Farmers to observe Black Day , block KMP Expressway as protests enter 100th day
Protestors will observe a peaceful chakka jam at the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway between 11:00 am and 03:00 pm on Saturday
BusinessToday.In | March 6, 2021 | Updated 11:27 IST
British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis said the farmers protest is an internal issue for India
As the farmers protests enter the 100th day, farmers unions have stated that their movement will not be over anytime soon and they are going strong and March 6 will be observed as Black Day .
Protestors will observe a peaceful chakka jam at the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway between 11:00 am and 03:00 pm on Saturday. Security measures have been beefed up ahead of KMP Expressway blockade by farmers.
Chakka jam today: Security tightened at border points near protest sites
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Published: Saturday, February 6, 2021, 8:17 [IST]
New Delhi, Feb 06: Security at the city s border points near the three protest sites have been tightened by deploying extra forces and putting up multi-layered barricades, barbed wires and nails studded on the roads ahead of the proposed chakka jam by farmers protesting the Centre s three agri laws, police said on Friday.
Earlier in the day, Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava also held a meeting with the senior officers of the force and reviewed the security arrangements.
The police will also be monitoring content on the social media to keep a watch on those spreading rumours against the force, officials said.
Farmers Chakka Jam today: Delhi Police tightens security, on high alert to avert Jan 26 repeat
Is Bharat Bandh today: Samyukta Kisan Morcha said that all roads leading towards Delhi except the ones where farmers protests are going on during nationwide chakka jam
BusinessToday.In | February 6, 2021 | Updated 08:42 IST
Chakka Jam on February 6: In a bid to ensure that normal life is unaffected due to this chakka jam; forces have been deployed at important points in the entire outer-north district of Delhi as a safety measure
Delhi Police have beefed up security arrangements across border areas of Delhi to prevent a repeat of the January 26 Red Fort-like incident . Deployment of security forces has been increased substantially across places of national significance like the Parliament, India Gate, and border areas of the national capital-Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur.
Updated Feb 06, 2021 | 06:15 IST
The farmer organisations have said that essential services such as ambulances, school buses and other such important movements will continue uninterrupted. Farmers protest: Three-hour chakka jam today | Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi: Intensifying the agitation against the three farm laws, the farmer groups have warned of going on a chakka jam on Saturday. The three-hour chakka jam will take place between 12 pm - 3 pm across the country.
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said that no roads will be blocked in Delhi, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. He, however, added that farmers in these states have been kept on standby and will be called to the national capital for protests.
Delhi-NCR news live: Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur borders remain closed for traffic
Delhi-NCR news live: Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur borders remain closed for traffic
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Feb 07, 2021, 18:33:38 IST
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18:33 (IST) Feb 07
Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur borders remain closed for traffic on Sunday as farmers continue to protest against the central agricultural laws. In a series of tweets, Delhi Traffic Police (DTP) informed about the diverted routes following the closure of these borders.