Tag: Farmers Protest

Farmer leaders Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Sunday gave a call to the farmers across the nation to reach Delhi on March 6 for a protest while they also gave a four-hour 'rail roko' countrywide call for March 10 in support of their various demands.

Upset over this problem, scores of farmers staged protests and demanded immediate measures to stop the possible damage.

Farmers on Wednesday announced to suspend the 'Delhi Chalo' march for two days, informing that they will decide their next course of action on Friday evening. The decision was announced by farmers' leader Sarwan Singh Pandher while addressing the media.

Farmers have been protesting at the Punjab-Haryana borders for the past few days to press the Centre into accepting their demands on minimum support price (MSP) for crops and other issues.

As farmers plan to continue ‘Delhi Chalo’ march again, security was heightened at the Singhu border. Rapid Action Force and police personnel were seen with security gears to stop the farmers from entering national capital. Drone surveillance is being done on the location to keep an eye on the protesting farmers.

“Now, they will demand a bottle of blue label to be sent to every farmers’ house every Friday,” a third user commented.

The alleged farmer, who was part of the protest, said the PM will face dire consequences if he visits Punjab again

The main objective of the police is to stop the farmers from entering Delhi, Yadav said, adding they cannot be allowed to disturb law and order or indulge in violence.

Police used tear gas on demonstrators in a bid to stop farmers’ protests from reaching the capital. Scores of policemen and farmers got injured in stone pelting that ensued between them.

In his letter to CJI, SCBA President Adish Aggarwala on Tuesday said that this is the right time when the Supreme Court should act suo motu (on its own motion) and ensure that these farmers don't create any nuisance and cause huge inconvenience to the general public.

Besides Munda, Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal was also present in the second round of discussions with farmer leaders in Chandigarh.

Security has been heightened on the Delhi borders ahead of the proposed ‘Delhi Chalo’ march by the farmers of neighbouring states including Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

For the second consecutive day, the police along with paramilitary forces continued to intensify its security measures on Delhi borders, including Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur with cement blocks and pickets with nails installed, a day ahead of 'Delhi Chalo March' call given by farmers for Tuesday.

The agitated farmers had to freeze the whole night as they sat in protest in front of the mandi in their village. They accused the millers and society secretary of deducting 4-5 kilos of paddy per quintal.

The protesting farmers alleged that ‘katni chatni’ has broken their financial backbone. They added that the illegal practice has come as a double whammy for them as many of them are reeling under crop loss and debts.