Leaders of farmers union begin day-long hunger strike at Delhi borders ANI | Updated: Dec 14, 2020 09:29 IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): As many as 40 farmer leaders of the United Farmers Front began their day-long hunger strike on Monday at various border points near Delhi against the Centre s newly enacted farm laws, thereby intensifying the ongoing agitation in the national capital region.
As the farmers agitation on Monday entered the 19th day, Harinder Singh Lakhowal, General Secretary of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) said that with the hunger strike, the union leaders want to wake up the government. We want to wake up the government. So, 40 farmer leaders of our United Farmers Front will sit on hunger strike today at all borders points between 8 am-5 pm. 25 of them will sit at Singhu border, 10 at Tikri border and 5 at Uttar Pradesh border, said Harinder Lakhowal, BKU, Punjab.
Traffic alert: Delhi Police close several borders due to farmers protests ANI | Updated: Dec 14, 2020 11:10 IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): In view of the day-long hunger strike organised by the farmers union, the Delhi Police on Monday closed several border points near the national capital.
Police announced that the Gazipur border has been closed for traffic coming from Ghaziabad to Delhi due to farmers protests which entered the 19th day. Moreover, people are advised to take an alternate route for coming to Delhi. Traffic Alert: Gazipur border is closed for traffic coming from Ghaziabad to Delhi due to farmers protests. People are advised to take an alternate route for coming to Delhi via Anand Vihar, DND, Chilla, Apsara and Bhopra borders, the Delhi Police wrote on Twitter.
Rakesh Tikait denies any rift among farmers ANI | Updated: Dec 14, 2020 12:09 IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union s (BKU) national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Monday said that there is no rift among farmers after the resignation of three leaders of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) faction. There is no rift among farmers. 3 leaders of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) faction resigned because they were upset with their President Bhanu Pratap Singh, as to why he compromised, Rakesh Tikait told ANI regarding 3 BKU (Bhanu Faction) leaders resignation.
National Spokesperson of the Indian Farmers Union (Bhanu) Mahendra Singh Chauroli, national spokesperson Satish Chaudhary and a woman farmer leader has resigned from their post.
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