Farmers protest LIVE: Have invited farmers for talks on Dec 1, says Tomar

Farmers protest LIVE updates: Supply of vegetables and fruits to the city from other states has been impacted

5:44 PM

Farmers' protest LIVE: Farmers arrive at Ghaziabad-Delhi border

4:47 PM

Farmers continue to protest against farm laws at Nirankari Samagam Ground in Burari

4:47 PM

Farners' protest LIVE: Permission for peaceful protest at Brari ground granted: Delhi Police

Permission for conducting a peaceful protest has already been granted. Delhi Police is all set for facilitating protestors to proceed to Buarari ground. We request protestors to behave responsibly: Gaurav Sharma, DCP, Outer North District, Delhi.

4:06 PM

Farmers' protest LIVE: Farmers decide to continue protest at Delhi-Haryana border at Singhu

Farmers' meeting ends at Delhi-Haryana border at Singhu. "It has been decided that we'll continue our protest here & will not go anywhere else. We will meet at 11 am every day to discuss our strategy," says Harinder Singh General Secretary, Bhartiya Kisan Union, Punjab.

4:04 PM

Rajasthan Farmers take out procession in Jaipur in support of 'Delhi Chalo' protest

Rajasthan Farmers take out procession in Jaipur in support of 'Delhi Chalo' protest 

 

"I ask the govt for open debate & then we'll see if the result is in favour of farmers. We ask them to add another law that will guarantee Minimum Support Price (MSP)," says a farmer

 

3:27 PM

Delhi Police says Tikri border still closed due to farmers' protest

Tikri border is closed for any traffic movement. Available open borders to Haryana are following - Jharoda, Dhansa, Daurala Jhatikera, Badusari, Kapashera, Rajokri NH 8, Bijwasan/Bajghera, Palam vihar and Dundahera borders: Delhi Traffic Police

3:01 PM

Singhu border still closed, Delhi Police urges commuters to take alternative route

Singhu border is still closed from both sides. Please take alternate route. Traffic diverted from Mukarba Chowk & GTK road. Traffic is very very heavy. Please avoid outer ring road from signature bridge to Rohini & vice versa, GTK road, NH 44 & Singhu border: Delhi Traffic Police

2:53 PM

Farmers protest LIVE: Punjab farmers progressing towards Delhi, cross Delhi-Haryana border

2:38 PM

Farmers' protest LIVE: Have unwanted elements in the crowd: Haryana CM on Khalistani agenda

2:34 PM

Treating farmers with dereliction done only by BJP: Akhilesh Yadav

Treating farmers with such dereliction has never been done by any party except BJP. These are the same people who had told farmers that they'd not only waive loans but would bring in policies which would double farmers' income: Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party chief & former UP CM

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav speaks to the media. Photo: PTI

2:32 PM

Traffic movement hit in key roads of Delhi as police keep Singhu, Tikri borders closed

Traffic movement was affected on key roads in Delhi on Saturday as police kept the Singhu and the Tikri borders closed for vehicles. The Delhi Traffic Police tweeted that traffic movement was not allowed from Azadpur and Outer Ring Road towards the Singhu border. "We appeal to commuters to avoid travelling towards the Singhu and Tikri borders, Mukarba Chowk, NH-44, GT-Karnal Road and Outer Ring Road," Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Meenu Chaudhary said.

Saturday being a holiday for most office goers, the traffic situation in other parts is better than Friday, she said. On Friday, the Delhi Police had curtailed movement at several places, including Dhansa, Jharoda Kalan, Tikri, Gurugram, Singhu and Chilla, to prevent protesting farmers from entering Delhi. Sections of Outer Ring Road, Mukarba Chowk, GT Karnal Road, NH-44 were also closed.  The restrictions led to chaos and confusion among commuters who were stuck for hours.

Some of the chaos eased out later in the day after police allowed the farmers to enter the national capital. Farmers, representing over 30 farm bodies, have called a 'Delhi Chalo' march through several routes -- Lalru, Shambhu, Patiala-Pehowa, Patran-Khanauri, Moonak-Tohana, Ratia-Fatehabad and Talwandi-Sirsa. They have been demanding that the central government repeal the new farm laws, which, they say, should be replaced with another set of legislations framed after wider consultation with the stakeholders.

2:31 PM

Govt ready to resolve farmers' issues, have invited them for talks on Dec 3: Tomar

Government is ready for talks with farmer unions to resolve their issues. We have invited them for talks on December 3. I hope that they will come to the meeting. I urge political parties not to play politics in the name of farmers: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar

Narendra Singh Tomar (Photo: Twitter)

2:08 PM

Farmers at Singhu, Tikri borders stay put, most refuse to go to north Delhi protest site

Thousands of farmers protesting the Centre's new agri laws stayed put at the Singhu and Tikri border points for the third consecutive day on Saturday amid heavy police presence even after being offered a north Delhi ground to hold peaceful demonstrations. Numbers swelled at the Singhu border point as farmers gathered there were joined by more counterparts from Punjab and Haryana and they refused to move towards the Sant Nirankari Ground, one of the biggest in the national capital. Joint Commissioner of Police (Northern range) Surender Singh Yadav, who took stock of security arrangements at the Singhu border, told reporters that around 600 to 700 farmers have so far reached the north Delhi ground.

Yadav said police and administration have made sufficient arrangements for the farmers at the designated protest site, adding that he hoped more would go there. On Saturday morning, protesting farmers from Punjab and Haryana gathered at the Singhu border, one of the main routes used to access the city from Punjab, held a meeting to decide their next course of action. After the meeting, a farmer leader said they would continue their protest there at the border.

"We will not move from here (Singhu Border) and continue our fight. We will not return home. Thousands of farmers have come from Punjab and Haryana to join the protest," he said. Another farmer said they would sit at the border and not move to the Nirankari Ground. "We will not go to new protest site, and we will continue our protest at the national highway," he said. On Friday, hundreds of farmers entered the national capital to hold a peaceful protest at the Sant Nirankari Ground after facing teargas and water cannons and clashing with security personnel while thousands remained at border points, undecided whether to go to the demonstration site identified by police.

11:18 AM

AAP's welcome banners come up as farmers camp at Burari ground

Even as a section of Delhi-bound farmers were allowed to visit north Delhi's Burari ground to hold their protest, banners were put by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party to welcome the protesters in the national capital.

 

"Farmers of the country are warmly welcomed to Delhi," read the banners put up by the AAP on behalf of party's area MLAs in the Burari ground, also known as Nirankari ground, and nearby streets.

 

Meanwhile, women members of organisations supporting the farmers -- protesting against three central agricultural laws -- voiced their demands through various tribal dances.

10:25 AM

Farmers gathered at Singhu, Tikri border points refuse to head to north Delhi protest site

Thousands of farmers gathered at the Singhu border held a meeting on Saturday morning amid heavy security presence and decided to continue demonstrating there even after being offered a site in north Delhi to hold their protest.

Those gathered at the Tikri border continued to hold ground as well. A decision on whether they would head to the designated protest site is expected soon.

After the meeting at the Singhu border, one of the main routes used to access the city from Punjab, a farmer leader said they would not move and continue their protest there.