Kisan Mazdoor Morcha leader Sarwan Singh Pandher told reporters that the protesting farmers squat on railway tracks at several places in Punjab, including Ferozepur, Amritsar, Rupnagar, and Gurdaspur districts.
The government of Haryana imposed a ban on internet services in three regions of Ambala district. Meanwhile, the farmers continued to protest at the Haryana-Delhi borders.
''This is the current scenario in our country, the protest, just because it is called farmers protest, I don’t think farmers all over the country feel like that, farmers are givers,'' the actor said.
In a bid to alleviate the financial burden on the grieving family, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann declared a compensation amount of Rs 1 crore. This substantial aid aimed to provide some measure of relief and support during their time of loss.
The misleading video, previously associated with clashes during Republic Day celebrations, has been circulating since January 2021. Reports suggest that Nihang Sikhs were involved in a tractor rally on January 26, 2021, encountering clashes with police while en route to Red Fort.
Farmers' protest: During the fourth round of talks between the government and farmer representatives, a proposal for a five-year commitment to procure pulses, maize, and cotton crops at minimum support prices (MSPs) was presented.
The circulation of a photo allegedly depicting modified tractors falsely linked to the 'Delhi Chalo' farmers' protest is causing misinformation on social media. The misleading narrative suggests the tractors are intended to breach police barricades for the protest's entry into Delhi.
Farmers protest update: Strict security measures are enforced at Singhu, Tikri, and Ghazipur borders, with personnel instructed to prevent any farmer or vehicle from breaching Delhi's jurisdiction.
The Delhi Police ensured tight security arrangements this time, recalling logistics from the 2020 protests to manage the situation effectively.
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) are enforced, restricting assemblies and rallies. The history of farmer protests, notably the 2020 sit-ins at Singhu, Ghazipur, and Tikri borders, underscores the ongoing tensions.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha lead the "Delhi Chalo" agitation, pressing for demands such as a law on minimum support price for crops and loan waivers. The ongoing protests intensify amid heavy security measures.
Haryana security personnel had deployed a drone on Tuesday to drop tear gas shells to disperse farmers who were trying to break barricades in an attempt to march towards Delhi to press the Centre for various demands.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha had announced the 'Delhi Chalo' march by more than 200 farmers' unions on February 13 to press the Centre to accept their demands.
Union Minister Parshottam Rupala claimed that the Modi government has been working "for doubling the income of the farmers" adding, "Rs Rs 2,16,000 Crore has already been given to them in the past eight years".
Farmers Protest in Sangrur: The agitation entered its 11th day as protesting farmers are still waiting for their demands to be accepted by the Punjab government.
The farmers have been protesting at Delhi borders against the three farm laws, which they fear will do away with the minimum support price (MSP) system, leaving them at the mercy of big corporations.
The Congress has mounted further attack on the BJP-led government in Haryana for suppressing the voice of the farmers by blocking internet in Karnal.
Amarinder Singh also expressed shock at the "brazen brutality" of the Haryana Police.
The chief minister said some other states had also moved Assembly resolutions against farm laws earlier though the previous AIADMK government did not do so.
Supreme Court on Monday asked Centre to find a solution to the blockade of roads in Delhi-NCR due to the ongoing farmers' protest against the three agriculture laws.
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