Farmers Protest Highlights: Ready to discuss MSP, says Centre, as agitation builds steamDuring the farmers' 'Dilli Chalo' march, drones were used to fire tear gas at the protestors near Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border. Farmers removed cement barricades with tractors on the border and several of them got detained. Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee General Secretary, Sarwan Singh Pandher said that the Modi government is 'torturing' farmers and it seems like Punjab and Haryana are 'not a part of India anymore', he also said that the protest will continue until the government fulfills their demands. That's all for today. We will be back tomorrow with more updates from the protest as it unfolds. Thank you for following DH!
Police have beefed up security in the wake of the protest call by farmers across the country, who will be marching to the national capital.
114 companies of paramilitary force, state police deployed in Haryana
A total of 114 companies of paramilitary forces and Haryana Police have been deployed in the state in view of the farmers' proposed 'Dilli Chalo' march on Tuesday, officials said.
2 Haryana stadiums converted to makeshift jails ahead of farmers' 'Dilli Chalo' protest march: Report
The government plans on detaining the farmers who try to go ahead into the national capital. The authorities in Delhi have also tightened security by imposing Section 144 for a month and closing borders. Road spikes, barbed wires and thousands of police personnel have been deployed.
Multi-layered barricading in place at Singhu Border ahead of the scheduled 'Delhi Chalo' march by the protesting farmers, in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024.
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Supreme Court Bar Association president Adish Aggarwala writes to the CJI to take suo motu action against the farmers
He also requests CJI to issue directions to courts to not pass any adverse order due to the non-presence of lawyers before the courts.
It seems that Punjab and Haryana are not a part of India anymore: Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee General Secretary
Sarwan Singh Pandher said, "We tried our best during the meeting yesterday to resolve the issue and avoid a clash with the (central) government. We attended the meeting for five hours. They are sending police and using water cannons in each and every village of Haryana. They are torturing farmers in Haryana. It seems that Punjab and Haryana have been turned into international borders."
Traffic snarl witnessed due to heavy security
Traffic witnessed at Singhu border
Farmers have started marching towards Shambu border
Farmers prepare food in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib as they march towards Delhi
Barbed wires being fixed using concrete mix at Singhu border
Farmers have lined up their tractors to start march
Delhi Government rejects the central government's proposal to convert Bawana Stadium into a jail
Delhi Government Home Minister Kailash Gehlot said, "The demands of the farmers are genuine. It is the constitutional right of every citizen to make a peaceful protest. It is therefore incorrect to arrest the farmers..."
Surveillance being conducted using drones: DCP (Shahdara) Surendra Chaudhary
"The Apsara border is the main border in the Shahdara district. Barricades have been put up and adequate personnel have been deployed", he said.
Govt of India bound to The farmers, protect the interests of the farmers: Union Minister Arjun Munda
"There will be a need for consultation. We need to discuss this with the states... We need to prepare a forum for discussions and find a solution. The Govt of India is bound to The farmers protect the interests of the farmers...inconvenience should not be caused to the public. The farmers' union need to understand this", he said.
Farmers in large numbers at Punjab-Haryana Shambu border
Punjab Police allows protesting farmers to cross Rajpura bypass to head towards Haryana's Ambala
Haryana police fire tear gas to disperse protesting farmers at Shambhu border
Several farmers detained at Shambhu border
Drone is an effective tool for security monitoring, we will use it: DCP Dwarka Ankit Singh
On Delhi Police security deployment at the Jharoda border with Haryana, he said, "Secc 144 CrPC is imposed in the city, tractor trolleys are not allowed in the city. Social media monitoring has also been done. Drone is an effective tool for security monitoring, we will use it."
Samyukt Kisan Morcha, Jagjit Singh Dallewal addresses farmers, asks them to stock up on ration
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait hails support of farmers from across the nation
"This march has been called by (farmers') union but farmers from across the nation are with them in case of any injustice. They are coming to put their stance and the government should listen to them", he said.
Barricades at Kurukshetra
Tear gas drones at the Haryana-Punjab Shambhu border
Farmers are satisfied but agitators are agitating: Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal
"...The work done by this (BJP) govt for the farmers was not done previously by any govt...We are with the farmers...I feel there is politics behind this...The govt wants the farmers to become economically stronger...All issues are solved by dialogue...The farmers are satisfied but agitators are agitating. The common farmer is saying that there is no govt better than this", he said.
Farmers remove cement barricades with tractors at Shambhu border
Red Fort closed for visitors, says senior ASI official as security beefed up in view of farmers protest
Tiruchirapalli farmers hold protest in support of farmers' 'Dilli Chalo' march
Screengrab from the protest.
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Condemn BJP’s brutal assault on our farmers: Mamata Banerjee on tear gas shelling on farmers
Farmers disperse and enter farmland at Shambhu on the Punjab-Haryana border
Protestors detained at Shambu border
Stones being pelted at police by protesters, tear gas shells used to control situation: Haryana Police spokesperson
Around 10,000 people are here, Protest will continue until the government agrees to our demands: Sarwan Singh Pandher
Farmers protest: What are Annadatas' demands?
Among other things, farmers have been demanding an MSP guarantee, Swaminathan Commission debt waivers, land acquisition compensation, WTO withdrawal, justice for Lakhimpur Kheri, pensions, scrapping Electricity Amendment Bill, compensation for agitation deaths, 200 days of MGNREGA employment, National Commission for Spices, and indigenous rights protection.
As we get the latest updates from the protest for you, Read more about the demands of farmers.
