“If we [the BJP government] had the powers of Hanuman, we would have split our hearts open to show what lies there for farmers,” the Chief Minister said.
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Three-hour “chakka jam” hits Punjab, Haryana most; scattered impact in other States
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Farmers block a road during their ‘chakka jam’ protest in Bathinda on February 6, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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Three-hour “chakka jam” hits Punjab, Haryana most; scattered impact in other States
The three-hour “chakka jam” or road blockade protest called by farm unions on Saturday went off smoothly, despite about 60 people being detained at a solidarity protest site within Delhi. There were also reports from some unions of detentions at Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Karnataka. With fears of Republic Day-style chaos and violence looming in the background, security forces had stepped up deployment within the capital, and farm unions called off protests in U.P. and Uttarakhand.
Cemented Barricades To Roads Studded With Nails: Police Make Arrangements To Stop Protesting Farmers
No major road is now open for movement of vehicles and people, which is proving to be a growing problem for many passing the stretch. Twitter/Rahul Gandhi Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-02T12:11:20+05:30 Cemented Barricades To Roads Studded With Nails: Police Make Arrangements To Stop Protesting Farmers outlookindia.com 2021-02-02T12:14:32+05:30
The police have made special security arrangements at the Delhi-UP border site which is galvanising farmers from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand days after an emotional appeal by Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait.
Security at the Ghazipur (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh) border has been tightened in view of ongoing farmers protest at the borders of the national capital against the Centre s three farm laws. The Delhi Police blocked roads near Akshardham and vehicular movement has been restricted between Delhi and Ghaziabad on National Highway-24. The protest at the Ghazipur border entered its 66th day on Monday. Security has been beefed up as farmers continue to reach make their way to the protest site for the past two to three days. Farmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 against the three newly enacted farm laws: Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.