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Punjab Links Day to Day Narratives to the Growing Farmers Movement A wave and a hug As evening descends and one moves from Chandigarh, the capital city of Punjab, towards the state’s hinterland one comes across women, children and the aged walking to the roundabouts on the roads, whether on highways or the arterial roads. They carry and wave the flags of the farmers movement. Many of them carry placards with the simple message ‘No Farmers, No Food’. People from the passing vehicles greet...

Toll Plazas Emerge as Most Effective Theatres of Farmer Protests Chakka jam on February 6 Nails, coiled and barbed wires, spikes and permanent barricades around protest sites on the Delhi borders have moved the farmers protests to the toll plazas where thousands have been collecting as the movement gathers strength. Despite efforts by various state governments to block the toll plazas, farmers are now gathering at more and more such venues across Haryana in particular. Farmer organisations lea...

Farmers Agitation to Move Ahead With More Strength Despite Attempts to Run it Down Farmers raise questions The attack on the farmers by the media and the ruling party after the unfortunate events has stirred deep anger and resentment amongst the farmers and their supporters across the board. Many are asking questions of the government instead despite what they recognise as a “calculated godi media” effort to drown their voices. Instead of backing off, the targeting of the farmers movement ...

In Photos: Farmers Tractor Parade from Singhu to Red Fort Following the farmers protest Photojournalist Prabhat Kumar covered the farmer’s tractor rally on Republic Day, starting from Singhu Border to Red Fort. The rally was given permission, as farmers continue their protest against three controversial farm laws. Images and videos of police firing tear gas at crowds of farmers have since gone viral, fuelling anger amongst the protesting farmers. “It was a big conspiracy against our peacef...

Farmers Counter Vilification Campaigns, Decide to Intensify Protests Counter campaign cuts into propaganda against farmers All the attempts to vilify and brand the ongoing farmers’ movement as Khalistani and anti-national have failed because of a strong counter campaign. Day after day the propaganda has sought to label the farmers as Khalistanis,to anti nationals, Naxalites, Maoists and those supported by Pakistan and China. But it has found few takers. “People themselves are coming out to...

DDC Members Administered Oath Across JK SRINAGAR: The elected members of maiden District Development Council (DDC) elections held in the history of Jammu and Kashmir were on  Monday administered oath by respective district heads across all the districts of Jammu and Kashmir. On the occasion, 138 DDC members representing 138 Block Constituencies of 10 districts of the division swore in the name of God and pledged to bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of India and also upho...