Highlights: Adequate security arrangements ahead of 'chakka jam' in Delhi
The farmer groups also announced that none of the protesters would enter the national capital during the ‘chakka jam’- which is a three-hour nationwide highway blockade set to take place tomorrow. “
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha- which is an umbrella of 40 farmer groups- said on Thursday that the ongoing agitation against the Centre’s farm laws has been and will remain apolitical. This remark of the Morcha comes after several leaders visited border points in Delhi such as Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur and others to offer their support to the farmers, who have been protesting against the laws for 72 days. ...Read More
The farmer groups also announced that none of the protesters would enter the national capital during the ‘chakka jam’- which is a three-hour nationwide highway blockade set to take place tomorrow. “Farmers would provide food and water to the people who will be stuck due to ‘chakka jam’,” Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait told reporters on Thursday adding that the highway blockade would take place everywhere outside Delhi.
Several opposition leaders met Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Thursday and demanded a separate discussion on the motion of thanks to the President’s address and the farm laws. “We talked to the speaker for one hour. We want a separate discussion on farmers and do not want the matter of farm laws to be clubbed with the Motion of thanks to the President’s Address. Speaker has no problem with it,” Trinamool Congress leader Saugata Roy had said.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Police filed an FIR against the creators of toolkit- a document which detailed an action plan for online and offline protests linked to the farm stir. A senior Police officer said that initial probe suggested that the document was linked with a pro-Khalistani group called ‘Poetic Justice Foundation’.
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- Feb 05, 2021 02:05 pm IST
Adequate security arrangements made ahead of 'chakka jam': Delhi Police
The Delhi Police said on Friday that adequate security arrangements had been made at all border points in the national capital ahead of the chakka jam in order to ensure that miscreants do not enter.
- Feb 05, 2021 01:58 pm IST
Efforts are on to double farmers' income, says Tomar
Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was committed towards the welfare of the farmers and efforts were on to double their income and also increase the contribution of agriculture towards the country’s GDP rapidly. Read more
- Feb 05, 2021 11:53 am IST
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Congress MP said targeted the Centre on Friday over the farmers' agitation by saying that the protesters were forced to fight for their rights and also to get justcie. "Government of India is responsible for the situation that has arisen. I want to pay tributes to the 194 farmers who died during the protests," Anand added.
- Feb 05, 2021 09:56 am IST
BSP hits out at Centre over farmers' agitation against farm laws
Bahujan Samaj MP Satish Mishra targeted the Centre during Parliament session over the ongoing protest against farm laws during by saying that the latter snapped the water and electricity supply at the protest sites and also dug up trenches.
- Feb 05, 2021 08:23 am IST
Protest against farm laws continues at Delhi's Ghazipur border
Latest visuals came is from Ghazipur border where farmers' protest against three agriculture laws entered day 71.
- Feb 05, 2021 07:16 am IST
Delhi Police says DTC has always provided buses for deployment
The Delhi Police said on Thursday that the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) had always provided buses to the police force deployed for law and order duty. This comes after the transport department of the Delhi government had asked the DTC to return 576 buses that were provided to the Police on "special hire."