Samyukt Kisan Morcha demands Goyal’s resignation, asks PM to refrain from signing deal with U.S.
As soon as Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal explained the details of the India-United States bilateral trade agreement, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) demanded his immediate resignation. Leaders of apple and cotton growers said any relaxation to the import of cotton will be disastrous for States such as Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Talking to reporters at a press conference on Saturday (February 7, 2026), the leaders of SKM said the framework for the interim agreement on U.S.-India trade is a total surrender before the multinational giants of U.S. agriculture sector.
West Bengal CEO seeks one-week extension for SIR deadline; 5% hearings pending
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal on Saturday (February 7, 2026) sought a one-week extension from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to complete the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, as around 5% of the hearings remain pending after the original deadline expired on Saturday (February 7, 2026). In a recommendation sent to the ECI on Saturday (February 7, 2026), CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal sought additional time to complete hearings, upload documents, process submissions of forms 6, 7 and 8, and digitise all records. The proposed revised deadline for completing the groundwork is February 14. The final draft rolls were earlier scheduled to be published on February 14. If the extension is approved, officials said the publication of the finaldraft rolls could be pushed to February 21.
