Farmers took out a tractor rally near the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Budh Nagar on Monday to protest against the central government for accepting their demands, which included a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) for crops. Videos showed many tractors being driven on the road. The rally was stopped by the police at the Yamuna Expressway’s entry point.

They were not allowed to carry out their rally on the expressway. The development comes even as farmers have delayed their march to the national capital till February 29 after a decision is made and are staying at the Khanauri and Shambhu points on the Punjab-Haryana border.

The Noida police had issued an advisory for daily commuters and warned them of traffic jams at many places which also included the Delhi-Noida border. The farmers are planning to carry out the tractor march along the Yamuna Expressway, Luharli Toll Plaza and Mahamaya Flyover and traffic diversions have been imposed by the police at these places.

The police have barricaded the Delhi-Noida border and police will conduct checking of vehicles entering Delhi or Noida. Daily commuters have been advised not to use the Yamuna Expressway and to use alternative routes or the metro to avoid inconveniences.

Farmer leader Baldev Singh Sirsa said a farmer named Pritpal Singh was doing Langar seva at the Khannauri on the Punjab-Haryana border when he was allegedly dragged by the policemen from his tractor trolley and was badly beaten. He said Pritpal Singh was admitted to a hospital in Rohtak. But he got shifted to PGIMER at Chandigarh.

Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said Pritpal Singh has suffered multiple injuries and they strongly condemn the action of the police. He said the prime minister should take action against policemen who indulge in such barbaric acts. Former Punjab chief Minister and senior BJP Leader Captain Amarinder Singh condemned the barbaric act of violence against Pritpal Singh.

The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed the Gyanvapi Mosque committee’s appeal challenging the Varanasi district court’s decision to offer prayers in a cellar in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal of the Allahabad high court pronounced the judgement.

He said after going through the entire records of the case and after considering arguments of the parties concerned, the court did not find any ground to interfere in the judgement passed by the District judge dated 17.01.2024 appointing DM, Varanasi as receiver of the property as well as the order dated 31.01.2024 by which the district high court had permitted puja in the Tehkhana.

Advocate Prabhash hailed the verdict and said it is a big victory of Sanatana Dharma. The judge dismissed the pleas that the Muslim side had filed against the District judge’s order. He said this means that the puja will continue as it is. The District magistrate will continue as the receiver of the Tehkhana and the Muslim side can go for a review of the decision.

Another Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain who is representing the Hindu side said today the Allahabad High Court has dismissed the first appeal from orders of Anjuman Intezamia which was directed against the order of 17^th and 31^st January and the effect of the order is that the ongoing puja in the Vyas Tehkhana of Gyanvapi complex will continue. He said if the Anjuman Intezamia comes to the Supreme Court, then they will file their caveat before the top court.

The Varanasi court on January 31 had ruled that the Hindu side can offer prayers in the southern cellar of Gyanvapi masjid – the Vyas Tehkhana. The court had also directed the District magistrate to make arrangements for prayers and a priest which is nominated by Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Rajkot, Gujarat on Sunday. People showered flower petals on the Prime Minister as he greeted and waved to his supporters and walked to the venue. The supporters chanted Modi Modi and a large number people lined up on both sides of the road.

Earlier today PM Modi took blessings from Dwarka Shankaracharya Swami Sadanand Saraswati. The Prime Minister offered prayers at Gujarat’s famous Lord Krishna temple – Dwarkadish on Sunday morning. The majestic Dwarkadhish Temple is situated at the cusp of Gomti River and the Arabian Sea in Gujarat and it is an important hindu pilgrimage site for vaishnavites, especially the devotees of Lord Krishna who is called Dwarkadhish, or King of Dwarka

The Dwarkadhish temple is one of the Char Dham. The Prime minister was also gifted an idol of Lord Krishna by the priests of the temple. Earlier the day PM Modi inaugurated Sudarshan Setu, the country’s longest cable-stayed bridge which spans around 2.32km. It collects the Okha mainland and Beyt Dwarka in Gujarat.

The Prime Minister dedicated to the nation projects worth over Rs 4,150 crore during the inauguration. He laid foundation stone of multiple development projects in Dwarka during his two-day visit to Gujarat. The Prime Minister posted on X and said he was delighted to inaugurate Sudarshan Setu today – a bridge which connects lands and people. He said the bridge stands as a testament to his government’s commitment to development and progress. The bridge was earlier known as signature bridge and has been renamed Sudarshan Setu.

Beyt Dwarka is an island near Okha port which approximately at distance of 30 km from Dwarka town, where the famous Dwarkadhish temple of Lord Krishna is situated. It is linked to the Okha mainland and the Beyt Dwarka island in Gujarat.