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This Article is From Nov 28, 2020

Farmers Protest Live Updates: AAP Government Welcomes Farmers, Makes Arrangements At Delhi Protest Site

Farmers Protest in Delhi Today LIVE Updates: Delhi police allowed the protesting farmers to enter daily after hours of lathi-charge and tear gas at the Haryana-Delhi border.

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Updated : November 28, 2020 4:54 am IST

Farmers Protest in Delhi: The farmers have been up in arms against the new farm laws

New Delhi:

The Delhi government welcomed the protesting farmers as their "guests" on Friday and made elaborate arrangements for their food, drinking water and shelter.

Earlier in the day, Delhi police allowed the protesting farmers to enter daily after hours of lathi-charge and tear gas at the Haryana-Delhi border. They were allowed in to hold a peaceful protest at a north Delhi ground against the central farm laws.

Some representatives of the farmers also inspected the Nirankari Samagam Ground in Burari along with police officers.

The farmers clashed with the police for two days and continued their march towards Delhi for a massive protest against new farm laws. Groups of farmers, walking with tractors carrying stocks of food and essential supplies, were trying to enter Delhi from multiple points, defying barricades, many wrapped in barbed wire. To stop their progress, the Haryana police had dug trenches at various crossing points. This morning, farmers tear-gassed at the Haryana-Delhi border were seen arguing with the police who tried to push them back.

Modified tractors, carrying rations, woollens, essential items and people, passed through Haryana on Thursday evening as thousands of Punjab farmers protesting against the government's new farm laws, slowly moved closer to Delhi. Undeterred by police barricades, tear gas and water cannons, the farmers have been continuing the march since Thursday morning.

Here are the Live Updates of the farmers' protest:

Nov 28, 2020 04:54 (IST)
Protesting farmers retire for the night at Singhu border, set up langar

Farmers from Punjab who were part of the ''Delhi Chalo'' movement retired for the night at the Singhu (Delhi-Haryana) border on Friday, after a gruelling day of confrontation with the police.

The farmers were met with tear gas shells from police forces at the border earlier in the day, as they made their way to Delhi as part of their protest march against the Centre's recently passed farm laws.

According to the farmers, the group carried enough rations for four to six months and were seen cooking rotis and sabzis for a langar at the border, ANI reported. 

Nov 28, 2020 01:00 (IST)
Left parties condemn police action on protesting farmers; ask Centre to roll back laws

The Left parties on Friday stood in solidarity with the farmers who converged in Delhi to protest the Centre's new farm laws and condemned the use of force against the prtestors.

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said the grit and determination of the Indian farmers cannot be broken by the use of force, PTI reported. 
Nov 28, 2020 00:24 (IST)
Punjab farmers to hold meeting on Saturday for next course of action

Farmer leaders from Punjab on Friday said they would hold a meeting on Saturday to decide the next course of action even as they were in favour of going to Burari to hold an agitation over Centre's farm bills.

"Several farmer leaders are still on their way to Delhi. We will hold a meeting tomorrow and then take our next decision," said Bharatiya Kisan Union (Dakanuda) president Buta Singh Burjgill over the phone.

Another farmer leader, Krantikari Kisan union president Darshan Pal, said they were in the favour of going to Burari as they had given a call for ''Delhi Chalo'' march, PTI reported.
Nov 27, 2020 23:55 (IST)
Farmers Protest - Will make all necessary arrangements: AAP welcomes farmers to Delhi
Welcoming the protesting farmers, who were allowed to enter Delhi through the Tikri border to hold demonstrations on Nirankari Samagam Ground in the Burari area against the new farm laws, the Aam Adami Party on Friday said that it will make all the necessary arrangements for them.

"The Aam Aadmi Party welcomes the farmers to Delhi. We will take full care of the farmers and make all the necessary arrangements for them. We stand with the farmers in this battle. Jai Kisan," the party tweeted from its official handle.

Prior to that, the party also disclosed the capital territory government's decision to reject Delhi Police's application seeking permission to convert stadiums into temporary jails for the protesting farmers and asked the central government to accept their demands.

Meanwhile, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has closed several stations in the national capital as a precautionary measure.
Nov 27, 2020 22:52 (IST)
Farmers' protest: National highway at Singhu border turns into mega kitchen
A stretch of the national highway at Singhu border turned into a mega kitchen on Friday evening as exhausted farmers camped on the road along with their tractors and cooked dinner following a long day of protest.

Even as police permitted them entry into the national capital, the farmers refused to move to Nirankari ground at Burari where they were asked to continue their agitation against Centre's farm laws.

