Top Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders to address massive public meeting at Azad Maidan
Thousands of farmers from across Maharashtra reached Mumbai on Sunday evening to participate in a joint sit-in at Azad Maidan on Monday against the Centre’s three new farm laws. The farmers from the Left-affiliated All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and other farm outfits had begun their 180-km march from Nashik district.
Police have stepped up security and personnel of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) have been deployed at Azad Maidan. Drones will also be used to keep an eye on the event, an official said.
On Sunday morning, a sea of red snaked out of Nashik district, with farmers on foot, on jeeps and vans steadily clogging roads, toll plazas and mountainous routes of Nashik’s Kasara Ghat.
Three Held in Shimla for Planning a Protest in Support of Farmers
Karandeep Sandhu, Harpreet Singh and Gurpreet Singh from Punjab s Mohali and Chandigarh were arrested.
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Shimla: Three men have been arrested for allegedly trying to hold without permission a protest in support of farmers at the Ridge Maidan here on Tuesday, police said.
Karandeep Sandhu, Harpreet Singh and Gurpreet Singh from Punjab’s Mohali and Chandigarh were arrested under Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) sections 107 (apprehension of breach of peace) and 151 (arrest to prevent cognisable offences) as they had no permission either from the home department or from the deputy commissioner to hold the protest, a police spokesperson said.
Put Labour Codes On Hold, Start Fresh Discussions: Trade Unions To Government
The ministry intends to finalise the rules under labour codes by this month-end for implementation of these laws. File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-20T16:37:21+05:30 Put Labour Codes On Hold, Start Fresh Discussions: Trade Unions To Government outlookindia.com 2021-01-20T18:20:31+05:30
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CITU opposes Indian Ports Bill
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‘It will deprive State govts. of their power over minor ports’
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‘It will deprive State govts. of their power over minor ports’
The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) said The Indian Ports Bill – 2020, proposed by the Centre will deprive the State governments of their power over minor ports.
Speaking to the media here on Sunday, CITU State president Ch. Narasinga Rao, city general secretary M. Jaggu Naidu and the national vice-president of the Water Transport Workers Federation V.S. Padmanabha Raju said the States would lose the revenue they are presently getting from the minor ports and the Centre would gain hegemony over them.