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Centre used British-era Act to block Internet in Punjab ahead of the farmers’ march

The Indian government suspends mobile internet in Punjab districts ahead of farmer protest march to Delhi.

The Hindu

RS seats: Congress renominates two, fields Ajay Maken

The Congress on Wednesday renominated two Rajya Sabha members, Syed Naseer Hussein and G.C. Chandrashekar, and fielded a fresh candidate and Delhi party leader Ajay Maken for four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka for which elections will be held on February 27.

The Hindu

Centre calls for talks yet again, but farmers seek ‘positive’ offer

Protesting farmers in Punjab continue to camp near Haryana as farmer representatives and Union Ministers plan talks.

The Hindu

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Charuni-led Haryana farmers’ group condemns police action, convenes meeting to plan strategy

Bharatiya Kisan Union (Charuni) condemns government's methods to suppress farmers, to hold meeting for future strategy; Haryana Police issue traffic advisory.

The Hindu

KRRS condemns Centre’s alleged high-handedness against farmers in Delhi

KRRS leader condemns Centre's treatment of protesting farmers in Delhi, plans to participate in nationwide bandh.

The Hindu

Farmers’ protest in Delhi will not have bearing on LS poll outcome: Bhaskar Rao

Retired IPS officer Bhaskar Rao dismisses farmers' protest in Delhi, expresses confidence in NDA's victory in upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

The Hindu

ED issues sixth summons to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, asks to join excise policy probe on Feb 19

The ED has issued a sixth summons to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering probe related to irregularities in the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 case asking him to join the investigation on February 19. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tear gas fired despite ‘ceasefire’: A night at Shambhu border amid barricades

Farmers trying to march to Delhi from Punjab and Haryana are camping at the Shambhu border near Ambala. But it hasn’t been easy amid constant tear gas shells.

Newslaundry

Delhi Excise policy case | ED issues 6th summons to Arvind Kejriwal in money laundering case

Delhi Excise policy case: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal receives 6th summons from Enforcement Directorate for questioning in money laundering case.

The Hindu

‘Godi media, go back’: ABP journalist manhandled, heckled by protesters at Shambhu border

ABP journalist Jagwinder Patial was manhandled, heckled, and his earphone smashed by protesters at Shambhu border today, amid sloganeering of “Godi media murdabad” and “Godi media wapas jao”.

Newslaundry

Car enters Bengal governor's motorcade in Delhi; sabotage suspected

A car entering the motorcade of West Bengal Governor in Delhi raises suspicion of sabotage, driver arrested.

The Hindu

Indian Police Blockade Capital From Protesting Farmers

Indian riot police fired tear gas Wednesday at columns of farmers on tractors seeking to breach heavily guarded roadblocks and march on the capital to demand guaranteed crop prices.

International Business Times

Ex-JNU student Umar Khalid withdraws bail petition from Supreme Court

Former student leader Umar Khalid, an undertrial in a Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) case linked to the February 2020 Delhi riots for three years, withdrew his bail application from the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Mr. Khalid, referred to “changed circumstances” and said he…

The Hindu

Farmers' 'Dilli Chalo' protest: Heavy traffic as security ramped up at borders

Long traffic jams hit the Delhi-Ghaziabad border were seen on Wednesday due to the farmers' protest and security checks put in place by the authorities. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Second leg of Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Jharkhand cancelled

Rahul Gandhi cancels second phase of 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Jharkhand to join farmers' agitation in Delhi.

Dynamite News

SAD appeals to Centre to fulfil demand of farmers, asks AAP to stop “double crossing” cultivators

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday rendered support to farmers who have embarked on the 'Delhi Chalo' protest and appealed to the central government to fulfil the demands of the cultivators. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Supreme Court livid over political party’s office ‘encroaching’ on land allotted to Delhi High Court

Supreme Court criticizes Delhi government for not removing political party's office encroaching on High Court land.

The Hindu

CBI conducts searches in alleged bribery case

CBI has searched 11 locations in Delhi and Nagaland in a bribery case allegedly involving the Additional Secretary in the Department of Agriculture (Nagaland) and others

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Congress promises legal guarantee for MSP, supports protesting farmers

Expressing solidarity with the protesting farmers in Delhi, the Congress promised that it would provide a legal guarantee for minimum support price to farmers if its INDIA bloc alliance came to power

The Hindu

Rakesh Tikait calls upon farmers to be ready for another campaign on the lines of the 13-month protest in Delhi

Farmers’ leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday stressed the need for launching another farmers’ struggle on the lines of the one staged in Delhi in for 13 months and called upon farmers to be ready for it.

The Hindu

Centre rules out MSP law; talks with farmers may resume

As the protests by farmers escalated into a conflict on the Haryana-Punjab border, the Centre yet again made it clear that announcing a guaranteed minimum support price (MSP) will not be possible

Al Jazeera

India farmers march: What are their demands? Why is gov’t blocking roads?

Farmers demand legal minimum price for their crops as they march to New Delhi, ask government to fulfill its promises.

Dynamite News

"Demands concern all farmers, we are in their support": Rakesh Tikait on 'Delhi Chalo' protest

Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday said that demands for law on MSP, implementation of Swaminathan Committee report and debt waiver concern all farmers and they support farmers who have embarked on 'Delhi Chalo' protest over these issues.

The Guardian - UK

Last rites for Delhi’s forgotten: the woman who cremates strangers

Pooja Sharma has dedicated her life to providing a dignified end for thousands of unclaimed bodies lying in mortuaries in India, though she pays for it herself – and it ended her engagement

Al Jazeera

Indian police fire tear gas as protesting farmers march on Delhi

Farmers head to the capital after talks with the government failed to defuse their anger.

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