No untoward incident was reported in any part of the country during Saturday's protests though scores of people were detained in several states, including 50 at Shaheedi Park in the national capital which was brought under a thick security blanket in light of the violence during the farmers' tractor parade on January 26.
Chakka Jam blocks Maha highways, ends peacefully (Ld)
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Farmers leader Kishore Tiwari detained by police while leading Chakka Jaam.. Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai, Feb 6 : Thousands of peasants, workers, tribals, political and social activists, including many women, took to the roads and highways across Maharashtra as part of the nationwide Chakka Jaam , to demand scrapping of the three farm laws and express solidarity with the farmers protests in Delhi, here on Saturday.
Activists blocked prominent roads, state or national highways and other important thoroughfares in 34 of the state s 36 districts - including Mumbai and excluding Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg - squatted and halted traffic, waved banners and placards, shouted slogans and sang devotional or patriotic songs, amid tight police security, according to All India Kisan Sabha spokesperson P.S. Prasad.
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Farmers chakka jam protest affects Punjab, Haryana, Raj; Scattered demonstrations in other states Outlook February 06, 2021 20:57 IST Farmers chakka jam protest affects Punjab, Haryana, Raj; Scattered demonstrations in other states outlookindia.com 1970-01-01T05:30:00+0530
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New Delhi/Chandigarh, Feb 6 (PTI) Farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan blocked highways with tractor-trolleys and squatted on key roads on Saturday, while scattered protests were held in other states during a three-hour chakka jam called by agitating farmer unions which are demanding scrapping of the Centre’s new agri laws.
New Delhi/Chandigarh, February 6
Farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan blocked highways with tractor-trolleys and squatted on key roads on Saturday, while scattered protests were held in oth
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KOLHAPUR: Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) president Raju Shetti has warned of public unrest if the power supply to domestic consumers and farmers is snapped due to unpaid bills.
Shetti has released a video, in which he demanded waiver of power bills for connections with consumption of up to 300 units mostly domestic consumers during the three months of Covid-related lockdown since March 2020. “Since June, after our appeal, most domestic consumers in both rural and urban area have not paid the the power bills. We had also appealed to the farmers to not pay the power bills, as the bills issued are faulty and the rates have increased exorbitantly. We met all the stakeholders in the government and NCP chief Sharad Pawar,” he said