Some of the protesting farmers claimed that they were waiting for others who were stuck in Haryana.

The tractors driven by farmers were loaded with ration and other food items. In the evening, the highway was lit by the warm glow of gas stoves on which they cooked different dishes, like parathas, daal and rajma-rice.
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Nov 27, 2020 22:14 (IST)
Farmers Protest - "Nobody Will Be Stopped", Says Haryana Police After Delhi Lets Farmers In
The Haryana Police has removed barricades from near the state's border with Punjab in Ambala and Kurukshetra districts after the Delhi Police allowed farmers to be escorted to a large ground near the capital's outskirts where they have been permitted to protest peacefully.

"Nobody will be stopped, commuters can travel with ease," senior Ambala police officer Rajesh Kalia said.

The police removed barricades near Ambala's Shambhu border - the site of fiercest action by Haryana Police since Friday morning with tear gas shells and water cannons. However, farmers marched on unfazed.
Nov 27, 2020 21:44 (IST)
Farmers Protest - Will make all necessary arrangements: AAP welcomes farmers to Delhi
Welcoming the protesting farmers, who were allowed to enter Delhi through the Tikri border to hold demonstrations on Nirankari Samagam Ground in the Burari area against the new farm laws, the Aam Adami Party on Friday said that it will make all the necessary arrangements for them.

"The Aam Aadmi Party welcomes the farmers to Delhi. We will take full care of the farmers and make all the necessary arrangements for them. We stand with the farmers in this battle. Jai Kisan," the party tweeted from its official handle.

Prior to that, the party also disclosed the capital territory government's decision to reject Delhi Police's application seeking permission to convert stadiums into temporary jails for the protesting farmers and asked the central government to accept their demands.
Nov 27, 2020 21:26 (IST)
Farmer Protest Hero Who Turned Off Water Cannon Charged With Attempt To Murder
A young man from Haryana's Ambala who was seen scaling a police water cannon to turn it off in one of the most iconic moments of the protest march of farmers towards Delhi so far has been charged with attempt to murder." itemprop="description
Nov 27, 2020 21:00 (IST)
Farmers protest: Use of tear gas aggravated misery of farmers already in tears over farm laws: Bhupinder Singh Hooda
 Congress leader and former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday condemned the use of force against the farmers by Haryana police and said that tear gas and water cannon "aggravated the misery of farmers" who are already in tears against the three recently-enacted farm laws.

"Farmers were marching peacefully. They are already in tears and tear gas was fired on them. Water cannons are dangerous in this weather, yet they were used. There is only one solution and that is to talk with the farmers and sort out their issues. Their demands are valid and we are also supporting them," Mr Hooda told ANI.

Mr Hooda also requested people of Haryana help the farmers coming towards Delhi by providing them food, shelter, and any kind of medical help.

Nov 27, 2020 20:25 (IST)
Farmers' Protest: The New Epicentre Of Farmer Protests After Dramatic Clashes In Haryana
Thousands of farmers, after facing teargas, water cannons and heavy police action over the past three days, started gathering at a ground near the outskirts of Delhi today for a massive protest against new farm laws.

Action shifted to the "Nirankari Ground" in Burari in north Delhi, where farmers headed after several hours of confrontation with the police at different points on the capital's border with Haryana.

In the afternoon, Delhi Police said the farmers would be escorted to a designated site for their protest.
Nov 27, 2020 20:09 (IST)
"Delhi Chalo" call: Farmers stage sit-ins, block roads in some UP districts
Amid the Punjab and Haryana farmers' "Delhi Chalo" call in protest against the three Central farm laws, their Uttar Pradesh counterparts on Friday staged sit-ins and demonstrations at many places in the state, including Lucknow.

Other places hit by farmers' stir included Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Baghpat and Gautam Budh Nagar in western UP, besides Jhansi and Jalaun in its Bundelkhand region, where the peasants' gathering on various roads resulted in considerable blockades and traffic disruptions.

The key roads affected by the stir included Delhi-Dehradun National Highway and Jhansi-Mirzapur highway.

In Lucknow, Harnam Singh Verma, the vice president of UP unit of Bharatiya Kisan Union, led a protest in Naubasta Kala under Chinhat police station area on Friday morning.
Verma said 77 farmers were arrested during the protest.
Nov 27, 2020 19:35 (IST)
Farmers Protest - New Farm bills are dangerous for agriculture: Farmers speak to NDTV

Nov 27, 2020 18:59 (IST)
Farmers Protest: By using teargas, water cannons on farmers, BJP has shown its anti-people character, says Akhilesh Yadav
Farmers are agitated at the anti-agricultural policies of the BJP government, but instead of adopting a positive attitude towards their demands, it was using teargas shells, water cannons and batons on them, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Friday.

