LIVE: SC to pronounce orders on Tuesday on pleas challenging farm laws

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: "Whether you have faith or not, we are the Supreme Court of India, we will do our job", SC tells farmer unions

12:26 PM

Can farm laws be put on hold for some time, asks CJI

We don't know what negotiations are going on? Can the farm laws be put on hold for some time?, asks CJI while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the three farm laws 

10:51 AM

Farmers' agitation: Railways cancel, divert, short-terminate trains in Punjab

In view of on-going farmers' agitation in Punjab, the railway has cancelled, short-terminated and diverted several trains on Sunday.

 

"Due to farmers' agitation in Punjab, four trains have been diverted and one train short terminated/short originated," said Western Railway.

 

Following are the trains that have been short - terminated:

 

1). Train No. 09025 Bandra Terminus - Amritsar Special Express journey commencing on January 11 will short-terminate at Chandigarh and will remain partially cancelled between Chandigarh and Amritsar. Consequently, Train No. 09026 Amritsar - Bandra Terminus Special Express journey commencing on January 13 will short-originate from Chandigarh and will remain partially cancelled between Amritsar and Chandigarh.

 

And these are the following trains that have been diverted:

 

1). Train No. 02903 Mumbai Central - Amritsar Special journey commenced on January 10, 2021 will be diverted via Beas - Tarn Taran - Amritsar instead of Beas - Jandiala - Amritsar.

 

2). Train No. 02904 Amritsar - Mumbai Central Special journey commencing on January 11, 2021 will be diverted via Amritsar - Tarn Taran - Beas instead of Amritsar - Jandiala - Beas.

 

3). Train No. 02925 Bandra Terminus - Amritsar Special journey commencing on January 11, will be diverted via Beas - Tarn Taran - Amritsar instead of Beas - Jandiala - Amritsar.

 

4). Train No. 02926 Amritsar - Bandra Terminus Special journey commencing on January 11, will be diverted via Amritsar - Tarn Taran - Beas instead of Amritsar - Jandiala - Beas.

9:37 AM

Farmers' protest: Delhi borders continue to remain closed, traffic diverted

The Delhi Police on Monday informed that Chilla and Ghazipur borders are closed for traffic coming from Noida and Ghaziabad to the national capital due to ongoing farmer protests.

 

People have been advised to take alternate routes via Anand Vihar, Delhi-Noida Direct Flyway, Bhopra and Loni borders.

 

Besides this, the Delhi-Haryana borders at Singhu, Auchandi, Piau Maniyari, Saboli and Mangesh have also been closed. Read on...

9:22 AM

Haryana police using water cannons on farmers shows insensitivity: Badal

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday strongly condemned the 'repression' unleashed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana against peacefully and democratically protesting farmers.

 

In a statement, Badal said, "The response of Haryana's BJP government clearly showed that this party and its governments at the centre and in the states are full of hatred for the farmers and have no intention at all of resolving the crises created by the passage of three Acts on the marketing of the farmers' produce." Read on...

8:17 AM

Haryana Cong demands special session to pass resolution to repeal farm laws

Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Kumari Selja on Sunday demanded 'special Assembly session to pass resolution to repeal farm laws enacted by Centre.'

 

Slamming Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, Congress leader has asked them to be a 'true representative of people ' and talk about the concerns of farmers. Read on...