Samyukta Kisan Morcha, which is spearheading the agitation, claimed the chakka jam (road blockade) protest got huge nationwide support which once again "proved" that farmers across the country are united against the farm laws and demanded that the government come up with a fresh proposal for talks.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farm unions emphasised that the ball was in the goverment s court while adding that merely putting the laws on hold was not acceptable to them
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.
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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
Farmers across India hold peaceful chakka jam, give 2 Oct ultimatum to repeal farm laws Peaceful protests were held from 12 pm to 3 pm on Saturday in several states including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana FP Staff February 06, 2021 19:58:58 IST Farmers blocked an expressway at Kundli in Haryana for the chakka jam on Saturday. AP
Famers leader Rakesh Tikait on Saturday gave the Central Government time till 2 October to repeal the contentious farm laws which saw farmers taking part in
chakka jam (roadblock demonstrations) across the country. We have given time to the government till 2 October to repeal the laws. After this, we will do further planning. We won t hold discussions with the government under pressure, a report in
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Farmers block a road at Singhu border during their chakka jam protest on Saturday (Source: PTI)
Internet connectivity has been temporarily suspended at the three farmers protest sites of Singhu, Ghazipur, Tikri and adjoining areas for 24 hours till Saturday night, an order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs said.
The order comes on a day farmer unions held a countrywide chakka jam between 12 noon and 3 pm to protest the Internet ban in areas near their agitation sites.
The decision has been taken to maintain public safety and averting public emergency under Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules 2017, the order said.