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Delhi Traffic Police has also issued an advisory.
Thousands of farmers have been converging at Ghazipur at Delhi-UP border.
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Monday (February 1) closed the entry and exit gates of at least four metro stations on the Green Line as the farmers agitation intensified against the Centre’s agriculture laws. The stations which have been closed by the DMRC are - Brigadier Hoshiar Singh, Bahadurgarh City, Pandit Shree Ram Sharma and Tikri Border.
Thousands of farmers have been converging at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border following a tearful Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait’s impassioned appeal to protesters to bolster the stir.
Will Protest Till. : More Farmers Join Protesters At Delhi-UP Border Will Protest Till. : More Farmers Join Protesters At Delhi-UP Border Farmers Protest: People arriving at Singhu, Ghazipur, and Tikri border points even as security has been beefed in these areas.
Farmers Protest in Delhi: Some people have come from as far as Mainpuri in western Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi:
The stream of farmers heading for various protest points along Delhi s borders remained incessant today on the 67th day of the massive protest against three Central farm laws. The agitation has only intensified over the past few days, particularly since the Republic Day violence in the national capital a few days ago.
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06:23 AM IST: Police forces at Ghazipur border
03:37 AM IST: Hundreds of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) members stayed put on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway early on Friday, notwithstanding the Ghaziabad administration’s ultimatum to vacate the UP Gate protest site.
A confrontation was building up at the UP Gate in Ghazipur even as frequent power cuts were witnessed in the evening at the protest site, where BKU members, led by Rakesh Tikait, are staying put since November 28.
In a post-midnight review of situation, Ghaziabad District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey and Senior Superintendent of Police Kalanidhi Naithani visited the protest site even as hundreds of security personnel in anti-riot gears were deployed since Thursday.
Open library, free language classes for farmers at Ghazipur border ANI | Updated: Jan 20, 2021 13:50 IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): A Delhi resident originally from Punjab, has come forward to help the farmers in utilising their free time in a productive manner, during their ongoing protest against the recently enacted farm laws at the Ghazipur border.
Talking about his motive behind installing the library, Balbir Singh said that farmers should read good literature in their spare time so that they get motivation and devote themselves to this fight for their struggles. The books available in the library include biographies of Guru Saheb and other famous scholars. The stories of their prosperity will inspire the farmers. This is why we have set up this library , said Singh.