More peasants are pouring in at the protest site from neighbouring areas like Meerut, Ghaziabad and Muzaffarnagar.Kisan Andolan 2020 Live, Farmers Protest in Delhi Live Updates: Union Home Ministry has temporarily suspended the internet services in Singhu, Ghazipur, and Tikri and their adjoining areas from 11 pm of January 29 to 11 pm of Jan 31 to ‘maintain public safety and averting public emergency’. According to reports, internet services have also been suspended in 17 districts of Haryana. Earlier today, social activist Yogendra Yadav today urged people to support farmers who have been protesting at Delhi borders. He said that the sentiments are changing in favour of farmers as people have realised that farmers are protesting for a right cause. Meanwhile, a team of Delhi Police has reached Jalandhar in connection with January 26 violence and Red Fort flag incident case. Yesterday, after Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait’s video went viral and a scuffle broke out between locals and protesting farmers, the farmers’ protest is getting intensified again as more peasants are pouring in at the protest site from neighbouring areas like Meerut, Ghaziabad and Muzaffarnagar. Police had to fire tear gas and resorted to baton charge yesterday to break up a clash between farmers and a large group of men claiming to be local residents who hurled stones at each other at the Singhu border. According to Delhi Police, 44 people including a man who attacked SHO (Alipur), Pradeep Paliwal, with a sword have been arrested on charges of attempt to murder and obstructing a public servant.
On the other hand, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti) also re-launched its protest over the new farm laws, just a day after it had withdrawn its protest. BKU (Lok Shakti) chief Thakur Sheoraj Singh Bhati called on the supporters to reach Ghazipur border. A farmers’ mahapanchayat was also held in Muzaffarnagar to extend support to the protest which is ongoing at Delhi border. Thousands of farmers have been protesting at Delhi’s borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, demanding a rollback of the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
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According to reports, internet has been suspended in 17 districts of Haryana in wake of farmers' protest.
Delhi: Union Home Ministry has temporarily suspended internet services in Singhu, Ghazipur, and Tikri and their adjoining areas from 11 pm of Jan 29 to 11 pm of Jan 31, to 'maintain public safety and averting public emergency'.
Social activist Yogendra Yadav today urged people to come forward to support farmers protesting at Singhu Border, Tikri Border, Ghazipur and Shahjahanpur. He said that those who earlier opposed the movement are now coming out in support as they have realised that farmers are fighting for a right cuase.
Rashtriya Loktantrik Party chief Hanuman Beniwal says he is not participating in today's all-party meeting called to discuss agenda for the Budget Session, in support of farmers' protest.
Punjab: A Delhi Police team reached Jalandhar yesterday in connection with violence at Red Fort on Jan 26. DCP Investigation, Jalandhar says, "There was info that two youth from Tarn Taran who were part of the violence are in Jalandhar. They raided the area but the two weren't found"