: A farmer at Shambhu border (Punjab-Haryana) for the farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march, near Ambala, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.
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Protesting farmers throw police barricade down from the flyover at Shambhu on the Punjab-Haryana border as they march towards Delhi to press for their demands
Farmers vs Haryana police: Chaos at Shambhu border, farmers break barricades, several detained
Farmers try to remove a concrete barricade installed near Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border during their 'Dilli Chalo' march, near Patiala
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Police use water cannons to disperse the protesting farmers at the Haryana-Punjab Shambhu border.
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Visuals from Punjab-Haryana Shambhu Border where farmers have been stopped by police
Protesting farmers forcibly remove the cement barricade in Haryana's Kurukshetra
Haryana AAP President Dr Sushil Gupta on the ongoing farmers' protest
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on farmers' 'Dilli Chalo' march
Congress has decided to give legal guarantee of MSP to every farmer on crops as per Swaminathan Commission: Rahul Gandhi posts on X
BJP Government announced Bharat Ratna for MS Swaminathan...But they are not ready to implement something which MS Swaminathan said: Rahul Gandhi
'Politically motivated, bid to create nuisance': SCBA urges CJI to take action against 'erring' farmers
The letter penned by SCBA president Adish C Aggarwala said it was suspected that the protest, coming a few months before the general elections, was 'politically motivated'.
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The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Tuesday requested Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud to take action against "erring farmers" for trying to enter Delhi forcibly in a bid to create "nuisance" and "disturb" the daily life of citizens.
Farmers from Punjab commenced their 'Delhi Chalo' march to press their demands, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) for their crops, after a meeting between their representatives and two Union ministers, remained deadlocked.
Ready to discuss MSP, says Centre, as agitation builds steam
Law on Minimum Support Price (MSP) cannot be brought in a hurry; need wider consultations with stakeholders, says Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda.
Govt has accepted most of farmers' demands; ready to discuss demand related to MSP guarantee, added Munda.
Delhi Police issues traffic advisory owing to the ongoing farmers' protest
Police deployment increased at Bahadurgarh Bypass, concrete barricading being done to stop the protesting farmers.
"Adequate security arrangements have been made to avoid any untoward incident," says Special CP Ajay Chaudhary after reviewing security preparations at Delhi's Ghazipur Border.
Visuals from Tikri Border in Delhi where concrete barricades have been installed to stop the protesting farmers.
Shiromani Akali Dal leader Daljit Singh Cheema on 'Dilli Chalo' march
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on farmers' protest
Tikri border shut after protesting farmers' clash with police at Shambhu border
After the farmers on their way to Delhi clashed with the police at the Shambhu (Haryana-Punjab) border, the Delhi Police sealed the Tikri border on Tuesday.
The border was shut by blocking the movement on both carriageways with five feet long cement blocks along with multi-layer of barricades.The Delhi Police also closed all the entry and exit points of the nearby streets and villages connecting the highway near Tikri Metro Station.
However, the metro services on the green line is still working for commuting purpose.Special Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, Madhup Tiwari, visited the Tikri border to check the arrangements.
Due to the ongoing farmer protests, fifty per cent less Diesel and twenty per cent less Gas were able to be dispatched to Punjab: Government sources (ANI)
"Demands concern all farmers, we are in their support": Rakesh Tikait on 'Dilli Chalo' protest
Rapid Action Force personnel injured during farmers' protest, brought to Civil Hospital, in Ambala
DPCC president Arvinder Singh Lovely on farmers' protest
Regarding MSP, we have to see what kind of law they (farmers) are seeking, and what will be the pros and cons: Arjun Munda
Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora arrives at Tikri Border to inspect security arrangements
Latest visuals of farmers' protest from Haryana-Punjab Shambhu border
Drone visuals show the security arrangements at Tikri Border, in view of the farmers' protest.
Rajasthan Cabinet Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore on farmers' 'Dilli Chalo' march
MSP law cannot be hurried...: Centre urges protesting farmers to come forward for 'mature' discussion
Farmers gather at Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border during their 'Dilli Chalo' march, near Patiala, Tuesday, Feb 13, 2024.
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Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda on Tuesday said a law guaranteeing Minimum Support Price (MSP) on crops cannot be brought in a hurry without consulting all stakeholders and urged the protesting farmer groups to have a structured discussion with the government on the issue.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on the ongoing farmers’ protest
Visuals from Singhu Border in Delhi where senior police officials take stock of the situation and security arrangements
Delhi: Heavy traffic snarl at Ghazipur border in view of the farmers' protest
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's statement that Congress will give a legal guarantee of MSP to farmers
SKM (Non-Political) leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal addresses media on the ongoing farmers' protest
It's shameful how Modi govt 'attacked' farmers: Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on police action on 'Dilli Chalo' agitation
Heavy traffic snarl seen on Delhi-Noida-Delhi (DND) flyway, as vehicles commute from Delhi to Noida amid heavily guarded Delhi borders in view of farmers' protest
Sarwan Singh Pandher, general secretary, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Punjab, addreses media on the farmers' 'Dilli Chalo' protest march
This is a dark day in Indian history: Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee General Secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher
Jhajjar SP Arpit Jain visited Tikri Border earlier today to take stock of security preparations in view of farmers' 'Dilli Chalo' protest march
Delhi Police Special CP (Law and Order) Ravindra Singh Yadav visited Delhi's Singhu border earlier today
Farmers' Delhi march: HC issues notices to Haryana, Punjab, Centre on two petitions
Heavy traffic snarl seen near Singhu border in Delhi amid strict security measures in view of farmers' protest