Tag: SKM

Opinion
Farming Class of 2021 would be a turning point for national agenda

Farming Class of 2021 would be a turning point for national agenda

The year 2021 would also go down in Indian history as a turning point for our polity...

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...

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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...

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Not fully satisfied with the govt proposal, SKM to decide future of the movement in its Wednesday meeting

Not fully satisfied with the govt proposal, SKM to decide future of the movement in its Wednesday meeting

The government did not hold any meeting with the five-member committee formed by...

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SKM forms committee for talks with govt; demand for legal guarantee of MSP continues

SKM forms committee for talks with govt; demand for legal guarantee of MSP continues

In a marathon meeting at the Singhu border on Saturday, the SKM decided to form...

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SKM will decide its stance on the farmers’ movement on December 4

SKM will decide its stance on the farmers’ movement on December 4

The President of India has given his assent to the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021....

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Bill to repeal three farm laws passed in Parliament

Bill to repeal three farm laws passed in Parliament

The Parliament has passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021, which will repeal the...

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Farm Laws Repeal Bill approved by the Cabinet

Farm Laws Repeal Bill approved by the Cabinet

The Union Cabinet has approved a bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws....

Opinion
Return of the farm lobby on the political and economic landscape

Return of the farm lobby on the political and economic landscape

With the announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the three controversial...

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SKM letter to PM lays down charter of demands

SKM letter to PM lays down charter of demands

SKM seems to be toughening its stance. In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra...

Opinion
Repeal of farm laws: Masterstroke or political compulsion?

Repeal of farm laws: Masterstroke or political compulsion?

The decision announced by the Prime Minister on the morning of November 19 is an...

National
PM announces repeal of three farm laws; constitutional process at the end of November

PM announces repeal of three farm laws; constitutional process at the end of November

In his address to the nation on the occasion of Dev Deepavali and Gurpurab, Prime...

Opinion
Gap between farmers’ movement and politics narrowing

Gap between farmers’ movement and politics narrowing

The sequence of events over the last month has been one that has brought the ongoing...

National
Bharat Bandh a complete success, say farmer organizations

Bharat Bandh a complete success, say farmer organizations

Farmer organizations have claimed that the Bharat Bandh called by the Samyukta Kisan...

Opinion
Political signals of 1989 redux at Jayant Chaudhary’s Rasam Pagdi at Chhaprauli and Muzaffarnagar Kisan Panchayat

Political signals of 1989 redux at Jayant Chaudhary’s Rasam Pagdi at Chhaprauli and Muzaffarnagar Kisan Panchayat

The last two weeks have signalled a shift in the farmers’ movement and the politics...