-The Indian Express Six people died during the farmer protests in Mandsaur, MP, after which the government announced Rs 1 crore to each of the families. The Indian Express visits their homes to hear their stories — from a new-born who will never see her father to an aunt who asks: “Will we get the money? When?” How money reached them When five Protesters died on June 6 in alleged police firing...
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Chouhan to fast & hold talks with farmers -Rasheed Kidwai
-The Telegraph Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today invited the leaders of the agitating farmers for talks tomorrow, while arson attacks continued at many places in Madhya Pradesh and another death was reported from protest hub Mandsaur. Ghanashyam Dhakad, a 26-year-old farmer, was said to be on his way to a temple last night when some policemen allegedly thrashed him with sticks. He was declared dead this morning at...
More »Farmers died in police firing, MP govt tells MHA
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The five farmers who were killed during violent clashes in Mandsaur, MP, on Tuesday died due to police firing, the state government has said in a report sent to the home ministry. The report clears up the air over the firing as the state had initially claimed that police had not fired on the agitating farmers. It says police resorted to firing after the Protesters turned...
More »5 killed as shots fired at MP farmers' protest, CM accuses Cong of instigating violence
-The Times of India INDORE: At least five persons were killed and over a dozen injured when shots were fired during a protest by farmers in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. Curfew has been clamped in Mandsaur and Pipliamandi and internet connectivity has been severed. The death toll, it is feared, may rise. The farmers were demanding that the government grant them a loan waiver and set a minimum...
More »Maharashtra farmers call bandh -Alok Deshpande
-The Hindu Deny Maharashtra Chief Minister’s claim that strike has been called off. Mumbai: Unanimously agreeing to continue the farmers’ strike in Maharashtra, a core committee meeting in Nasik on Sunday decided to call a State-wide bandh on Monday, excluding Mumbai. Farmers began their strike on Thursday demanding farm loan waiver and support price for their produce. In a meeting with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday morning, a section of farmer leaders...
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