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Highlights| Will go to Singhu, again stand with farmers: activist Nodeep kaur

The farmers' agitation against the contentious farm laws continues as the protesters remain adamant on their demand to repeal the legislation. Began in November last week, it has been nearly three months now that the farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are camping in and around Delhi to protest against the legislation.Several farm organisation protesting the new farm laws decided to join the ‘Bharat Bandh’ call given by transport and trade unions today. On February 25, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha appealed to all farmers to join the bandh peacefully. Farm leader Dr Darshan Pal said farmers’ bodies support the traders facing hardships due to GST and rising fuel prices.Meanwhile, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar tried to assure agitating farmers on Twitter as he said the Centre can never dare to make laws that will harm farmers. "In a democracy, a government can never dare to make such a law that will harm farmers," said Tomar at Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela 2021 in Delhi.Follow all the live updates here:Follow all the updates here:Will go to Singhu, again stand with farmers, says activist Nodeep Kaur after being released from jailTrade Union activist Nodeep Kaur said on Friday that she would go to the Singhu border and once again stand with the farmers who have been protesting against the Centre's three new farm laws since last November. This statement of Kaur came after she was granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court earlier in the day. She was arrested on January 12 after participating in farmers' protests at Kundli in Haryana.Did not participate in R-Day violence: Deep Sidhu tells CourtActor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu on Friday urged the Delhi Court to preserve the CCTV footage of the Red Fort, which is already with the Investigating Agency and visuals, to show that he did not participate in any act of violence and rather he was helping the police in pacifying the crowd on Republic Day in New Delhi, reports ANI.Protesting farmers block train transporting wheat in Punjab's MogaA group of farmers protesting against the Centre's three farm laws on Friday stopped a wheat-laden train in Punjab's Moga district, reports ANI.BKU leader Rakesh Tikait attends Kisan maha panchayat in Ganganagar district of Rajasthan@किसान महापंचायत पदमपुर मंडी ,जिला गंगानगर ( राजस्थान ) pic.twitter.com/Ueyuq5FfgQProtests in Canada against attack on Hindus allegedly by Khalistani elementsKisan Congress activists to gherao agriculture minister's officeKisan Congress to stage a protest in Delhi today to mark the three months of farmers' agitation. The Kisan Congress activists will assemble at AICC Headquarters at around 11:30 am before proceeding to Gherao Union Agriculture Minister's office .Youth Akali Dal to 'gherao' Delhi Police personnelThe Youth Akali Dal (YAD) will gherao Delhi Police personnel for singling out Punjabi youth for arrests by registering false cases against them in connection with the January 26 incidents in the national capital.Farm unions to join Bharat Bandh todayVarious farm organisation have extended their support to the Bharat Bandh today. Read more

Hindustan Times

27-02-2021

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