BKU: News
21 Aug 2022
Delhi PoliceSecurity beefed up in Delhi ahead of farmers' protest
The Delhi Police has tightened security across the national capital Delhi ahead of farmers' scheduled protest on Monday.
30 Jan 2021
Ministry Of Home AffairsInternet services suspended in Delhi's border areas for two days
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday issued a notification saying internet services will be temporarily suspended in Delhi's border areas—Ghazipur, Singhu, and Tikri—the epicenters of the farmers' protests against the newly-enacted farm laws.
30 Jan 2021
Uttar PradeshGhazipur: After Tikait's appeal, hundreds of farmers, students join protest
After Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait broke down at the Ghazipur protest site on Thursday night, appealing to farmers from western Uttar Pradesh to join, hundreds—including not only farmers but also students from different universities/colleges—arrived at the site by Friday.
28 Jan 2021
Uttar PradeshFarmers protesting at Ghazipur border asked to vacate, end protest
Farmers protesting the newly-enacted farm laws in Ghazipur at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border have been asked to vacate the roads and end their protest on Thursday.
27 Jan 2021
Delhi PoliceBKU (Bhanu), Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan withdraw from farmers' protest
Two farmer unions on Wednesday announced their withdrawal from the months-long protest against the central government's new agricultural laws.
27 Jan 2021
Delhi PoliceOn Red Fort rampage, Rakesh Tikait says farmers deflected 'unknowingly'
Rakesh Tikait from the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spoke on Tuesday's Red Fort incident claiming that "some farmers" deflected toward the Delhi monument "unknowingly" and returned after police guided them.
27 Jan 2021
Delhi PoliceFarmers' leaders to address protesters, Budget Day march still on
After violence rocked Delhi, farmers' leaders will address protesters at the Singhu border, one of the key locations of their agitation, today. Later, the leaders would also hold a meeting to discuss the next steps.
04 Jan 2021
Narendra ModiFarmers and Centre to talk today on MSP, repealing laws
For the seventh time today, protesting farmers will sit on the negotiation table with the government on the other end and they plan on sticking to their demand of repealing the three laws. They have added another demand — a legal guarantee on the minimum support price for procuring crops.
26 Dec 2020
HaryanaEvident government won't budge, prepared for long haul, say farmers
The farmers camping at the borders of Delhi have indicated they are prepared for a long haul while adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech on Friday was an attempt to "divide and mislead them."
25 Dec 2020
HaryanaWhy are farmers protesting? A timeline of everything that happened
For nearly a month now, farmers and the Union government have been at loggerheads over three farm laws that were passed in the Parliament in September.
12 Dec 2020
FarmersShah meets cops, security officials to avoid violence in Delhi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday met with senior government, police, and security officials, and discussed measures to pre-empt any chances of violence on Delhi's borders in connection with the ongoing farmers' protest, according to reports.
25 Sep 2020
KarnatakaBharat Bandh today: Farmers begin agitation against agriculture Bills
Angry with three agriculture reform Bills brought by the Centre, farmers across the country will be participating in Bharat Bandh today, September 25, with Punjab and Haryana becoming the epicenter of protests.
03 Oct 2018
Samajwadi Party#KisanRally: Allowed to enter Delhi post-midnight, farmers end protest
Protesting farmers who were stopped from entering Delhi on Tuesday ended their rally in the early hours of Wednesday after they were let into the national capital post midnight.
05 Jun 2018
IndiaControversial 'spill milk' protests divide farmers. What's the solution?
Struggling farmers across India have been demonstrating since days demanding better conditions.
05 May 2018
Mohammad RizwanSHO suspended for making 'casteist' remark against Dalit BJP MLA
The Station House Officer of Chhapar police station in Muzaffarnagar district of UP was suspended for allegedly making a casteist remark against a Dalit MLA of the ruling BJP.
23 Jan 2018
IndiaFuel prices continue moving higher, govt mulls GST option
Petrol prices in Mumbai crossed the Rs. 80 mark yesterday for the first time since August'14.
20 Jun 2017
Madhya Pradesh15 farmers' suicides in MP in two weeks
In 24 hours, two farmers committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh: one in Sehore, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's home district, and the other in Vidisha.
07 Jun 2017
Madhya PradeshWhy are the farmers protesting in Madhya Pradesh?
Following protests from farmers in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, farmers in Madhya Pradesh have now been demanding fair prices and farm loan waiver.