Delhi Police fixes nails on ground near barricades at Ghazipur (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh) border: ANI
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Bring bill in budget session to repeal farm laws: CPI to Centre
The CPI on Monday pledged its continued support to the ongoing farmers agitation in Delhi against the three contentious farm laws and demanded that the Narendra Modi government bring a bill to repeal them, PTI reported. The NDA government talked about agrarian reforms, but it should not mean corporatisation of agriculture and depriving the farmers rights and food security of the country, CPI General Secretary D Raja said here.
He also said the party would mobilise "all sections of our society... secular, democratic and Left parties" to defeat the RSS-BJP combine and save the country, its Constitution and democracy.
"We have decided to continue to support this farmers agitation. We demand the repealof all these three agricultural laws," Raja told reporters here, a day after the two-day National Council meeting of the CPI concluded here.
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Rise of a farmer leader: Who is Rakesh Tikait?
Farmers' agitation: The Bharatiya Kisan Union-led protest against the Centre's new farm laws in Delhi looked like it was going slim on Thursday but more protestors have joined the stir, following a mahapanchayat of farmers on Saturday in Muzaffarnagar, while supporters also poured in from Haryana and Rajasthan districts. This all happened after Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait 'complained' of police excesses and conspiracy against the farmers with tears in eyes two days ago. But who is Rakesh Tikait? Watch the video to know more about him.
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Suspension of mobile internet services in some Haryana districts extended till 5 pm tomorrow
Suspension of mobile internet services, bulk SMS services and all dongle services provided on mobile networks except voice calls in Kaithal, Panipat, Jind, Rohtak, Charkhi Dadri, Sonipat & Jhajjar districts extended till 5 pm tomorrow: Haryana government.
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January 26 violence: Total 44 FIRs registered and 128 people arrested so far, says Delhi Police
Total 44 FIRs have been registered and 128 people arrested so far in connection with January 26 violence: Delhi Police
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Govt uses IT Act to get Twitter to block accounts tweeting on farmers' stir
Twitter India on Monday blocked a few hundred accounts on its platform, most of whom were tweeting about the ongoing farmer agitation, after it received a legal request from the government to do so.
The accounts, it is learnt, were taken down after a request to take them down under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.
“Many countries have laws that may apply to Tweets and/or Twitter account content. In our continuing effort to make our services available to people everywhere, if we receive a properly scoped request from an authorized entity, it may be necessary to withhold access to certain content in a particular country from time to time,” a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement. READ ON...
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Protesting farmers announce 3-hour nationwide 'chakka jam' on Feb 6
Farmer unions Monday announced a countrywide 'chakka jam' on February 6 when they would block national and state highways for three hours in protest against the internet ban in areas near their agitation sites, harassment allegedly meted out to them by authorities, and other issues, PTI reported. Union leaders told a press conference at the Singhu Border here that they will block the roads between 12 pm to 3 pm on February 6.
They also alleged that farmers have been "ignored" in the Union Budget 2021-22, and water and power supply have been curtailed at their protest venues. The Samkyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of protesting unions, also alleged that the Twitter accounts of Kisan Ekta Morcha and a user named 'Tractor2Twitter' have been restricted.
Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav alleged the action against the Twitter account was taken on the "request of government authorities". He also claimed that the Union government has "reduced the allocation to agriculture sector" in this budget.
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Country-wide agitation on February 6; will block roads: Bhartiya Kisan Union
There will be a country-wide agitation on February 6; we will block roads between 12 pm and 3 pm, says Balbir Singh Rajewal, Bhartiya Kisan Union: ANI
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Farmers' protest: Court to pass order on journalist's bail plea on Feb 2
A Delhi court will pass order on Tuesday on the bail application of freelance journalist Mandeep Punia who was arrested by Delhi Police from Singhu border protest site.
Punia was arrested by police in an FIR registered under various sections including 186 (Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 353 (Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and 332 (Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty) of IPC.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Satvir Singh Lamba reserved the order for Tuesday after hearing arguments from the accused as well the public prosecutor. READ MORE...
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Agriculture Minister hails budget; says priority given to doubling farmers' income
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday welcomed the Union Budget for 2021-22, saying priority has been given to doubling farmers' income by focusing on making available higher farm credit and post-harvest infrastructure in rural areas, Press Trust of India reported.
"I welcome the budget. It is a good budget that focuses on all sections of the society. Better fund allocation has been made for each sector which will benefit farmers and rural India," Tomar told reporters.
For instance, the farm loan target has been increased to Rs 16.5 lakh crore for the 2021-22 fiscal from Rs 15 lakh crore this financial year while the Rs 1 lakh crore agriculture infrastructure fund would be made available for strengthening APMCs, he said.
Stating that the government is committed to farmers' welfare, Tomar said, "The government is making efforts towards achieving the target of doubling farmers' income by 2022. The priority has been given for this in the budget."
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Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava today visited Ghazipur border
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National and state highways will be blocked from 12 noon to 3 pm on Feb 6: Swaraj India
National and state highways will be blocked from 12 noon to 3 pm on February 6, says Yogendra Yadav of Swaraj India: ANI
8:32 PM
Ghazipur turns fortress, nails cemented on roads leading to farmers' protest site
The Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border at Ghazipur turned into a fortress Monday with multi-layer barricades and a heavy security deployment at the site where farmers are protesting against the new central laws, PTI reported. Protesters are pouring in as Bharatiya Kisan Union members and its leader Rakesh Tikait stay pitched at UP Gate, occupying a stretch of the Delhi-Meerut highway since November.
Hundreds of security personnel, including the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and Rapid Action Force (RAF), kept vigil.
Drones were being used to monitor the situation and vehicles checked as more support continued to flow in for the BKU from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. Apart from the barricades, barbed wire has been installed to stop people moving on foot.
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Protesting unions announce 3-hour nationwide chakka jam on Feb 6
Protesting unions announce 3-hour nationwide chakka jam on Feb 6 against internet ban, farmers being "ignored" in Budget and other issues: Press Trust of India
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No amount allocated to FCI for procurement at MSP this year: Farmer Union
Last year, budget allocation for financial support extended through loans to Food Corporation of India (FCI) for procurement at MSP was Rs 1,36,600 cr. Less than Rs 85,000 was spent. No amount is allocated this year. Such things make farmers think that it's a conspiracy to shut FCI: Yogendra Yadav, Swaraj India: ANI
Farmers' protest LIVE updates Day 68: Farmer unions Monday announced a countrywide 'chakka jam' on February 6 when they would block national and state highways for three hours in protest against the internet ban in areas near their agitation sites, harassment allegedly meted out to them by authorities, and other issues.
Union leaders told a press conference at the Singhu Border that they will block the roads between 12 pm to 3 pm on February 6.
Farmers for over two months now, are demanding a rollback of the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
The government has offered some concessions including keeping the new farm laws on hold for 1-1.5 years and the Supreme Court has set up a panel to look into the matter while keeping the contentious legislation in abeyance for two months.
However, the agitating farmer unions have rejected both and intensified their stir.
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