Delhi Borders Remain Closed As Farmers Protest Continues
The government and farm unions had reached some common ground on Wednesday to resolve protesting farmers concerns
PTI 31 December 2020 Tribhuvan/Outlook India outlookindia.com 2020-12-31T11:58:53+05:30
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Thousands of farmers stayed put at their protest venues near Delhi s border on Thursday as their talks with the government remained deadlocked over the main contentious issues of the repeal of three farm laws and a legal guarantee for MSP.
The government and farm unions had reached some common ground on Wednesday to resolve protesting farmers concerns over rise in power tariff and penalties for stubble burning.
Farmers protest: Several Delhi borders remain closed
Farmers protest: Several Delhi borders remain closed
Last Updated: Thu, Dec 31st, 2020, 12:04:54hrs
New Delhi: Thousands of farmers stayed put at their protest venues near Delhi s border on Thursday as their talks with the government remained deadlocked over the main contentious issues of the repeal of three farm laws and a legal guarantee for minimum support price.
The government and farm unions had reached some common ground on Wednesday to resolve protesting farmers concerns over rise in power tariff and penalties for stubble burning.
After the sixth round of negotiations between three union ministers and a 41-member representative group of thousands of farmers protesting on Delhi borders, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar had said at least 50 per cent resolution has been reached with mutual agreement on two out of four items on the agenda and discussions would continue on the remaining two on January 4.
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NEW DELHI: With the lone BJP MLA abstaining from voting, the Kerala assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution demanding withdrawal of the three farm laws. With this Kerala became the fifth state in the country to pass a resolution in their respective assemblies to oppose the agri laws.
Before Kerala, four states - all of them non-BJP-ruled - have passed resolutions opposing the farm laws. While three of them - Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan - are ruled by the Congress, the fourth - Delhi, is ruled by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo and chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. The Delhi chief minister triggered a controversy by tearing copies of the farm laws during the special session.
Delhi trafic alert: Several roads closed amid farmers protest; police suggest alternate routes
Delhi trafic alert: Several roads closed amid farmers protest; police suggest alternate routes
Several roads and borders in the national capital are closed for traffic movement in view of the ongoing farmers protest in Delhi. Delhi Traffic Police has suggested alternate routes to avoid inconvenience.
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UPDATED: December 21, 2020 09:15 IST
Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, UP and some other states are protesting against the Centre s new farm laws.
In view of the ongoing farmers protest in the national capital, several roads and borders are closed for traffic movement in Delhi on Monday. Delhi Traffic Police has suggested alternate routes to avoid any inconvenience.
Cold wave sweeps Delhi as temperature drops to 3.4 degree Celsius
Cold wave sweeps Delhi as temperature drops to 3.4 degree Celsius
Cold weather in Delhi continues to intensify as temperatures in the national capital dropped to 3.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Met department said that the city has been gripped under a cold wave.
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UPDATED: December 20, 2020 13:09 IST
Protesting farmers cover themselves with warm clothes as Delhi s temperature dipped to 3.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)
Temperature in Delhi dropped to 3.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday with India Meteorological Department declaring a cold wave in the capital.
As per a report in PTI, the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a minimum of 3.4 degrees Celsius, five notches below the normal, on Sunday morning.