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Farmer leaders

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Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal ends indefinite hunger strike after 131 days, was demanding legal guarantee for minimum support price

OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2025

The announcement comes after a public appeal made by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on X, urging Dallewal to end his indefinite fast given his ill health

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Punjab police raids farmer leaders after CM Bhagwant Mann abruptly leaves meeting with Samyukta Kisan Morcha leaders

OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2025

Farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal described Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann as unusually angry, noting that he had never witnessed such an outburst, even in high-level negotiations.

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Farmers Protest 2.0: Unions announce nationwide blockade of railway tracks on 10 March

OpIndia Staff - 3 March, 2024

On Sunday (3rd March), leaders of the protesting farmer unions announced that the protesting farmers will hold a nationwide 'rail roko' protest from 12 PM to 4 pm on 10th March.

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Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher wants Center to bypass Parliament, asks government to introduce an ordinance accepting their demand for law on MSP

OpIndia Staff - 17 February, 2024

Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher demanded that the Modi government should bring an ordinance granting a legal guarantee to Minimum Support Price (MSP).