Haryana farmers protest at Delhi-Chandigarh highway, police use water cannons to disperse protesters
As per the protesters, they had given the government time till Monday, but their demand was taken into account.
As per the protesters, they had given the government time till Monday, but their demand was taken into account.
No one, however affluent he might be, will be allowed to take the environmental norms for granted. Whoever flouts the stipulated norms framed by the state government will be dealt with sternly, said the Punjab chief minister.
The farmers’ joint action committee (JAC) observed the bandh at the Kamareddy district on Friday which saw shops and commercial establishments closed, roads empty and preventive arrest of several leaders of BJP and Congress who have extended support to the farmers.
Protestors tried to lay a siege to the collectorate demanding the withdrawal of the master plan following the death of a farmer called Ramulu who hanged himself after he found his land to be part of the master plan.
At the Singhu border, Delhi Police has increased the security forces, and each person and every vehicle is being checked thoroughly.
The Cabinet meeting chaired by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal decided that the Delhi government' lawyers will be the public prosecutors in court matters related to the farmers' agitation.
Chaudhari had moved the court seeking pre-arrest bail in the matter, in which another climate activist Disha Ravi is an accused. She was granted regular bail last month.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a farmers'' "mahapanchayat" at Garhi Sampla here, the peasant leaders said like many other states, they will tour West Bengal too shortly.
With this move, it is highly likely that the fortnight-long deadlock between Twitter and the Indian government will finally come to an end.
The Hindi poem "Kyun" tries to explore the reasons behind why farmers have left the fields and taken to the streets, and why the protesters are being tagged as rioters.
