Chakka Jam Of Highways Ends, Delhi Under Security Blanket: 10 Points
Chakka Jam Of Highways Ends, Delhi Under Security Blanket: 10 Points Chakka Jam: The farmers have said there will be blockade in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in case they are called to Delhi .
Farmers Chakka Jam: Farmers block Eastern Peripheral Expressway during their protest.
Highlights
The Congress has extended support to the nationwide blockade
Farmers have rejected offer to put the farm laws on hold for 18 months
New Delhi: The three-hour nationwide chakka jam blockade of national and state highways by farmers was held amid a high alert in Delhi on Saturday. Highways across north India, including the Eastern Peripheral Expressway around Delhi, were blocked by farmers protesting against the centre s three farm laws passed in September. In Bengaluru, 30 people were taken into preventive custody. We won t return home unless our demands are met , said farmer leader Ra
Jan 27, 2021 16:25 (IST)
Home Minister Amit Shah reviews law and order in Delhi
A day after farmers tractor rally turned violent in Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday took stock of the security situation and measures taken to ensure peace in the city, officials said.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Delhi Police attended the meeting.
The home minister reviewed the law and order situation in Delhi, which witnessed violence during the farmers tractor rally on Tuesday, a Home Ministry official said.
Mr Shah was also briefed by the officials about the steps taken to ensure peace in the national capital, the official said.
Farmers have planned a massive tractor rally in Delhi on January 26.
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More than a thousand tractors will take part in the rally
Farmers say the rally would not interfere with the parade held on Rajpath
New Delhi:
Farmers protesting against the Centre s contentious farm laws have sought written permission from the Delhi Police for the massive tractor rally they are planning on Republic Day, sources said. More than a thousand tractors from across Punjab and Haryana will take part in the rally, which will be held on Ring Road, which encircles the city. The farmers have said that it would not interfere with the huge prestigious parade held on Rajpath. The police will take a call on the matter after a meeting today, sources said..
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced job for a member of the family of each farmer from the state who died during the agitation against the Centre's new farm laws.
Farmers Reject Government s Proposal To Pause Farm Laws For 1.5 Years Farmers Reject Government s Proposal To Pause Farm Laws For 1.5 Years The government had put forward the proposal yesterday at the 10th round of negotiations with the farmers unions.
Farmers have been protesting at different borders of Delhi since November 26. (File)
New Delhi:
Farmers protesting against the controversial farm sector laws have decided to hold out for a complete scrapping of the laws, rejecting the Centre s new proposal of putting them on hold for 18 months while negotiations continue with a fresh committee.
The government had put forward the proposal yesterday at the 10th round of negotiations with the farmers unions. After nine rounds of inconclusive talks, it was seen as holding out hope of a breakthrough.