In a bid to alleviate the financial burden on the grieving family, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann declared a compensation amount of Rs 1 crore. This substantial aid aimed to provide some measure of relief and support during their time of loss.
Earlier in the day, Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda, who is among the three Union ministers engaging with the farmer leaders, called for further talks and appealed to the protesters to maintain peace.
Punjab farmers at Khanauri and Shambhu had resumed their agitation early in the morning after a two-day lull following the fourth round of talks on Sunday night with a panel of three Union ministers in an attempt to break the deadlock.
India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma along with his wife and India TV's Managing Director Ritu Dhawan offered prayers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on his birthday.
The farmers are also demanding the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission's recommendations, pension for farmers and farm labourers, farm debt waiver, no hike in electricity tariff among other demands.
On the fifth day of their 'Delhi Chalo' march -- called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha -- the farmers stayed put at the two border points of Punjab and Haryana as they press the Centre to accept their demands, including a legal guarantee of a MSP.
A Pakistani national was intercepted at the border near Punjab's Gurdaspur. This is the second person from across the border to be apprehended within a month.
Farmers Protest: The farmers from Punjab began their march to Delhi on February 13 but were stopped by security personnel at Shambhu and Khanauri points on Punjab's border with Haryana. The protesters have stayed put at the two border points since then.
Traffic movement at the Ghazipur border remained impacted by barricades on the highway, but passage from both sides remains open. Meanwhile, several farmers' unions, including the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), have called for a Gramin Bharat Bandh or nationwide strike on Friday.
Farmers have once again launched a protest and are camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points seeking to march towards Delhi to press the Centre to accept their demands.
The circulation of a photo allegedly depicting modified tractors falsely linked to the 'Delhi Chalo' farmers' protest is causing misinformation on social media. The misleading narrative suggests the tractors are intended to breach police barricades for the protest's entry into Delhi.
Farmers protest update: Strict security measures are enforced at Singhu, Tikri, and Ghazipur borders, with personnel instructed to prevent any farmer or vehicle from breaching Delhi's jurisdiction.
The impact of the blast was so severe that it caused extensive damage to the walls of the area where migrant labourers' families resided. The conditions of the children are said to be critical.
If the I.N.D.I.A alliance comes to power, it will provide legal guarantees to MSP to farmers, said Rahul Gandhi, who is currently busy with his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra'. He also hinted at incorporating recommendations from the Swaminathan Committee into their election manifesto.
Haryana security personnel had deployed a drone on Tuesday to drop tear gas shells to disperse farmers who were trying to break barricades in an attempt to march towards Delhi to press the Centre for various demands.
Amid farmers' march towards Delhi, Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda said that a law guaranteeing MSP cannot be brought in a hurry without consulting all stakeholders.
Farmers are demanding to enact a law guaranteeing a minimum support price (MSP) for all crops, as recommended by the Swaminathan Commission report.
AAP MP's statement has come two days after party convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that it will also fight and win all seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital in the upcoming elections.
Delhi: As preparations continue for the farmers' protest and subsequent security measures, authorities stress the importance of public cooperation and adherence to traffic guidelines to ensure smooth traffic flow and safety for all commuters.
As per the BSF, the troops, with a quick reflex, following the protocol, promptly tracked the movement of the drone. The alertness and swift action of BSF troops on duty led to the successful recovery of yet another drone launched from across the border.
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