Tag: farmers protest
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Swiss farmers dump dead sheep in protest against rising number of wolves
Swiss sheep farmers on Saturday dumped the bodies of animals killed by wolves in front of a regional government building, demanding more action against the predators, Swiss media reported. Around a dozen breeders came from the Saint-Barthelemy area in the western Swiss canton of Vaud to lay out the carcasses of 12 sheep in front…
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PM Modi trapped on flyover by angry farmers after major security lapse
Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi was trapped on a flyover for 20 minutes by protesting farmers in East Punjab on Wednesday in what was being described as a security lapse. Modi was on his way to a memorial in the northern state when the route was blocked by protesting farmers. “This was a major…
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‘Victory against injustice’: Rahul Gandhi’s response to Modi’s U-turn on controversial farm laws
Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has taken a U-turn by announcing that his government will repeal three controversial agricultural reform laws, which set off huge protests across India by the farmers. “Today I have come to tell you, the whole country, that we have decided to withdraw all three agricultural laws,” announced Modi. “In…
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Video: BJP minister’s son crushes protesting farmers with his car in India
Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Union Minister of State Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish has been named in the police complaint for running over protesting farmers and locals with his car, reports The Hindustan Times The incident took place in Uttar Pradesh’s (UP) Lakhimpur Kher, which resulted in eight people’s death. A longer version of the video…
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Farmers take cow to police station as a ‘witness’
The farmers in India took a cow as a ‘witness’ during a farmers’ protest in Haryana demanding the release of their two arrested fellow-farmers on Sunday. As per reports, the farmers at the protest brought the cow inside the premises of the police station in Tohana claiming that it was the 41st witness of the…
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‘Indian media is run by jokers’: Fawad reacts to absurd claims
In the wake of months-long protests by the farmers, the Indian media has accused Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry of running an international disinformation campaign against India along with Khalistani leader Bhajan Singh Bhinder (also know as Iqbal Chaudhry) and journalist Pieter Friedrich. Friedrich became part of the investigation after his name was mentioned…
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Mia Khalifa questions Mrs Jonas’ silence on farmers protest
Lebanese-American media personality Mia Khalifa has left no stone unturned when it comes to extending her support to the Indian farmers as they continue to protest in Delhi. Despite immense backlash and death threats, Mia is standing strong for the farmers and is even urging people to join her and support them. While international stars…
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Greta Thunberg’s tweets part of ‘larger conspiracy’: Delhi police file case against Swedish activist
A day after Greta Thunberg, a teenage climate change activist hailing from Sweden, came out in support of the Indian farmers along with other celebrities, the New Delhi police have registered an FIR against her for “conspiring against the state of India”. According to reports in the Indian media, the global activist was accused of…
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Indians lose it after an old picture of Rihanna with Zulfi Bukhari surfaces
Rihanna on Tuesday created a flutter in India by wading into months-long farmer protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s agricultural reforms. Tens of thousands of young and old farmers have blocked roads leading into New Delhi for more than two months, sheltering in tractors from the cold. A tractor rally by farmers last week in…
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India slams Rihanna, Greta Thunberg, Mia Khalifa for supporting farmers protest
Rihanna on Tuesday created a flutter in India by wading into months-long farmer protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s agricultural reforms. Tens of thousands of young and old farmers have blocked roads leading into New Delhi for more than two months, sheltering in tractors from the cold. A tractor rally by farmers last week in…