Punjab farmers, protesting against the three controversial agricultural laws passed by the Center in September, resumed their march to Delhi on Friday as part of their “Dilli Chalo” protest. On Thursday, protesting farmers were able to cross into neighboring Haryana despite violent clashes with the Haryana police. The police action sparked a war of words between the two states.
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With the border between Haryana and Delhi completely sealed off, farmers once again faced resistance in their attempt to reach the national capital. The farmers, however, say they have enough ration and other essential items and will sit in ‘dharna’ wherever the police stop them. The Delhi police had already rejected two separate requests from farmers to protest in the city, citing the Covid-19 regulations in effect here.
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Earlier, thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana gathered in Panipat on Friday and jointly resumed their march towards the national capital in the so-called ‘Dilli Chalo’ given by the agricultural unions for an indefinite protest against the agricultural laws.
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Even as the Singhu border near Delhi’s outer Narela has been closed to traffic since Thursday night due to the march of farmers, on Friday morning the police also closed the Tikri border from Delhi to Bahadurgarh .
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Here are the latest updates from day 2 of the ‘Dilli Chalo’ march:
10:21 am: Delhi Police Apply For Delhi Government Permission To Convert Nine Stadiums Into Temporary Prisons
10:15 am: The entry and exit gates of Brigadier Hoshiar Singh, Bahadurgarh City, Pandit Shree Ram Sharma, Tikri Border, Tikri Kalan and Ghevra stations on the Green Line are now closed, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) tweets.
10:04 am: The Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) prepares in Amritsar for its tractor rally to Delhi
9:54 am: After the Singhu border, the Delhi Police closes the Tikri border that runs from Delhi to Bahadurgarh of Haryana.
9:43 am: Traffic jam on the Delhi-Gurugram border, CISF personnel deployed to the border
9:41 am: Travelers heading to Delhi from other states stuck on the Delhi-Panipat highway due to road blockage
9:36 am: Whatever happens, we will proceed to Delhi on ration for six months, say protesting farmers in Panipat.
9:16 am: Vehicles are not allowed towards the Singhu border, interstate vehicles can take the western / eastern peripheral highway, Delhi police say
9:10 am: Earlier today, a farmer, who was part of a group heading towards Delhi, after a truck collided with the tractor car at Mundhal in Bhiwani
9:10 am: Police fire tear gas shells at protesting farmers on the border between Haryana and Delhi Singhu
8.50A.M: Earlier, farmers gathered at the Rohtak-Jhajjar border in Haryana to resume their march against the ‘Dilli Chalo’ farm laws
8.45A.M: Large contingent of security personnel deployed to the Singhu border between Haryana and Delhi
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