Live Updates: Farmers' Delhi March On Amid Bharat Bandh Call

2024-02-16 02:28:18

Farmers' Protest Live Updates: Farmers' Delhi March On Amid Bharat Bandh Call

Bharat Bandh today: Bharat Bandh call has been given to press the Centre to accept their demands

Farmers’ Protest Live Updates:

The leaders of protesting farmer unions and Centre held marathon talks last night with Union minister Arjun Munda terming the discussion as “positive”. Mr Munda along with Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Nityanand Rai represented the Centre at the around five-hour-long meeting over the farmer unions’ various demands, including a law guaranteeing a minimum support price (MSP) for crops.

The meeting came ahead of the “Bharat Bandh” (nationwide strike) called by the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), which is one of the farmer unions.

Hundreds of farmers have been camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana after they were stopped by security personnel during their march to Delhi earlier this week.

Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have given a “Delhi Chalo” call to press the Centre to accept their demands.

Here are the LIVE updates on the farmers’ protest:
 

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Farmers’ Protest Live Updates: Haryana’s Toll Plazas To Be Toll Free For 3 Hours

In view of the farmers’ protest, all the toll plazas in Haryana will remain toll free for three hours between 12 pm and 3 pm today.

Kisan Andolan Live: Traffic Diversions In Noida

The police have cautioned commuters going to Delhi and coming back from the national capital of traffic diversions in Noida.

In a traffic advisory, the police said intensive checking will be done by installing barriers on all the borders of Noida and Delhi by the police on both sides due to which there will be a pressure on vehicular movement and traffic would be diverted according to requirement.

“People going to Delhi please use Metro as much as possible to avoid traffic inconvenience. Arrival of all types of goods vehicles will be restricted on the route from Yamuna Expressway to Delhi via Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and from Sirsa to Surajpur via Pari Chowk. To avoid traffic inconvenience, drivers can use alternative routes to reach their destination,” the police said.

Bharat Bandh Today: Section 144 Imposed In Noida
Gautam Buddh Nagar Police has said that restrictions under CrPC Section 144, including a ban on unauthorised public assemblies, would be enforced across the district in view of Bharat Bandh called by farmers’ unions today.

According to the official order, unlawful assembly of five or more people, unauthorised processions or demonstrations, including political or religious, are prohibited.

The order also bars the use of private drones in a radius of one km of government establishments. It also prohibits people from carrying sticks, rods, tridents, swords, firearms and the likes in public places.

Farmers Protest Live: Farmers’ Body Calls For Bharat Bandh Over MSP, Other Issues

The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), which is one of the farmer unions, has called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ today over several issues including non-implementation of a law that guarantees MSP for crops.

Besides farmers’ groups, traders and transporters have also been asked to support the cause and observe a work strike today.

Farmers’ Protest Live Updates: Farmers Hold Talks With Centre
The leaders of protesting farmer unions and Centre held marathon talks last night. Union Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Arjun Munda, who was part of the meeting, termed the discussion as “positive” and said that another round of talks will be held on Sunday.

Mr Munda along with Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Nityanand Rai represented the Centre at the around five-hour-long meeting over the farmer unions’ various demands, including a law guaranteeing a minimum support price (MSP) for crops.



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