Farmers continue to converge at Ghazipur; won t succumb to pressure, says Tikait Meanwhile in UP s Baghpat, a sarv khap mahapanchayat took place at the Tehsil ground with farmers pouring in from nearby districts as well in tractor-trollies Farmers arrive at Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border to protest against new farm laws, at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India on Saturday, 30 January. AP
New Delhi/Ghaziabad: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government was just a phone call away for talks with the farmers agitating against the farm laws, union leaders on Sunday said a respectful solution should be found but they will not agree to anything under pressure .
Journalist arrested from Singhu for ‘misbehaving’ with policemen
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Scribes reach police headquarters, demand Punia’s release
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A freelance journalist was arrested from the Singhu border on Sunday for allegedly misbehaving with policemen and trying to break barricades at the protest site, said officers.
Following the arrest, a group of journalists protested outside Delhi Police headquarters in New Delhi, demanding the immediate release of Mandeep Punia.
A case was registered against him at Alipur police station. He was sent to Tihar prison after being produced before a Magistrate, a senior officer said.
Farmers protest: Media bodies condemn arrest of journalists by Delhi police
Freelance journalist Mandeep Punia and Dharmender Singh were detained by Delhi Police last evening for allegedly misbehaving with personnel on duty.
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NEW DELHI: Media bodies on Sunday condemned the police action against two journalists who were picked up during the farmers protests at Delhi s Singhu border for allegedly misbehaving with police personnel.
They said that such crackdowns impinge on the media s right to report freely and interferes with its right to freedom of expression. Freelance journalist Mandeep Punia and Dharmender Singh (with Online News India) were detained by Delhi Police last evening for allegedly misbehaving with personnel on duty.
India News: NEW DELHI: Even as two more FIRs were filed in Delhi and Gurgaon on Friday against senior editors and journalists after UP and MP police registere.
Journalists Bodies Slam Sedition FIRs Against Editors, Reporters for Farmers Rally Coverage
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Farmers stand next to an overturned tractor at ITO during their Kisan Gantantra Parade to protest against Centres farm reform laws in New Delhi, January 26, 2021. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: Several media bodies on Friday strongly condemned the sedition FIRs against senior editors and journalists for their reporting on the farmers’ tractor rally and the ensuing violence in the capital on Republic Day, saying it was an attempt to “browbeat” and “intimidate” the media.