Highlights: Will march towards Kolkata, announces BKU's Rakesh Tikait

The farm unions have demanded that the government must “immediately” resolve the farmers' issues or they will intensify the agitation and mobilise more farmers for support.

Farmers sitting on railway tracks near sector 19 in Panchkula (HT Photo)

As farmers' protest against the Centre’s agricultural laws entered day 85, a four-hour rail blockade was held across the country on Thursday. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) had appealed for a peaceful protest between 12noon and 4pm. For railway passengers who will be stranded during the ‘rail roko’ protest, spokesperson of the Kisan Andolan Committee Jagtar Singh Bajwa had said that they would offer refreshments to the passengers to avoid inconvenience....Read More

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• 18 Feb 2021, 08:37:59 PM IST

  Farmers began their protest in Delhi on November 26

  Farmers have been protesting in Delhi since November last year. They have been camping at Singhu and Tikri, both of which are Delhi's border with Haryana, and Ghazipur, the border with Uttar Pradesh.

• 18 Feb 2021, 07:01:13 PM IST

  Be ready to go to Kolkata: Rakesh Tikait to farmers

  Farmers are camping in Delhi for past three months. Govt thought farmers would return within two months. We'll not return. We'll reap our crops and march towards Kolkata. Be ready to stay away from your home for a month to go to Kolkata: BKU's Rakesh Tikait at a farmers' meeting in Hisar

• 18 Feb 2021, 06:14:52 PM IST

  Inappropriate to link Punjab local body poll results with farmers' protest: Narendra Tomar

  It is inappropriate to link the result of municipal corporation polls in Punjab with farmers' agitation. We were weak in Punjab and used to fight polls in alliance with Akali Dal. But we fought separately this time, which caused losses to us: Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar

• 18 Feb 2021, 06:12:50 PM IST

  No permission for Tikait's rally in Yavatmal, says collector

  District Collector of Maharashtra's Yavatmal denies permission for a `Maha Panchayat' of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on February 20 due to Covid-19 surge in state.

• 18 Feb 2021, 05:33:17 PM IST

  Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's 'kisan panchayat' in Mathura postponed

  Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's Kisan panchayat' scheduled in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura on February 19 postponed to February 23, due to the demise of former Union Minister Captain Satish Sharma.

• 18 Feb 2021, 05:10:08 PM IST

  'Utmost patience' exercised by those concerned: Railways

  While dealing with the Rail roko agitation, utmost patience was exercised by all concerned, says Indian Railways

• 18 Feb 2021, 04:50:28 PM IST

  Rail roko passed off peacefully: Indian Railways

  'Rail roko' agitation passed off without any untoward incident. There was negligible or minimal impact on running of the trains across the country. Train movement in all zones is normal now. Few trains were stopped in some areas but now train operation is normal: Indian Railways

• 18 Feb 2021, 03:59:53 PM IST

  BKU stages rail roko protest at Hapur, UP

  BKU members stage rail roko protest in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur.

• 18 Feb 2021, 03:58:55 PM IST

  BKU members shower petals on police personnel at Modinagar

  Members of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) shower flower petals on police personnel at Modinagar.

• 18 Feb 2021, 03:41:57 PM IST

  Will take our tractors to West Bengal as well, warns Tikait

  Crops' prices are not increased, but fuel prices have gone up. If Centre ruins the situation, we'll take our tractors to West Bengal as well. Farmers not getting MSP there also: Rakesh Tikait

• 18 Feb 2021, 03:38:38 PM IST

  4-hour rail roko agitation nears end

  The four-hour nationwide rail roko agitation is scheduled to end at 4pm, as announced by the SKM last week. The blocakde began at 12 noon and has been largely peaceful.

• 18 Feb 2021, 03:11:39 PM IST

  Govt shouldn't think stir will end in 2 months: Rakesh Tikait

  Centre should not be under any misconception that farmers will go back for crop harvesting. If they insisted, then we will burn our crops. They shouldn't think that protest will end in 2 months. We'll harvest as well as protest: Bharatiya Kisan Union's (BKU) Rakesh Tikait.

• 18 Feb 2021, 02:33:49 PM IST

  Utkal Express stopped at farmers sit on tracks at Modinagar

  Utkal Express, that plies from Odisha's Puri to Uttarakhand's, Haridwar stopped at Ghaziabad railway station as farmers have blocked railways tracks at Modinagar railway station.

• 18 Feb 2021, 02:29:23 PM IST

  Farmers block railway tracks in Haryana's Ambala

  Farmers sit on railway tracks in Haryana's Ambala as 'four-hour rail roko' agitation continues.

• 18 Feb 2021, 12:30:36 PM IST

  Rail roko will be peaceful, will not join politics: Rakesh Tikait

  Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said that 'rail roko', the blockade of trains as part of protests against farm laws, will be done in a peaceful manner and food and refreshments provided to people stranded due to the protest. He also stated that he will not join politics as he considers it "a big disease".

• 18 Feb 2021, 11:49:27 AM IST

  DMRC closes entry and exit points of four metro stations

  Entry/exit for Tikri Border, Pandit Shree Ram Sharma, Bahadurgarh City, and Brig. Hoshiar Singh metro stations have been closed: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

• 18 Feb 2021, 11:03:39 AM IST

  UP Budget Session begins today, Opposition to corner govt on farmers’ protest

  As the Uttar Pradesh assembly’s Budget Session begins today, major Opposition parties are set to corner the state government on issues concerning farmers, unemployment, rising inflation and the law and order situation.

  
  

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• 18 Feb 2021, 10:20:33 AM IST

  'Will provide water, milk, fruits to the stranded': Tikait

  Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday asserted that the 'rail roko' protest will be held peacefully. "We'll provide water, milk, lassi & fruits to people who will be found stranded. We will tell them our issues," he told news agency ANI.

• 18 Feb 2021, 10:09:15 AM IST

  Farmers call for 4-hour rail blockade

  Farmers, who have been protesting against Centre's new agricultural laws for the past two and a half months, have called for a 'rail roko' protest between 12noon and 4pm today. They are expecting support from farmers across the nation.