Punjab Police clear protesters from Shambhu border, detain fasting farmer activist and other agitators | India News – The Times of India

BATHINDA/PATIALA: Punjab Police on Wednesday detained fasting farmer activist Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha head Sarvan Singh Pandher as well as other prominent agitators in Mohali when they were returning after attending a meeting with a central govt delegation in Chandigarh and also evicted protesting farmers from the Shambhu and Khanauri borders.The evictions…

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Karnataka govt halts eviction notices to farmers under Waqf Act amid protests | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Karnataka’s home minister, G Parameshwara, announced that all district deputy commissioners have been instructed to cease issuing eviction notices to farmers under the Waqf Act, treating revenue records as the final authority on land ownership. “The chief minister has directed all deputy commissioners to withdraw any such notices or letters. The matter is…

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In post-farm stir scenario, netas hitch poll wagons to tractors – Times of India

UCHANA/NARNAUND: Tractor, symbol of farmers’ resistance in the 2020-21 protests against now-repealed farm laws, is now the popular campaign vehicle in the Haryana elections for rural vote appeal, desi connect, and representation of agrarian interests.In Jind and Hisar districts, the daily rent of a tractor has reportedly climbed to 1,000 plus fuel cost, while supporters…

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