Farmers Protest Highlights: 44 arrested for violence at Singhu border, says Delhi Police Jan 29, 2021 / 11:11 PM IST
Farmers Protest LIVE Updates: The Delhi Chalo farmers agitation has entered the 65th day. Delhi s border points at Tikri and Singhu remain under heavy police deployment in the aftermath of the violence that broke out during a tractor parade by farmers in the national capital on Republic Day.
Farmers Protest LIVE Updates: The Delhi Chalo farmers protest at border points of New Delhi has entered the 65th day today. Thousands of farmers, especially from Punjab and Haryana, are staging a sit-in protest along Delhi borders. The protest started on November 26. The farmers are demanding a complete rollback of the new farm reform laws and a guarantee on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system being retained. Multiple rounds of talks between the Centre and the farmers’ union leaders have ended in a stalemate. Protesting farmers fear that the new laws will dis
Some Delhi borders closed, security heightened in wake of farmers agitation ANI | Updated: Jan 29, 2021 09:42 IST
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): Some Delhi borders, where farmers have been protesting against the recently enacted three new farm laws, have been closed, announced Delhi Traffic Police on Friday morning. Singhu, Auchandi, Mangesh, Saboli, Piau Maniyari borders closed. Lampur, Safiabad, Singhu school and Palla toll tax borders opened. Traffic diverted from NH-44 near Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, Narela. Avoid Outer Ring Road, GT Karnal road and NH-44, the Delhi Traffic Police informed on Friday.
It further added, Ghazipur border closed. Traffic diverted from NH-24, NH 9, Road no 56, 57 A, Kondli, Paper market, Telco T point, EDM Mall, Akshardham and Nizamuddin Khatta flyover. Traffic is very heavy in the areas including Vikas marg.
Section 144 imposed at Ghazipur border, situation tense at farmers protest sites: Delhi traffic alert
With Section 144 imposed at the Ghazipur border and heavy police deployment at other farmers protest sites across Delhi-NCR, the Delhi Police has issued a traffic advisory for commuters on which routes to avoid and the diversions made.
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UPDATED: January 29, 2021 01:18 IST
Heavy police deployment has also been made at all three major farmers protest sites at the borders of Delhi. (Photo: Chandradeep Kumar/India Today)
With several farmer leaders courting arrest in the aftermath of the January 26 violence in Delhi, commotion around farmers protests sites at the Ghazipur and Singhu border has increased.