NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann is taking the farmers head-on, accusing them of “turning Punjab into a state of protests.” The foiled Chandigarh agitation has now become the latest flashpoint in the escalating standoff.On Wednesday, farmers who had set out in tractors and other vehicles were stopped at multiple entry points, leading to…
BATHINDA/PATIALA: The protesting farmers in Punjab will organise tractor marches across the country on Jan 26. They have also planned to burn effigies of the Central govt on Jan 10 and burn copies of the national policy framework on agricultural marketing on Jan 13, even as farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s health deteriorated significantly since…
NEW DELHI: Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on the 41st day of a hunger strike demanding a legal guarantee for minimum support prices (MSP) and other farmer-related issues, is facing severe health complications. Doctors and leaders from the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) revealed on Sunday that Dallewal is “not able to speak”…
BATHINDA: Apprehending possible attempts by Punjab government to ‘forcibly’ provide medical aid to fasting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal following the tough stance taken by SC, protesting farmers Sunday stepped up security at the protest site in Khanauri in Punjab.Dallewal’s fast-unto-death entered the 34th day Sunday, with his health condition slipping every day, according to…
