Hundreds of thousands protest anti-labor legislation in India

Farmers joined the factory and public sector workers across the country on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the historic Delhi protests which had forced the extreme right wing government to withdraw anti-farmers laws

by Abdul Rahman
peoples dispatch
November 28, 2025

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/11/28/hundreds-of-thousands-protest-anti-labor-legislation-in-india/

Families of Lakhimpur violence victims protest Teni getting LS ticket

Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni, father of Ashish Mishra, a key accused in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence, has been fielded again by BJP for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Teni, the sitting MP from Kheri, will contest from the same seat and the party's decision has "deeply hurt" families of farmers and a journalist who were killed and injured during the violence in Tikunia in Oct 2021.

#UttarPradesh #LakhimpurKheri #AjayMishraTeni #AshishMishra #LakhimpurKheriMassacre #BJP #elections2024 #FarmersProtest #IndianFarmers #FarmLaws #india

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/families-of-lakhimpur-violence-victims-protest-teni-getting-ls-ticket/articleshow/108197578.cms

After Centre Denies Permission, Documentary on Farmers' Protest Barred from Bengaluru Film Fest

The Union information and broadcasting ministry refused permission for screening on the grounds that the documentary captures 'sensitive subject'.

#karnataka #bengaluru #BIFFes #FarmersProtest #FarmLaws #censorship #BroadcastMinistry #UnionGovt #IndianFarmers #agriculture #israel #ukraine #GazaGenocide #documentary #cinema #india

https://thewire.in/rights/after-centre-denies-permission-documentary-on-farmers-protest-barred-from-bengaluru-film-fest

Where's the beef? That delicious, juicy, lab-grown, "cell-slurry," $300,000 burger you tech whizzes promised us a couple years ago?

Change will not come from the hubris and dull imaginations of plutocratic tech billionaires, but from long term cultivation of these organic, grassroots sources of progressive policies.

#agriculture #FarmLaws #farming

https://jimhightower.substack.com/p/what-happened-to-the-miracle-of-meatless

Green Fields, Red Flags: Far-Right Authoritarian Tactics, Propaganda, and Alternative Reality

In both Europe and India, far-right parties exhibit a common pattern of lacking a concrete plan to address the fundamental issues confronting farmers. Instead, they resort to a propaganda-driven approach to manipulate public opinion and perpetuate their hold on power. Pius Fozan writes.

#FarmersProtest #GreenDeal #FarmLaws #MSP #FarRight #hindutva #india #europe #belgium #france

https://thewire.in/world/green-fields-red-flags-far-right-authoritarian-tactics-propaganda-and-alternative-reality

What is driving the huge surge in Indians illegally migrating to the United States?

Lack of economic opportunities and the fear of religious and political persecution are among the reasons.

#IllegalImmigration #economy #ReligiousFreedom #gujarat #punjab #india #UnitedStates #mexico #canada #LatinAmerica #FarmLaws #agriculture #BJP

https://scroll.in/article/1061269/what-is-driving-the-huge-surge-in-indians-illegally-migrating-to-the-united-states

NewsClick Founder Prabir Purkayastha Arrested In Anti-Terror Case

Earlier in the day, searches at the homes of journalists linked with NewsClick website sparked a political storm, with the Opposition accusing the Narendra Modi government of cracking down on press freedom.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/newsclick-founder-prabir-purkayastha-arrested-in-anti-terror-case-4446688

#NewsClick #PrabirPurkayastha #AmitChakravarthy #UAPA #FarmLaws #PressFreedom #DraconianLaws #EnforcementDirectorate #journalism #media #TheNewYorkTimes #DelhiPolice #BJP #india

Adani Group complained against farm law. Gov’t diluted it to allow hoarding by corporates

Before a Niti Aayog task force on farmers’ income, the conglomerate advocated to remove restrictions on corporates hoarding agricultural commodities.

#FarmLaws #AdaniGroup #AdaniAgro #NitiAayog #BJP #SharadMarathe #FarmersProtest #adani #gujarat #AdaniPorts #mahindra #patanjali #ITC #FCI #CronyCapitalism #agriculture #agribusiness #india

https://www.reporters-collective.in/trc/adani-group-complained-against-farm-law-govt-diluted-it-to-allow-hoarding-by-corporates

Lockdown, demonetisation to CAA, farm laws: How hasty policies have killed Indians

The costs of these measures have been high but their benefits are contested or unknown. Instead of accountability for deaths, there is authoritarian arrogance.

#UnionGovt #demonetisation #CAA #lockdown #COVID #article370abrogation #kashmir #UAPA #FarmLaws #aadhaar #BJP #economy #BJP #policies #india

https://scroll.in/article/1048364/lockdown-demonetisation-to-caa-farm-laws-how-hasty-policies-have-killed-indians

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC says an accused shouldn't be in jail for indefinite period

Worst victims in the case are those farmers languishing in jail and if Ashish Mishra is not granted anything, then they are also likely to remain in jail: says the top court.

#LakhimpurKheri #crime #AshishMishra #AjayKumarMishra #BJP #UttarPradesh #FarmersProtest #FarmLaws #SupremeCourt #Undertrials #IndianJudiciary #law #india

https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-sc-says-an-accused-shouldnt-be-in-jail-for-indefinite-period/cid/1910844