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Farmers protest live: Rakesh Tikait says farmers will gherao parliament if laws not repealed
Farmers' union leaders as well lawmakers from the opposition have turned to Kisan Mahapanchayats to garner support against the three farm laws.
Farmers' protests against the three farm laws which has been going on for the past three months has shown no signs of abating as deadlock between the farmers’ unions representatives and the Centre continues. Farmers on Monday said that they were hurt by Union minister of agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar’s comments on the agitation. Tomar had earlier said that crowds cannot continue to gather thinking that the laws can be changed. The farmers’ unions representatives expressed their concern over the comments saying that the Union minister has failed to understand the issues concerning the farmers....Read More
Farmers’ protests have also led to closure of several roads and has also resulted in diversion of traffic. Roads along the borders of the national Capital with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (UP) remained shut down due to the protests.
Opposition leaders have stepped up their criticism of the government over the ongoing protests. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi will hold a Kisan Mahapanchayat in Mathura later today. Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait is also scheduled to hold Kisan Mahapanchayat in Rajasthan. AAP chief and Delhi CM will also host a gathering for farmers in Meerut later this week.
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Roads along the border closed for traffic movement
Delhi Traffic Police shared the roads along the Delhi border which are closed for traffic movement due to the farmers protest.
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