Muzaffarnagar

Major farmers’ meet in Shamli as clamour against farm laws grows in west UP

7:00 pm February 5, 2021

Noida: Thousands of farmers turned up for a meeting in Shamli district in western Uttar Pradesh on Friday amid a growing clamour against the Centre’s agri-marketing laws in the region. People from Shamli and nearby districts started reaching Shamli’s Bhainswal village on tractors, two- and four-wheelers and on foot for a ‘kisan panchayat’ being held there by the Rashtriya […]

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait to address Kisan Mahapanchayat in Jaipur

What’s the problem if foreign celebs support farmer stir; don’t know Rihanna, Greta: Rakesh Tikait

11:30 pm February 4, 2021

Ghaziabad: ”Mujhe kya pata, kara hoga. Main kya unhe jaanun!” farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said on Thursday, breaking into his characteristic rustic style of conversation when asked about the support from several international celebrities to the protests against new agri laws. The 51-year-old Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader from the hinterlands of Muzaffarnagar in western Uttar Pradesh welcomed the support from […]

Farmers’ protest: Tikait holds show of strength, warns govt of ‘gaddi wapsi’ demand

8:48 pm February 3, 2021

Jind: In a show of strength by protesting farmers, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday addressed a massive rally and warned the government it could find it difficult to stay on in power if the new agri-marketing laws are not repealed. Just before Tikait was to begin his speech at the ”mahapanchayat” in Kandela village, the makeshift stage on which the […]

SC refuses to grant protection to MP Sanjay Singh against NBW issued on FIR lodged in Lucknow

2:04 pm February 2, 2021

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to grant protection to Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh against whom a non-bailable warrant (NBW) has been issued on an FIR lodged in Lucknow after his press conference on August 12 last year at which he alleged that the UP government was favouring a certain class of society. The AAP leader has moved […]

Farm laws a ‘fire’ which would lead to losses: Naresh Tikait

11:28 pm January 31, 2021

Muzaffarnagar: Bharatiya Kisan Union national president Naresh Tikait has termed farm laws a ”fire” (aag) which would lead to losses and has urged the Centre to repeal them. Tikait was speaking to reporters in Muzaffarnagar on the sidelines of a Kisan Panchayat on Saturday and a video of it was shared on social media. In the video, he said, ”Repeal this bill, this […]