Highlights: Protesting farmers to block KMP Expressway on March 6

Farmers’ protests have entered Day 96 on Monday with neither sides backing down from their stance. Farmer leader from Bharatiya Kisan Union Rakesh Tikait will hold a public rally at Udham Singh Pur in Uttarakhand. The farmer leader has kicked off his series of mega rallies where he also plans to visit the southern states of Telangana and Karnataka to rally support in favour of repeal of farm laws.

He also asked farmers on Sunday to keep their ‘tractors ready’ as they may have to march towards New Delhi at any moment. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal also visited Meerut on Sunday to announce his support for the agitation staged by farmers. Keeping in view AAP’s target to expand their base in Uttar Pradesh, the chief minister of Delhi also said that if AAP comes to power in UP it will announce widespread reforms for farmers.

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• MAR 01, 2021 11:26 PM IST

  Deployment of CAPF companies in Haryana extended till March 10

  The ministry of home affairs on Monday extended the deployment of 30 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in Haryana till March 10 due to the ongoing farmers' agitation.

• MAR 01, 2021 11:01 PM IST

  Ministry of home affairs extends CAPF deployment in Haryana till March 10

  Amid the ongoing farmers stir against three farm laws, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended deployment of 30 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in Haryana till March 10, reports ANI.

• MAR 01, 2021 10:32 PM IST

  BKU President slams govt over rising fuel prices

  35 रुपए का तेल 100 रु में बेचने वाली सरकार से आप जन कल्याण की अपेक्षा नही कर सकते- चौ नरेश टिकैत @NareshTikait pic.twitter.com/0ERJBYwueA

  — Naresh Tikait (@NareshTikait) March 1, 2021

• MAR 01, 2021 09:54 PM IST

  Numerous Mahapanchayats scheduled across country in March, says farmers' union

  The month of March will witness numerous Mahapanchayats across the country including in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, West Bengal and Odisha said the Samyukt Kisan Morcha.

• MAR 01, 2021 09:17 PM IST

  Protesting farmers to block KMP Expressway on March 6: Samyukt Kisan Morcha

  Protesting farmers will block the Kundli–Manesar–Palwal Expressway on March 6, a Samyukta Kisan Morcha leader said on Monday, reports PTI.

• MAR 01, 2021 08:56 PM IST

  Uttar Pradesh Kisan Mazdoor Morcha begins protest in villages

  Villages in Uttar Pradesh on Monday started the new phase of protest against the farm laws under the banner of Uttar Pradesh Kisan Mazdoor Morcha."In the first phase, five people in every village will agitate and make their point known to the Prime Minister," the farm laborer union's tweet, roughly translated from Hindi, read.

• MAR 01, 2021 08:17 PM IST

  R-Day violence: Delhi Court grants bail to man, says no specific role

  A Delhi court Monday granted bail to a man in a case related to the violence on Republic Day during farmers' tractor parade against the Centre's three new agri laws, saying no specific role has been assigned to him, reports PTI.

• MAR 01, 2021 07:51 PM IST

  New laws not address farmers' problems: Governor in Punjab assembly

  The Budget session of the Punjab Assembly began on a stormy note with opposition Akali Dal and AAP raising slogans during the address by the Governor, who said the new central farm laws do not address the problem of farmers' "stagnating incomes", reports PTI.

• MAR 01, 2021 07:08 PM IST

  Farm labourers protesting in Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh

  जिला गौतमबुद्ध नगर में मोर्चा के सदस्य भाकियू (बलराज) द्वारा आयोजित क्रमिक आंदोलन में शामिल किसान#upkmm pic.twitter.com/FTKM8Ppnhh

  — Uttar Pradesh Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (@upkmm_) March 1, 2021

• MAR 01, 2021 06:41 PM IST

  Congress' Navjot Singh Sidhu calls for legislations against farm laws

  Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday urged the State Government of Punjab to bring in legislations that can negate the effects of the Centre's three new farm laws, reports ANI.

• MAR 01, 2021 06:01 PM IST

  Protesting farmers in vulnerable age group refuse to get vaccinated

  Protesting farmer leaders in the vulnerable age group Monday said they are not afraid of coronavirus and won't take vaccine jabs, even as the second phase of vaccination drive got underway to inoculate senior citizens and those above 45 with underlying medical conditions, reports PTI.

