh Tikait to hold tractor march on soybean prices in MP, distances himself from october 1 'Chakka Jam'

Rakesh Tikait to hold tractor march on soybean prices in MP, distances himself from october 1 'Chakka Jam'

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) have distanced themselves...

National
Farmers protest against Centre at 'Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat' in Delhi

Farmers protest against Centre at 'Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat' in Delhi

Farmers converged at the historic Ramlila Ground in Delhi in large numbers on Thursday...

States
Farmers block Shamli road demanding sugarcane payment; outstanding dues amount to Rs 338cr

Farmers block Shamli road demanding sugarcane payment; outstanding dues amount to Rs 338cr

Sugarcane farmers of Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh are facing the crisis of delay...

National
Crushing season tastes bitter for UP sugarcane growers

Crushing season tastes bitter for UP sugarcane growers

Almost three months into the sugarcane crushing cycle, the Uttar Pradesh government...

National
Farmers stage rallies in state capitals on “Raj Bhawan Chalo” call of SKM

Farmers stage rallies in state capitals on “Raj Bhawan Chalo” call of SKM

On the call of Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), farmers staged protest gatherings at...

National
Farmer organizations discuss digitalization in agriculture

Farmer organizations discuss digitalization in agriculture

A two-day workshop on 'Digitalisation in Agriculture: A Discussion with Farmers’...

Rural Dialogue
Farmer leaders favour agriculture-zonal planning to reduce fertilizer dependence

Farmer leaders favour agriculture-zonal planning to reduce fertilizer dependence

In view of the supply crisis arising out of the Russian-Ukraine war and the ever-increasing...

National
Bhupinder Singh Hooda meets farmer organizations before Congress Chintan Shivir

Bhupinder Singh Hooda meets farmer organizations before Congress Chintan Shivir

Former Haryana chief minister and opposition leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda met the...

States
Telangana CM KCR gets Rakesh Tikait’s support against Centre on paddy procurement issue

Telangana CM KCR gets Rakesh Tikait’s support against Centre on paddy procurement issue

The controversy between the Centre and the Telangana Government on the paddy procurement...

ELECTIONS 2022
Why Jats became so significant in UP elections

Why Jats became so significant in UP elections

What has made the Jats with only 4 per cent population so significant in UP that...

National
Farmers’ organizations disappointed with the Budget

Farmers’ organizations disappointed with the Budget

Like every Union Budget, the 2022-23 edition has pleased some and disappointed others....

National
BKU rejects FSSAI’s proposed draft GMO regulations

BKU rejects FSSAI’s proposed draft GMO regulations

In a letter to the FSSAI, the Bharatiya Kisan Union has expressed its “serious objections”...

National
Unpaid dues to cane farmers in UP Rs 7,000 crore for current season; another Rs 1,500 crore remains from previous one

Unpaid dues to cane farmers in UP Rs 7,000 crore for current season; another Rs 1,500 crore remains from previous one

Sugar mills bought 465.25 lt of cane from the farmers in the crushing season 2021-22...

National
We shall not support farmer organizations contesting elections in Punjab: SKM

We shall not support farmer organizations contesting elections in Punjab: SKM

In a meeting held at the Singhu Border on the outskirts of Delhi on Jan 15, the...

Opinion
Why the current farmers’ movement is bigger than Champaran and Kheda

Why the current farmers’ movement is bigger than Champaran and Kheda

Farmers will return from the encampments set up on the Delhi borders to their homes...

National
SKM decides to end movement; farmers will vacate protest sites on Dec 11

SKM decides to end movement; farmers will vacate protest sites on Dec 11

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella organization of the farmers, has decided...