Farmers Protest Live: The Centre has estimated that nearly 14,000 people have gathered along the Punjab-Haryana border with 1,200 tractor-trolleys, 300 cars, 10 mini-buses as well as small vehicles and conveyed its strong objections to the Punjab government for it,
Protesting farmers are set to resume their agitation today to meet their demands. Here are ten points to note about the ongoing agitation ranging from mobile internet ban, seizure of social media accounts to traffic advisory.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on February 20 censured the protesting farmers camping at the Shambhu border with hundreds of tractors and ordered that tractor trolleys can’t be used on highways.
Farmers Protest Live News Updates: The borders surrounding Delhi are poised for renewed tensions starting Wednesday, as protesting farmers have dismissed the government s proposal for a five-year contract on the purchase of maize, cotton, and three types of pulses at the existing minimum support prices. The rejection follows criticism from the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella organization not directly involved in the current protests. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher, addressing a press conference at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana on Monday, declared the proposal unacceptable. He announced that protesting farmers would peacefully resume their march towards Delhi from Wednesday. Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal provided reasons for the rejection, emphasizing that applying MSP to only two or three crops is not sensible, and the government s proposal neglects other crops. Dallewal highlighted discrepancies in the government s cost estimation and suggested redirecting