As more farmers joined the protest at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border on Sunday, the traffic congestion continues near Akshardham a day after. The Delhi Traffic Police took to Twitter to inform: "Traffic will remain affected on Road no. 56 from ISBT Anand Vihar to Ghazipur due to closing of the border."
reached a key protest site on the Delhi-Meerut highway in Ghazipur. Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal, regional leaders of Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), Samajwadi Party (SP) also reached Ghazipur and met with Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) office-bearers, extending their support in the fight for their demand for rollback of the new laws.
Security measures were strengthened with multi-layer barricading that included iron and concrete structures, while barbed wires also came up on both sides of the highway stretch that has become the BKU's camping site since November 28 last year in a major farmers' stir over three new farm laws of the Centre.
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1:15 pm: The Ministry of Home Affairs has extended temporary suspension of internet till 11 pm on February 2 at Delhi's borders -- Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri -- news agency ANI reported.
Ministry of Home Affairs extends temporary suspension of internet till 2nd February, 11 PM at Delhi's borders at Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri. pic.twitter.com/SrveFanTdp— ANI (@ANI) February 1, 2021
12:27 pm: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget 2021 speech, said, "The government is committed to the welfare of farmers. It says MSP procurement will continue at a steady pace. Total amount paid to paddy farmers surged to Rs 1.72 lakh crore in 2020-21. Over Rs 75,000 crore was paid to wheat farmers in 2020-21, while 43.36 lakh benefited from this" She also proposed increase in agriculture credit target to Rs 16.5 lakh crore.
12:21 pm: Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Jayant Chaudhary will attend farmers' mahapanchayat at 1 pm today in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh.
12:03 pm: Speaking at Singhu border -- a key protest site in Delhi -- protesting farmers asked police to remove barricades and allow movement on road.
They said, "Stop harassing local people by stopping roads. We have the full support of locals. If you don't remove barricades, locals will start rebelling. We will not move from here. It's the police who has barricaded the roads."
Meanwhile, farmers in Haryana on Monday warned of blocking trains in Mandsaur. (Aneesha Mathur reports)
10:45 am: " Entry/exit gates of Brigadier Hoshiar Singh, Bahadurgarh City, Pandit Shree Ram Sharma and Tikri Border are closed," the Delhi Metro tweeted.
Security Update
Entry/exit gates of Brigadier Hoshiar Singh, Bahadurgarh City, Pandit Shree Ram Sharma and Tikri Border are closed.— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation I (@OfficialDMRC) February 1, 2021
10:30 am: The Delhi Traffic Police took to Twitter to provide traffic updates in the wake of farmers' protest at Ghazipur border. "Traffic will remain affected on Road no. 56 from ISBT Anand Vihar to Ghazipur due to closing of border," it said.
Delhi: Traffic congestion continues near Akshardham.
"Traffic will remain affected on Road no. 56 from ISBT Anand Vihar to Ghazipur due to closing of border," said Delhi Traffic Police pic.twitter.com/KQRaiekSQt— ANI (@ANI) February 1, 2021
Traffic Alert
Traffic will remain affected on Road no. 56 from ISBT Anand Vihar to Ghazipur due to closing of border.— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) February 1, 2021
5. Kondli pul towards Ghazipur Round about.
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National Highway no 9
National Highway no 24
Open from UPPER side U.P Gate towards Ghaziabad, Meerut, Hapur.— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) February 1, 2021
As hundreds of farmers continued to converge at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border following a tearful Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait's impassioned appeal on Thursday, the ripples spread deeper in western Uttar Pradesh where a mahapanchyat was held in Baghpat in support of the stir, the third in as many days in the key region.
Farmers protesting against the Centre's three new farm laws said they are in favour of a "respectful solution" but will not agree to anything "under pressure". The statement was made by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks that the Centre is ready to suspend the farm laws for a period of 12-18 months.