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Two farmers die near Delhi-Haryana Singhu border, 1 found Covid positive
Two farmers from Punjab, who were part of the group protesting here against the new farm laws, passed away with one of them found COVID positive, officials said on Wednesday.
The two farmers â Balbir Singh (50) and Mahender Singh (70) â residents of Patiala and Ludhiana respectively â died on Tuesday. They were part of the group protesting near the Singhu Border.
Sonipat s Chief Medical Officer Jaswant Singh Punia said Balbir had been suffering from fever for a couple of days. He was declared brought dead at a government hospital and a test revealed that he had COVID, said Punia.
Punjab Farmers Take Out Anti-Lockdown Protest Marches, Defy Restrictions
Hundreds took out âanti-lockdownâ protest marches, urging traders and other non-essential shopkeepers to open their shops. However, a majority of trader bodies did not comply with their demand.
Protestors gather at the Old Bus Stand in Patiala as part of the farmers anti-lockdown march. Photo: By arrangement
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Jammu: Thirty-odd farmersâ unions, under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), who have been protesting against the three agri-marketing laws on the borders of New Delhi for over 200 days now, gathered in large numbers across Punjab to defy the COVID-19 weekend restrictions that were imposed in the state.
Cong accuses AAP govt of helping police dig roads, fortify borders
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New Delhi: AAP MLA Alka Lamba at Delhi Assembly in Aug 23, 2019. . Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Feb 2 : A day after the police barricaded the national capital s borders with barbed wire and put spikes on the streets, the Delhi Congress on Tuesday accused the Arvind Kejriwal government in the city for helping the force in digging up roads with cranes, installing iron grills and spikes, and cementing the barriers to the ground through the PWD.
Addressing a press conference here at the Delhi Congress office, former MLA Alka Lamba said, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal s so-called sympathy for the farmers agitation was a put-on drama to mislead the farmers, as he has been acting with ulterior motives, at the behest of the Modi Government at the Centre.
Delhi border remains tensed as confrontation with farmers grows, 10 pointers on latest turn of events
Late on Thursday evening, more security personnel were deployed at the Ghazipur border to vacate the protesting site. Sit-in protest at Ghazipur border continues against the Centre s #FarmLaws (Image Source: ANI)
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Updated: Jan 29, 2021, 06:50 AM IST
Delhi-UP Ghazipur border on Thursday remained tensed, where the farmers are staging protests against the Centre s three farm laws for over two months. The Ghaziabad administration has given an ultimatum to the protesters to vacate the site by tonight but the farmer leaders have refused to leave the area and said they won t be intimidated.