Sikh Farmer of Kutch Area

Narendra Modi is throwing us out of Gujrat: claims affected Sikh farmers

Anandpur Sahib/ Chandigarh (March 29, 2014): As per media reports [i]n a huge embarrassment to the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP combine in Punjab, farmers from the Kutch district in Gujarat have called BJP's PM nominee Narendra Modi's bluff.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal meet Sikh farmers of Kutch district in Gujrat

Gujrat, India (March 07, 2014): On day two (March 06) of his fact-finding mission to Narendra Modi's Gujarat, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former CM of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal met with Sikh farmers of the state in Abdasa block of Kutch district. These farmers are facing eviction from the land which they have been tilling since generations.

Narendra Modi claims No Sikh farmer would be uprooted from Gujrat; But fails to deliver any word about case in Supreme Court

Jagraon, Punjab (February 23, 2014): It is learnt that the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said on February 23 that no Sikh farmer settled in Gujarat's Kutch region will have to leave the state.

Gujarat government to defreeze 52 (out of 800) Sikh farmers’ land

Chandigarh (December 20, 2013): According to certain media reports the Gujrat Government has decided to defreeze the land of 52 Sikh farmers in the Kutch region.

Attacked Gujarat Sikh farmers seek fresh FIR

Bhuj/ Chandigarh (October 19, 2013): According to certain media reports on October 13, 2013 a delegation of Sikh farmers from Gujarat met the Bhuj district police authorities to complain against the content of the FIR regarding the attack on certain Sikh farmers in Loria village of Bhuj on October 8.

12 arrested in relation to attack on Sikh family in Bhuj area of Gujrat; Others still at large

Bhuj, Gujrat (October 12, 2013): It is learnt that the Kutch police has arrested 12 villagers in relation to an attack on a family of Sikh farmers in Bhuj area of Gujrat. “The incident has irked Sikh farmers who are already protesting the state government's decision to freeze their land accounts on the grounds that they are migrants” the Indian Express (IE) writes.

Attack on Sikh farmers in Bhuj (Gujrat); Victims see BJP MLA hand behind the attack

Bhuj, Gujrat (October 12, 2013): According to certain media reports four Sikh farmers injured by 30 armed men on Tuesday (Oct. 08) at Loria village near Bhuj city in Gujarat's Kutch district have named Anjar's BJP legislator Vasanbhai Ahir as perpetrator.

Badal’s praise for Narindra Modi irked Sikh body Dal Khalsa

Amritsar, Punjab (September 10, 2013): In a statement sent to the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) the Sikh body Dal Khalsa has fired a salvo against Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal for showering praises in favour of his Gujarat counterpart Narendar Modi- a person responsible for eviction of Sikh farmers and mass-killings of Muslims in 2002.

All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) condemns the Narendra Modi for forcing eviction of Sikh farmers

New Delhi, India (September 06, 2013): It is learnt that the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has condemned the Narendra Modi government's decision to evict 5,000 Sikh farmers from Bhuj district in Kutch and alleged that it showcases the "anti-farmer and pro-corporate stance" of the Chief Minister.

Sikh farmers of Kutch says Modi want to get them evicted

New Delhi/ Gujrat, India (September 06, 2013): According to a news published at India Today Online: [a]round 5,000 Sikh farmers from the Kutch region in Gujarat have accused the Narendra Modi government of trying to evict them from the land they have been tilling since 1965 after calling them grabbers and outsiders.

BJP forms committee to look into Sikh farmers’ displacement issue in Gujrat

Chandigarh/ Punjab (August 07, 2013): According to a news reported by 'Manorma Online' the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on August 07, 2013 formed a four-member committee that would visit Gujarat to look into the issue of Sikh farmers facing the threat of eviction from the state.

Sikh farmers of Kutch approach Badal-SGPC for help; but Badal sees no discrimination by Modi

Amritsar/ Bathinda, Punjab (August 04, 2013): Sikh farmers settled in Kutch area of Indian state Gujrat are facing threat of displacement, as Narindra Modi government is heading with it's plans to oust these “non-Gujrati” farmers from their lands. Previously, Sikh farmers, who had settled in Escorts Farm of Uttrakhand were forcibly displaced in 2006 by Uttrakhand government.