Farmer unions announce three-hour nationwide agitation on Feb 6
Farmer unions Monday announced a countrywide chakka jam on February 6 when they would block national and state highways for three hours.
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Updated: Feb 2, 2021, 07:17 AM IST
Farmer unions Monday announced a countrywide chakka jam on February 6 when they would block national and state highways for three hours for the repeal of three farm laws, Bhartiya Kisan Morcha (R) president, Balbir Singh Rajewal said on Monday. We will block both state highways and national highways for three hours from 12 noon to 3 pm on February 6. We will protest for our demand of complete rollback of farm laws, against the repressive measures being taken across Delhi, and against anti-farmer and pro-corporate budget, he said at a press conference organised by Samyukt Kisan Morcha.
Protesting farmers announce 3-hour nationwide ‘chakka jam’ on Feb 6
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February 2, 2021
New Delhi, Feb 2: Farmer unions on Monday announced a countrywide chakka jam on February 6 when they would block national and state highways for three hours in protest against the Internet ban in areas near their agitation sites, harassment allegedly meted out to them by authorities, and other issues.
Union leaders told a press conference at the Singhu Border, on the Haryana side, that they will block the roads between 12 pm to 3 pm on February 6.
They also alleged that farmers have been ignored in the Union Budget 2021-22, and water and power supply have been curtailed, and mobile toilet blocks being removed, at their protest venues.
Agitating farmers announce nationwide chakka jam on February 6 to protest against the Internet ban
PTIFeb 2, 2021, 09:03 IST
Farmer unions Monday announced a countrywide chakka jam on February 6 when they would block national and state highways for three hours in protest against the Internet ban in areas near their agitation sites, harassment allegedly meted out to them by authorities, and other issues. Union leaders told a press conference at the Singhu Border, on the Haryana side, that they will block the roads between 12 pm to 3 pm on February 6. They also alleged that farmers have been ignored in the
Union Budget 2021-22, and water and power supply have been curtailed, and mobile toilet blocks being removed, at their protest venues.
Updated Feb 02, 2021 | 11:25 IST
The protesting farmer unions have announced a nationwide chakka jam protest between 12 noon and 3 pm on February 6 (Saturday). Farmers protest at a border in Delhi | Photo Credit: PTI
New Delhi: As part of the ongoing agitation against the three central farm laws, farmer unions have given a call for a nationwide chakka jam on February 6 (Saturday). The kisan unions have announced that they would create blockades at various national and state highways across the country for three hours on Saturday.
The ‘chakka jam’ will be enforced by farmer unions to protest against the ban on internet services which has been imposed in areas near their agitation sites by the government. The unions have called it harassment by authorities.
Indian farmers announce another strike
Indian farmers announce another strike
New Delhi, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) Farmers unions in India announced another strike for next Saturday to protest against three laws in the sector approved in Parliament in September 2020.
Hundreds of thousands of farmers have been demanding since November that the government revoke these new ordinances as they consider them harmful to the country s food sovereignty.
This time, the farmers affirmed that they will block national and state highways for three hours to protest, in addition, against the prohibition of the Internet in areas near their demonstration sites, the harassment they allegedly suffer from authorities and other issues, The Asian Age newspaper reported.