According to the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Chandigarh centre, Ludhiana recorded the highest 103 mm rainfall on Wednesday between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, followed by 80 mm rainfall in the Balachaur area of Nawanshahr district, 64 mm in Ropar, 47 mm in Jalandhar, 40.5 mm in
Ferozepur, 33.5 mm in Gurdaspur, 21 mm in Patiala, and 18.5 mm
rainfall in Amritsar.
Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait rides a tractor on his way to join farmers protest against the new farm laws, at Fatehpur in Sikar district on Tuesday.
NEW DELHI: Farmers protesting against the three central farm laws decided on Tuesday to campaign against the BJP in the four states and one Union Territory going to elections from this month onwards. They have also announced a calendar of events to protest against the agri-marketing laws legislated by the BJP-led NDA government at the centre in September last year.
Here are the key developments of the day:
1. Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which is spearheading anti-farm law protests in Delhi, will send its leaders to poll-bound states to appeal to farmers there to defeat the BJP in assembly elections, leaders of the outfit said. The protesting farmers will also block the KMP (Western Peripheral) Expressway on March 6 as the anti-farm law protest at Delhi borders completes 100 days. The expressway will be blocked a