The remark comes as farmers, mainly from Punjab and Haryana, head towards the national capital as part of their ''Delhi Chalo'' march to protest the Centre's new agri-marketing laws. As thousands of protesters gathered at various entry points into the city, police used teargas shells, water cannons and multi-layer barriers to block them.

"The farmers are agitated due to anti-agriculture policies of the BJP government at the Centre. Instead of adopting a positive attitude towards their demands, it''s inhuman that the BJP government is firing teargas shells, throwing cold water and lathi-charging them. This act is highly condemnable," Mr Yadav, a former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, said in a statement.
Nov 27, 2020 18:41 (IST)
Farmers Protest: Agriculture Minister appeals to farmers to end protest, offers talks on Dec 3
"The government has always been ready to discuss issues with farmers. We have invited farmers' organizations for another round of talks on 3rd December. I appeal to them to leave agitation in view of COVID-19 and winter," said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
Nov 27, 2020 18:17 (IST)
Keep farm laws in ''abeyance'' to facilitate discussion: Senior Congress leader to government
Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Friday described as "deplorable" the use of teargas and water cannons by police on farmers protesting against the new farm laws and urged the government to keep the legislations in abeyance so that discussions can be held over them.

The former Union minister's attack on the government came as thousands of farmers, carrying flags and shouting slogans, gathered at various entry points into the national capital in a determined bid to push their way through as part of their ''Delhi Chalo'' march against the new farm laws while police blocked them with barricades, teargas shells and batons.

Later, the farmers were allowed to enter the national capital and hold peaceful agitation, the Delhi Police said.

In a statement, Mr Moily said the "atrocities" committed on the farmers by the Centre through the BJP's Haryana government "by letting loose" the police force by way of teargas, water cannons and excesses is "quite deplorable".
Nov 27, 2020 18:06 (IST)
Shashi Tharoor on farmers' protest

Nov 27, 2020 17:58 (IST)
Farmers Protest: Hundreds of farmers from western UP headed to Delhi
Hundreds of western Uttar Pradesh farmers on Friday headed to the national capital in response to a "Delhi Chalo" call to protest against the three central farm laws.

On a Bharatiya Kisan Union call to join the protest in Delhi, the farmers belonging to Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Gautam Buddh Nagar and other western UP districts reached the Eastern Peripheral Expressway in Greater Noida on Friday afternoon, when they were stopped by the police.

Shortly later, they left the Peripheral Expressway as the announcement came that the protestors have been allowed to march to Delhi.

"We have started our onward march. But our route to Delhi is yet to be decided by our union leaders. We may take the UP Gate route (via Ghaziabad) or the Kalindi Kunj route (via Noida)," BKU's UP unit spokesperson Pawan Khatana told PTI.

The BKU has lent its support to the "Dilli Chalo" call of Punjab and Haryana farmers protesting against the new farm laws, he said.
Nov 27, 2020 17:45 (IST)
Farmers' Protest Live: We support, stans with farmers; ''dark'' farm laws must be withdrawn, says AAP MLAs
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators on Friday extended their support to farmers protesting against the Centre's farm laws and said these "dark laws" must be withdrawn.

They also said that the farmers, mainly from Punjab, reached Delhi after "much struggle", facing teargas shells, water canons and lathicharge by police at various border points along their way to the national capital.

The farmers, who tried to enter the city as part of their ''Delhi Chalo'' march, clashed with police at the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border earlier in the day, prompting the force to use teargas to disperse them.

It was later that the farmers were allowed by authorities to enter Delhi and hold peaceful protests at the Nirankari ground in Burari.

On Thursday, farmers faced water canons and broke police barriers at Punjab''s border with Haryana to push towards the national capital.
Nov 27, 2020 17:27 (IST)

Nov 27, 2020 17:03 (IST)
Farmers' Protest: Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda appeals to people to extend all possible help to farmers
Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday appealed to the people of the state to extend all possible help like food and accommodation to farmers marching towards the national capital as part of a ''Delhi Chalo'' march against the Centre's new farm laws.

Carrying flags and shouting slogans, thousands of farmers have gathered at various entry points into the national capital in a determined bid to push their way through while police blocked them with barricades, teargas shells and batons.

"All arrangements for accommodation and food should be made. All possible help should also be extended to the farmers who may need medical help or treatment," Mr Hooda, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the state, said in a statement.



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