Farmers' protest day 82: Ground reports from Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur border
News | Feb 14, 2021, 07:44 PM ISTThe 'Delhi Chalo' farmers' protest at border points of New Delhi is being continued on sunday. Watch Ground Report from the Singhu Border.
The 'Delhi Chalo' farmers' protest at border points of New Delhi is being continued on sunday. Watch Ground Report from the Singhu Border.
The 'Delhi Chalo' farmers' protest at border points of New Delhi is being continued on sunday. Watch Ground Report from the Singhu Border.
The 'Delhi Chalo' farmers' protest at border points of New Delhi has entered the 78th day today. Thousands of farmers, especially from Punjab and Haryana, are staging a sit-in protest along Delhi borders. The protest started on November 26, 2020. The farmers are demanding a complete rollback of the new farm reform laws.
The farmers are protesting at Singhu, Ghazipur, Tikri border points of Delhi since November, demanding that the Centre scrap the new farm legislation.
Farmers' unions have said that they will close all toll plazas in Rajasthan and make them free from 12 February, said Samyukta Kisan Morcha leader Darshan Pal. Nearly a month ago, farmers had stopped toll collection at Hanumangarh, Ganganagar and Bikaner in the state.
The protesters have decided to organise 'Rail Roko' across India from 12 pm to 4 pm on February 18. As part of the agitation, the protesting farmers have decided to free all road toll plazas in Rajasthan starting February 12.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be participating in the 'kisan panchayat' at Chilkhana under the party's 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan' campaign that will begin in 27 districts of the state.
In the name of farmers' protest, Delhi's Ghazipur border has been held by protesters since November 28. If you compare the crowd on the Ghazipur border after Rakesh Tikait break-down on 28 January, the number of protesters has reduced significantly.
Have protesting farmers vacated the Ghazipur border? Watch ground report for more details.
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PM Modi on Monday replied to President's Motion of Thanks in Rajya Sabha. During his speech reitertes in Rajya Sabha 'MSP tha, MSP hai aur MSP rahega.
Heavy security deployment continues at the Delhi-Haryana border as farmers' protest against three agriculture laws enters the 74th day.
NCP supremo Sharad Pawar said that iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar should exercise caution while speaking on the issues related to any other field. Besides Tendulkar, several other cricketers, actors, and politicians took to Twitter to slam Rihanna for interfering in India's internal affairs.
The farmers’ protest at the Ghazipur border will continue 'till October or November', announced Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait.
NCP president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar should be more careful while speaking on farmers’ issues. Many celebrities including Tendulkar and legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar rallied around the government on social media using hashtags #IndiaTogether and #IndiaAgainstPropaganda following tweets by pop singer Rihanna and climate activist Greta Thunberg backing farmers.
The Delhi Police have released pictures of alleged ‘rioters’ involved in the violence that took place at the Red Fort in the national capital during farmers’ tractor parade on Republic Day.
The three-hour-long nationwide 'chakka jam' by protesting farmers was held on Saturday amid tight security, even as there was no such event in the national capital which was turned into a fortress with heavy security deployment by the Delhi Police, paramilitary and reserve forces personnel to prevent any untoward situation. The Delhi Police had also used drone cameras to keep a tight vigil at protest sites. Although, the impact of chakka jam was seen in other parts of the country including Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Punjab and other places.
Around 50,000 personnel of Delhi Police, Paramilitary & Reserve Forces deployed in Delhi-NCR region. At least 12 metro stations in the national capital have been put on alert for closing the entry & exit, in view of any disturbance: Delhi Police
Farmer unions will hold a countrywide 'chakka jam' on February 6, protesting the internet ban in areas near the agitation sites, alleged harassment meted out to them by authorities and other issues. Thousands of farmers have been demanding the repeal of Centre's three new farm laws which they believe will dismantle the existing mandi system and end the MSP structure.
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