8.40 am : The Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan) says it plans to demand the release of several “intellectuals and human rights activists”, wh...
8.40 am: The Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan) says it plans to demand the release of several “intellectuals and human rights activists”, who were booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for alleged Maoist links and for instigating Delhi riots, on Human Rights Day on Thursday, reports The Indian Express.
Pictures of more than 20 accused, including Varavara Rao, Sudha Bharadwaj, Gautam Navlakha, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, will be put up on a stage near the Tikri border, the farmers’ union says. “We will celebrate International Human Rights Day at Baba Banda Singh Nagar, near Tikri border, to raise our voices for the release of intellectuals and human rights activists,” says Jhanda Singh Jethuke, senior vice-president of BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan).
8.34 am: Punjab Cabinet minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday hit out at the ruling National Democratic Alliance government, alleging that it was trying to sabotage the farmers’ protest, reports the Hindustan Times. Channi said that instead of resolving the issue, the Centre was trying to intimidate Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
“The BJP government should refrain from filing ED [Enforcement Directorate] and CBI [Central Bureau of Investigation] cases,” he said in a statement. “The people of the state, the Congress party, and the state government stand with the chief minister.”
8.28 am: Union minister Raosaheb Danve...