Delhi borders remained uneventful, but people continued to face hassle due to the ongoing farm protests. Read more to know the latest updates on the situation at the Delhi borders.
After removing barricades and barbed wires from farmers' protest sites, Delhi Police said that it wanted to “create a positive atmosphere” for people who had been “facing a lot of problems”.
Farmers Protest And Covid: Under The Anxious Skies Of May
The protest against new Farm Laws chugs on, despite media neglect, fears of pandemic outbreak and periodic threats from an intransigent government
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The adage ‘movement creates movement’ that was frequently used by activists of yore, today perhaps best fits the ongoing stir by peasants against the Centre’s three Farm Laws. It has been off the headlines for a while now, though sporadic protests have been going on, mainly in Punjab and Haryana. Many have pointed out how the protest sites could become “Covid hotspots”. On their part, the protestors claim the pandemic may provide authorities a handle to break their struggle. But they add, they
Anna Hazare calls off proposed hunger strike over farm laws after Centre promises to set up panel The high-level committee will be headed by Union Minister Narendra Tomar and will have members nominated by me and a few others, including those from the Niti Aayog, Hazare said File photo of social activist Anna Hazare. PTI
Mumbai: Social activist Anna Hazare on Friday said he won t be proceeding with the indefinite fast against the new farm laws and claimed that the Central government has agreed to some of his demands. The union government has agreed to some of my demands and also announced setting up a committee to improve the lives of farmers. I have decided to suspend my proposed indefinite fast starting from Saturday, he said on Friday.
Farmers Protests Live updates: In a video posted on Facebook, actor Deep Sidhu said protesters hould not be given any communal colour or dubbed as fundamentalists or hardliners. “To symbolically register our protest against the new farm legislations, we put up Nishan Sahib and a farmer flag and also raised a slogan of Kisan Mazdoor Ekta,” he said Watch LIVE News, Latest Updates, Live blog, Highlights and Live coverage online at firstpost.com.