Security arrangements have been intensified in light of the agitation and District Magistrate of Gurugram Amit Khatri has appointed 68 Duty Magistrates at multiple locations in the district.
Agitation causes problems for the common people too. People of Delhi are facing troubles. So, they (farmers) should end their agitation in the interest of the common people and try to solve issues with the help of talks: Agriculture Minister
Narendra Singh Tomar said that the government enacted the laws after a lot of deliberation. He reiterated that the laws will bring a change in the lives of farmers.
Lawyer and coordinator of the BKU N K Jeet said the release of these activists has been part of their demands from the very first day.
Observing a 'Human Rights Day' at the Delhi-Haryana border, the farmers demanded the release of Gautam Navlakha, Sudha Bhardwaj, Varvara Rao and others.
The Shiv Sena on Thursday hit back at the BJP after Union minister Raosaheb Danve claimed that China and Pakistan were behind the farmers' stir. Sena spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP, Sanjay Raut, said that the government should 'immediately conduct a surgical strike' on China and Pakistan.
He also alleged that Muslims were earlier misled over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), but as those efforts did not succeed, now farmers were being told that they will face losses due to the new laws.
The protests were staged by a group of British Sikhs to express solidarity with protesting farmers in India.
The district traffic police had earlier advised commuters to opt for the Delhi-Noida Direct expressway or Kalindi Kunj routes instead of the Chilla border to travel to and fro Delhi.
The Western Railways has diverted and short terminated several trains amid the ongoing farmers' agitation in Punjab, against the three recently enacted farm Acts.
Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and several other states have been protesting for last nine days at the borders of Delhi against three farm laws. The farmers and the government are holding talks on the matter.
Farmers protest: Farmer leaders have clearly stated that the agitation will continue till the farm laws are repealed. In another related development, the government has softened its stance on some demands of the farmers.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday threatened to launch a country-wide agitation if the "anti-farmer" new farm laws were not withdrawn.
Shaheen Bagh in South Delhi was the hub of the agitation against the citizenship amendment act earlier this year, before the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
Farmers protest: Thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana are currently camping on Delhi border to press for their demand to including MSP in the new farm laws.
Earlier today, the Canadian prime minister reached out to the Indian community and expressed concern over the ongoing farmers protest in India against the new farm laws, the first world leader to voice his views on the issue.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed concerns over farmers' protests in India. Trudeau in a remark said that Canada will always be there to defend the rights of peaceful protest.
Vijay Sardana told India TV that the traders are protesting in the name of farmers. He said only a segment of traders are facing the heat and that they are misleading in the name of farmers.
Refusing to budge, thousands of farmers continue to spend night in the cold at the Singhu and Tikri border points. With the farmers rejecting the government's "conditional" offer for talks, the standoff showed no signs of easing.
With thousands of farmers continuing their protest against the Centre's new agri laws, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said they were for the welfare of farmers and called their agitation apolitical.
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