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An aerial view of farmers protest site at Ghazipur border. Farmers in various states on Feb 6 participated in the Chakka Jam to protest against new reforms in the agriculture sector aimed to boost their income and give them a wider market to sell their produce.
The three-hour-long nationwide chakka jam by protesting farmers was held on Saturday amid tight security, even as there was no such event in the national capital which was turned into a fortress with heavy security deployment by the Delhi Police, paramilitary and reserve forces personnel to prevent any untoward situation. The Delhi Police had also used drone cameras to keep a tight vigil at protest sites. Although, the impact of chakka jam was seen in other parts of the country including Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Punjab and other places.
New Delhi: Entry and exit facilities at several prominent Delhi metro stations were on Saturday temporarily closed in view of the 'chakka jam' protests by
Ten metro stations shut; services resume after 5 hours
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The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Saturday closed the gates of 10 metro stations across the network in view of the chakka jam called by the protesting farmers.
The gates remained closed for over five hours and normal services were restored around 4 p.m., according to DMRC officials.
Entry and exit gates of Mandi House, ITO and Delhi Gate stations on the Violet Line were the first to get closed around 10.30 a.m.
This was followed by closure of entry and exit gates of the Vishwavidyala metro station, which is on the Yellow Line.
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
Several Delhi Metro stations closed in wake of chakka jam
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New Delhi, Feb 6 : In view of the chakka jam announced by farmers, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has closed the gates of at least eight metro stations in central and north Delhi as a precautionary measure.
The DMRC in a series of tweets from its official handle said, Security Update: Entry and exit gates of Mandi House, ITO and Delhi Gate are closed. The entry and exit gates of Vishwavidyalaya station are closed, it said in another tweet.