Noida: Man barges in at Chilla border agitation site, calls protesting farmers terrorists
Noida: Man barges in at Chilla border agitation site, calls protesting farmers terrorists
A 28-year-old man was taken into police custody on Friday in Noida after he barged into the ongoing farmers protest at the Chilla border and called them terrorists and also questioned their agitation against Centre s farm laws.
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UPDATED: December 19, 2020 18:45 IST
The man, identified as Amar Pal, was reportedly taken into police custody soon after he got into a scuffle with the protesters when he questioned their opposition to Centre s farm laws, saying that the laws were in their favour. (Photo: Tanseem Haider/India Today)
Will not interfere in farmers protest, says SC; NCP demands special Parliament session, Tomar writes letter A farmer from Punjab was found dead near the Tikri border on Thursday morning while the key routes on Delhi borders remained closed on the 22nd day of the farmers agitation FP Staff December 17, 2020 23:15:42 IST Protesting farmers listen to a speaker at the Delhi- Haryana border, outskirts of New Delhi. AP
The Supreme Court on Thursday acknowledged the farmers right to protest, saying it will not interfere in the agitation against the Centre s three contentious farm laws at the borders of Delhi and mooted the idea of putting on hold the implementation of the laws. Meanwhile, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar reached out to the protesters, once again stating that the government would give a written assurance that the MSP system will
Farmers protesting against the Centre s new farm laws at the Chilla border. (Photo credits: PTI)
NOIDA: Another group of farmers reached Noida on Thursday and attempted to move to Delhi to join the bigger stir against the new central farm laws but were prohibited by police deployed in a large number near the Chilla border.
Scores of members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ambavat) faction were stopped near Mahamaya flyover on the Noida-Delhi link road, with the development obstructing traffic movement on the key route, according to police officials. The Noida-Delhi link road via Chilla is partially closed. Movement from Delhi to Noida is allowed but not otherwise, due to the farmers stir, a Noida Traffic Police official told .
The Noida-Delhi lanes at the Chilla border were blocked for traffic again on Wednesday after a three-day respite as tempers flared and farmers attempted to move towards Delhi but were stopped by police.
NOIDA: The Noida-Delhi lanes at the Chilla border were blocked for traffic again on Wednesday after a three-day respite as tempers flared and farmers attempted to move towards Delhi but were stopped by police.
Alleging that scores of farmer leaders had been detained or put under house arrest while hundreds of farmers were being prevented from reaching the protest sites by police, a group of protesters – who have been at the Chilla border since December 1 – started driving a tractor from the protest site. Barricades were put up immediately.
Farmers body meets Tomar to extend support; another BKU faction reaches Noida to join stir
The Federation of Indian FPOs and Aggregators (FIFA) is the sixth group of farmers that has extended support for the laws in the last two weeks.
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Farmers during their protest against the new farm laws at Singhu border in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav/EPS) By PTI
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing farmers protest against the new farm laws, yet another farmer grouping FIFA on Thursday met Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and extended support for the legislations.