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Karnal lathicharge: Probe panel records 6 farmers’ statements

-The Tribune Karnal: The commission formed to probe the August 28 Bastara toll plaza lathicharge incident, led by Justice Somnath Aggarwal (Retd) of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, on Monday reached the PWD Rest House here and recorded the statements of six farmers. The government had earlier announced that the panel would complete the inquiry in 30 days, but Justice Aggarwal on Monday said it would take around four months. The statements...

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Yogendra Yadav suspended by SKM, Punjab-based farmers’ unions pressed the demand -Amit Bhardwaj

-IndiaToday.in The Samyukta Kisan Morcha has suspended Yogendra Yadav for one month for meeting the family members of the BJP workers who were killed during the Lakhimpur violence. On Thursday, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) — the apex body of farmers’ organisations opposing the three farm laws — suspended social activist Yogendra Yadav from the farmers’ body for one month. WHY WAS YOGENDRA YADAV SUSPENDED? The demand for Yadav’s suspension was pressed by several...

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"Chalo Delhi": Farmers Renew Protest Call Before Supreme Court Order -Mohammad Ghazali

-NDTV.com Earlier this month, the Supreme Court had said it would examine whether farmers have the right to take to the streets when the issue at the core of their protest - the three new farm laws - is in court.  Chandigarh: Farmer groups protesting the new central laws near Delhi have called in for reinforcements ahead of a key Supreme Court hearing this week that may mean the end of their...

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Punjab fails to frame policy for organic cotton cultivation -Vishal Joshi

-Hindustan Times Farm experts say cotton crop is considered the largest consumer of pesticides and insecticides and Punjab can reduce its chemical load with a dedicated policy on organic farming Punjab lacks a policy to promote organic cotton cultivation even as farmers associated voluntarily with it see viability of chemical-free production of the cash crop. Farm experts say cotton crop is considered the largest consumer of pesticides and insecticides and Punjab can reduce...

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Punjab’s problem of ‘plenty’ paddy -Harpreet Bajwa

-The New Indian Express A confrontation is brewing in Punjab after the Centre, for the first time, capped paddy procurement from the state at 170 lakh metric tonnes.  CHANDIGARH: A confrontation is brewing in Punjab after the Centre, for the first time, capped paddy procurement from the state at 170 lakh metric tonnes. The Centre has also made it clear that it will not bear any responsibility for extra paddy arriving at...

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