Congress MP Partap Singh Bajwa on farmers agitation against new farm laws
News | February 03, 2021 12:20 ISTIn an Exclusive Interaction with India TV Congress MP Partap Singh Bajwa discussed about on going farmers agitation against new farm laws.
In an Exclusive Interaction with India TV Congress MP Partap Singh Bajwa discussed about on going farmers agitation against new farm laws.
Security was on Monday, 1 February, beefed up at the three borders of Delhi- Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri -- and barricades, boulders, and barbed wires have come up as additional forces made their way there as the farmers continue their agitation against the Centre’s three contentious new farm laws.
On Monday, the Delhi side of the Singhu border saw a sparse crowd of protesters while the Haryana side was dominated by vociferous speeches denouncing the new farm laws and clarion calls to infuse a new sense of solidarity in the agitation after the Republic Day incidentOn Monday, the Delhi side of the Singhu border saw a sparse crowd of protesters while the Haryana side was dominated by vociferous speeches denouncing the new farm laws and clarion calls to infuse a new sense of solidarity in the agitation after the Republic Day incident.
Farmer unions Monday announced a countrywide 'chakka jam' on February 6 when they would block national and state highways for three hours in protest against the internet ban in areas near their agitation sites, harassment allegedly meted out to them by authorities, and other issues. Union leaders told a press conference at the Singhu Border here that they will block the roads between 12 pm to 3 pm on February 6.
On Monday, the Delhi side of the Singhu border saw a sparse crowd of protesters while the Haryana side was dominated by vociferous speeches denouncing the new farm laws and clarion calls to infuse a new sense of solidarity in the agitation after the Republic Day incident.
Thousands of protesting farmers had clashed with the police during the tractor rally in Delhi called by farmer unions on January 26 to highlight their demand for the repeal of the Centre's three farm laws.
Security deployment continued at Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana Border) on January 31, in wake of on-going farmers' protest. Farmers' protesting against three agriculture laws entered 67th day today. Security has been tightened across the borders of national capital after violence broke out during farmers' tractor rally on Jan 26 (Republic Day).
To 'maintain public safety and averting public emergency', the Union Home Ministry has temporarily suspended internet services at the three borders and their adjoining areas from 11 pm of January 29 to 11 pm of January 31.
Gangster-turned-social activist Lakhbir Singh alias Lakha Sidhana, named as one of the main accused in the violence in Delhi during the farmers' rally on Republic Day, belongs to a village in Punjab's Bathinda district and dreamed of making big in politics through the farmers' agitation.
Raising concerns over the three new farm laws, NCP President Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the legislation will adversely affect the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and weaken the mandi system.
Earlier on Friday, the Haryana government had ordered the suspension of mobile internet services in 14 more districts of the state till 5 pm of January 30 to prevent any disturbance of peace and public order, in the wake of the farmers' agitation against the three agriculture laws.
The farmer leaders have asserted that the number of agitators at all the prominent protest venues - Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri - is swelling after the police allegedly tried to remove farmer leader Rakesh Tikait from the Ghazipur border on Thursday night.
Thousands of protesting farmers had clashed with the police during the tractor rally called by farmer unions on January 26 to highlight their demand for the repeal of the Centre's three farm laws.
In the view of ongoing farmers' protest at the Delhi borders, Additional security has been deployed at several locations of protest site.
As farmers protest at the Singhu border continues even after Republic Day chaos in the national capital, the Delhi Police has deployed a JCB machine to dig a road at Singhu border that connects Delhi to Haryana.
Most of the farmers protesting at Singhu border were part of the tractor rally on Tuesday. Over 400 policemen and several farmers were injured in the violence as protesters deviated from designated route and entered inner parts of Delhi.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made near the Red Fort where a group of protestors climbed to the ramparts of the fort and unfurled flags yesterday.
Known to be close to Gurdaspur MP and Bollywood actor Sunny Deol, Sidhu was the election in-charge for the BJP leader during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. In December last year, Deol had distanced himself from Sidhu. Even the farmers' unions had banned Sidhu last year.
Congress MP from Ludhiana Ravneet Singh Bittu was allegedly heckled by protesting farmers at Singhu border in Delhi.
Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee's SS Pandher on upcoming 11th round of Centre-farmers talks, scheduled to be held today (January 22), said they will discuss MSP and repeal of the three farm laws.
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