Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Navdeep Singh Virk on Friday said elaborate arrangements were in place to maintain peace and order, prevent any kind of violence and facilitate traffic movement and public transport on the expressway.
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait's convoy was allegedly attacked in Alwar on Friday. He alleged that the BJP men were behind the attack.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Thursday announced a "Parliament March" in the first fortnight of May.
Protesting farmers celebrated the festival of colours at Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur border on March 29. Farmers were seen beating drums, dancing, singing, and playing Holi.
The farmers, who have been agitating at Delhi borders for the past four months, burnt the copies of the farm laws as part of the 'Holika Dahan' celebrations on Sunday and said that the government will have to repeal these laws and make a law on Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Bharat Bandh: Farmers observed a complete Bharat Bandh on March 26 (Thursday) to press for their demand to repeal the three farm laws. Though farmers blocked national highways and other key roads at many places in Punjab and Haryana, and squatted on railway tracks at several locations, however, the bandh call had a little impact across the nation.
Earlier on Sunday, during the protest at Delhi's borders, Tikait had suggested that farmers in Karnataka should organise a protest in the state similar to that of Delhi and 'gherao' (surround) Bengaluru from all sides.
Farmers at Tikri border, who have been raising pucca brick and mortar structures at the protest site since the last one week to escape the scorching summer heat
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday warned of blocking the Delhi-Noida border, amid the ongoing farm protest. Rakesh Tikait along with other farmer-leaders have been camping at Ghazipur border near Delhi for months now, demanding the repeal of new reforms in the agriculture sector.
Indo-Canadian YouTube star and late-night talk show host Lilly Singh posted a picture of herself from the 63rd edition of the Grammy Awards. Singh wrote that since there's intense media spotlight on the red carpet, this was the perfect opportunity to show her solidarity with farmers.
BSP chief Mayawati on Monday comes out in support of farmers. She said that the farm laws are not beneficial for the farmers and urge government to roll it back.
The Ghazipur border (Delhi-UP border) which was closed due to farmers' protest against the Centre’s agricultural legislation, reopened for traffic movement on Monday, news agency ANI reported citing the Delhi Traffic Police.
Malik said he had requested the prime minister and the home minister not to use force against farmers, and not to send them home from Delhi empty-handed.
Tikait said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated farmers can sell their crops outside the mandi."I feel mandi in parliament will be the best. Trader sitting inside, farmer outside.
Having faced chilly winters and heavy rains earlier, the construction of these concrete structures are among a slew of measures which farmers are taking to prepare themselves for the impending Delhi summer.
In order to deal with the scorching summer heat, on the 106th day of their agitation, farmers have started building 'pucca' houses (permanent structures made of bricks) at the Singhu border.
In order to deal with the scorching summer heat, on the 106th day of their agitation, farmers have started building 'pucca' houses (permanent structures made of bricks) at the Singhu border. These houses can be easily seen when one moves a few kilometres ahead of the protest site at Singhu border.
In order to deal with the scorching summer heat, on the 106th day of their agitation, farmers have started building 'pucca' houses (permanent structures made of bricks) at the Singhu border.
The KMSC said that it took the decision to suspend the protest in view of the wheat harvest season.
"Just as we, in India, can discuss say the Palestine-Israel issue as we've done in the past or we can discuss if we so choose any other domestic issue of a foreign country, British Parliament has the same right," said Tharoor, who was also MoS External Affairs during the UPA regime.
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