• MAR 01, 2021 05:27 PM IST

  Opposition to get even fewer seats if continued misguiding farmers: Goyal

  Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said if the opposition continues to "misguide" farmers, it will end up getting even fewer seats in the next Lok Sabha election, reports PTI.

• MAR 01, 2021 04:48 PM IST

  SAD MLAs raise slogans against farm laws on first day of Budget session

  Shiromani Akali Dal legislators raised slogans during the governor's address to the Punjab Assembly on the first day of the Budget Session on Monday, protesting against the Centre's three farm laws, reports PTI.

• MAR 01, 2021 04:18 PM IST

  Centre's silence indicates its planning steps against farmers' protest: BKU leader Tikait

  BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has claimed that the Centre’s "silence" for the past few days indicates that it is planning some steps against the farmers' agitation over newly enacted agriculture laws, reports PTI.

• MAR 01, 2021 03:26 PM IST

  Punjab Assembly pays tribute to farmers who died during protest

  The Punjab Assembly on Monday paid tributes to the farmers who died during the ongoing agitation against the Centre's farm laws, reports PTI.

• MAR 01, 2021 02:26 PM IST

  Prime Minister Modi says contract farming has potential to increase farm incomes

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that modernisation of the agri sector is the need of the hour and said that contract farming has the potential to bolster farmers' incomes. Read more here.

• MAR 01, 2021 02:19 PM IST

  Jayant Chaudhary holds rally in Rajasthan

  आज रतनपुरा, चूरू(राजस्थान) में आयोजित #KisanPanchayat में हिस्सा लेने पहुंचे #RLD के राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष श्री जयंत चौधरी जी का झुंझुनू हवाई पट्टी पर @RLDRajasthan के कार्यकर्ताओं ने किया जोरदार स्वागत।
  श्री जयंत चौधरी जी ने मीडिया से वार्ता करते हुए केंद्र सरकार पर निशाना साधा। pic.twitter.com/5FMVVRK8SU

  — RLD Rajasthan (@RLDRajasthan) March 1, 2021

  The Rashtriya Lok Dal leader held a Kisan Mahapanchayat in Rajasthan's Churu to garner support for the repeal of the farm laws.

• MAR 01, 2021 12:30 PM IST

  Lack of APMC hurt Bihar's farmers: BKU Ugrahan wing

  Farmers in Bihar are facing huge fluctuations in crop prices, which have been exacerbated by the absence of APMC in the state. Their position predicts the future when the new farm laws are fully effective across India.@PARInetwork @Devinder_Sharma

  — BKU EKTA UGRAHAN (@Bkuektaugrahan) March 1, 2021

  BKU's Ugrahan-wing said that due to lack of APMC in Bihar farmers are also facing fluctuations in crop prices.

• MAR 01, 2021 12:27 PM IST

  PM says farmers should have more options to sell their yields

  आज ये समय की मांग है कि देश के किसान की उपज को बाज़ार में ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा विकल्प मिलें। सिर्फ उपज तक किसानों को सीमित रखने का नुकसान देश देख रहा है। हमें देश के कृषि क्षेत्र का प्रोसेस्ड फूड के वैश्विक मार्केट में विस्तार करना ही होगा: प्रधानमंत्री pic.twitter.com/Z1yIH3AO0J

  — ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) March 1, 2021

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that farmers need more options in terms of marketplaces to sell their yields.

• MAR 01, 2021 12:10 PM IST

  PM Narendra Modi said that the private sector needs to enter agri sector

  Most of the contribution towards research and development in the agriculture sector has been made by the public sector. Now the time has come for increased participation of private sector in this: PM Narendra Modi speaks on steps taken for agriculture in Budget 2021-22 pic.twitter.com/PY0vgo3U5T

  — ANI (@ANI) March 1, 2021

  PM Modi on Monday said that private industries also need to enter the research and development sector in agri sector.

• MAR 01, 2021 08:49 AM IST

  Farmer leader travels to Uttarakhand to garner support

  Rakesh Tikait, BKU leader, is gearing to address more than 15 rallies later this month to garner support for the farm laws. He is scheduled to address a rally at Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand later today.