The farmers’ protest at the Delhi border points entered the sixth day and will continue, as critical talks between three Union ministers and farmer groups ended in a stalemate on Tuesday after they rejected the government’s suggestion of a new committee to examine the issues raised by agitating the farmers.
Train status
According to the ANI news agency, the 09613 Ajmer-Amritsar express special train trip that begins on December 2 will remain canceled. Consequently, the 09612 Amritsar – Ajmer special train starting on December 3 will also remain canceled. The 05211 Dibrugarh-Amritsar express special train starting on December 3 will remain canceled. Consequently, the special train 05212 Amritsar – Dibrugarh starting on December 3 will also remain canceled.
The express special train 04998/04997 Bhatinda – Varanasi- Bhatinda will remain canceled until new order. The 02715 Nanded – Amritsar express starting on December 2 will briefly end in New Delhi. The 02925 Bandra Terminus – Amritsar express from December 2 will have a short termination in Chandigarh. The 04650/74 Amritsar-Jaynagar express starting December 2 will be diverted to go through Amritsar-Tarntaran-Beas.
The 08215 Durg – Jammu Tawi express starting on December 2 will be diverted to pass through the Ludhiana Jalandhar Cantt-Pathankot Cantonment. Express 08216 Jammu Tawi – Durg starting December 4 will be diverted to go through Pathankot Cantt – Jalandhar Cantt – Ludhiana.
Intensified protests
The two parties decided to meet again on Thursday. Earlier Tuesday, Bhim’s army chief Chandrashekar Azad joined farmers protesting on the Delhi-Ghazipur border along with hundreds of his supporters and demanded that the new agricultural laws be immediately withdrawn.
Furthermore, Bilkis Dadi, the octogenarian who was the face of the protest against the anti-citizenship law for months in the national capital and who appeared in Time magazine, was detained by Delhi police personnel at the Singhu border, where thousands of farmers have been demonstrating. officials said. Bilkis, popularly known as Shaheen Bagh Dadi, had expressed her willingness to join the farmers’ protest on the Delhi-Haryana border in Singhu.
On Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of farmers gathered at the Noida-Delhi border on Tuesday, halting the movement of traffic on a key route connecting Uttar Pradesh with the national capital, authorities said. “The Chilla border linking Delhi to UP via Noida has been closed. Those drivers who want to go to Noida can make a U-turn from under the Ghazipur-Akshardham overpass and also via Sarai Kale Khan,” he tweeted the Delhi Traffic Police. His Noida counterpart also took to Twitter to warn travelers.
Later, two more border points connecting the national capital with Gurgaon and Jhajjar-Bahadurgarh were also closed as a precaution. On Sunday, protesting farmers had threatened to block five border entry points into the national capital.
The Jharoda border connecting Delhi with Jhajjar-Bahadurgarh was closed by the Delhi police for the movement of traffic and travelers were suggested to take alternative routes. A senior police officer said: “We received information that some groups of farmers may try to block the road, so as a preventive measure, we have closed the Jharoda border to avoid any adverse incidents.” “We have also improved our security arrangements at the border with multiple barricades. Right now, the situation is under control and there are no protesters at this border point.” The official added that the Jhatikra border connecting Delhi to Gurgaon was also closed after farmers threatened to block entry points to Delhi, but there are no protesters here.
According to the police, the control of vehicles at border points has also been intensified as a precautionary measure in view of the farmers’ “Delhi Chalo” protest march. Cemented barriers and multi-layered barricades have been put up in addition to a heavy deployment of security on the Ghazipur border near the UP gate, where many farmers have been protesting since Saturday, a police officer said.
The protesting farmers said they will not return home until the Center complies with their demands. Jagtar Singh Bhagiwander, who has been agitating in Tikri for the past six days, said: “No matter what, we will not move from here. We will continue our agitation and wait until December 3. We want the center to regain the new laws. agricultural “. “We will not back down unless the demands are met. We have the support of farmers across the country, be it Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh,” he said.
Delhi students posted posters and photos on the Singhu border to highlight the plight of farmers across the country and raise awareness on a variety of issues. Ravinder Singh (22), a student at Delhi University Law School, said that many problems afflict the country and that students want to raise awareness about them. Meanwhile, officials said Tuesday that the Delhi government has notified one of the three core agricultural laws and is examining the remaining two.
The ruling AAP in a statement said: “Laws have already been passed in Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and signed by the president. They are now laws across the country. No state has the power to independently implement or reject these laws. . “.
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