-TheWire.in From SAD breaking off its alliance with the BJP to the Republic Day violence, the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and the Singhu border killings, the movement successfully forced the Modi government to repeal the laws. Chandigarh: While there were several ups and downs during the year-long farmers’ protests, there were six major phases that defined the movement and kept it alive. In June 2020, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
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Two years of CAA: For many protestors, the fight has shifted from the streets to the courts -Aishwarya Iyer
-Scroll.in Most of the prominent faces of the December 2019 protests battle police cases. These days, 24-year-old Sharjeel Usmani spends most of his time travelling from one Aligarh court to another for hazri, attendance. There are four cases against the Aligarh Muslim University student, all of them connected to protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act passed by Parliament on December 11, 2019. As the law was passed, protests erupted across the country and...
More »Economists question Reserve Bank of India’s inflation claims -
-The Telegraph The central bank on Wednesday surprised observers when it retained its retail inflation forecast at 5.3 per cent for 2021-22 Economists have questioned the RBI’s projection that inflation will glide down to 4 per cent levels by the end of the next fiscal. They said the upward pressure on prices is likely to persist at least in the near-term on higher input costs amid supply chain bottlenecks. The RBI on Wednesday surprised...
More »Vegetable prices soar in Kolkata after untimely rain damages crops
-IndiaToday.in Vegetable prices are on an upswing across the retail markets of Kolkata after untimely rainfall in the city caused damage to the standing crops. Kolkata: Vegetable prices remained on the higher side across the retail markets of Kolkata on Friday after untimely rainfall in the city damaged the standing crops. With the constricted supply line due to recent untimely rain, a massive demand-supply gap can also be seen in the city. According...
More »'No Farmer Died in Police Action During Protests': Union Govt on Compensation Question
-TheWire.in The family of Navreet Singh had claimed that he had died in police firing and rejected the claim that his tractor had overturned on January 26. New Delhi: The Union government on Friday, December 10, said “no farmer died due to police action” during the year-long protests against the farm laws. The movement at Delhi borders was suspended by the umbrella body of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Thursday, after the...
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