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Meanwhile, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of 40 farmers unions, has called for a peaceful protest, expecting to get support for the program from across the country. Appeal to everyone for a peaceful protest in nationwide Rail Roko program on February 18 from 12 noon to 4 pm, it said.
Here are the key updates of the protests today
SKM s statement: Demanding that the government resolve the farmers issues immediately, SKM said: It is clear that instead of resolving the ongoing struggle s demands, BJP is trying its best to counter and destroy it. SKM condemns this attitude of the ruling party and demands that the government resolve the farmers issues immediately without any further delay. SKM vows that it will intensify the struggle and mobilise more farmers in its support.
Mahatma Gandhi s granddaughter extends support to protesting farmers
Tara Gandhi BhattacharjeePremium
The 84-year-old, who is also the chairperson of the National Gandhi Museum, exhorted farmers to remain peaceful in their protest
We have not come here as part of any political programme. We have come here today for the farmers, she said
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Mahatma Gandhi s granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee on Saturday
extended her support to the farmers protesting against the three contentious agri laws on the borders of Delhi.
Visiting the farmers on the Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, Bhattacharjee said: There is so much truth in your reason that it speaks for itself. I am with truth and will always stand by it.
Farmers protest: Peaceful satyagraha of annadatas in national interest, says Rahul Gandhi
The peaceful satyagraha of annadatas is in national interest these three laws are not just harmful for farmers-labourers, but also for the people and the country. Full support, Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi
PTI | February 6, 2021 | Updated 13:04 IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
Ahead of the nationwide chakka jam called by the farmer unions protesting the Centre s new agri laws, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the peaceful satyagraha of the annadatas is in national interest as the farm laws are harmful for the country.
Farmer unions had on Monday announced a countrywide chakka jam on February 6 during which they would block national and state highways between 12 noon and 3 pm to protest the internet ban in areas near their agitation sites, harassment allegedly meted out to them by authorities, and other issues.
Farmers Protest Highlights: 44 arrested for violence at Singhu border, says Delhi Police Jan 29, 2021 / 11:11 PM IST
Farmers Protest LIVE Updates: The Delhi Chalo farmers agitation has entered the 65th day. Delhi s border points at Tikri and Singhu remain under heavy police deployment in the aftermath of the violence that broke out during a tractor parade by farmers in the national capital on Republic Day.
Farmers Protest LIVE Updates: The Delhi Chalo farmers protest at border points of New Delhi has entered the 65th day today. Thousands of farmers, especially from Punjab and Haryana, are staging a sit-in protest along Delhi borders. The protest started on November 26. The farmers are demanding a complete rollback of the new farm reform laws and a guarantee on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system being retained. Multiple rounds of talks between the Centre and the farmers’ union leaders have ended in a stalemate. Protesting farmers fear that the new laws will dis
Farmers Protest: Crowd Swells At UP Gate, Heavy Police Force Removed
Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and the Rapid Action Force (RAF), left the protest site in the dead of the night after official instructions. Suresh K Pandey Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-29T10:18:00+05:30 Farmers Protest: Crowd Swells At UP Gate, Heavy Police Force Removed outlookindia.com 2021-01-29T10:36:17+05:30
Hundreds of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) members, led by leader Rakesh Tiktait on Friday stayed put on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway as the crowd swelled there overnight, despite the Ghaziabad administration s ultimatum to vacate the protest site at UP gate.
Farmers continued their stir through the sit-in protests against the new Agri laws even after deployment of the heavy police force