Farmers' protest: Farmer leaders announce ceasefire for the day

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• 13 Feb 2024, 06:36 PM

  Farmers' protest: Delhi Police officials inspect security arrangements at Singhu Border in Delhi

   

  VIDEO | Visuals from Singhu Border in Delhi where senior police officials take stock of the situation and security arrangements. #FarmersProtest2024 pic.twitter.com/bbRUeJ6kYh

  — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 13, 2024

   

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 06:34 PM

  Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora inspects security arrangements at Tikri Border in Delhi

  WATCH  Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora arrives at Tikri Border to inspect security arrangements here in view of the farmers' protest. FarmersProtest2024 pic.twitter.com/EUpdFt7Paa

  — ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2024

   

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 05:18 PM

  Singhu Border is not accessible, says Delhi Traffic Police

  Amid farmers' protest, Delhi Traffic Police said the Singhu Border is not accessible and traffic diversion has been done at Mukarba Chowk.

  Traffic Advisory
  
  Singhu Border is not accessible.
  Traffic Diversion done at Mukarba Chowk.
  At Mukarba Chowk, vehicles intending to go to Haryana can divert towards Loni Border or towards Madhuban Chowk onwards to Ring Road.

  — Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) February 13, 2024

  
   

   

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 05:17 PM

  Delhi: Concrete barricades have been installed at Tikri border to stop the protesting farmers

   

  VIDEO | Visuals from Tikri Border in Delhi where concrete barricades have been installed to stop the protesting farmers. FarmersProtest2024 pic.twitter.com/a1QIr2Swy8

  — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 13, 2024

   

   

   

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 03:16 PM

  Jind: Punjab farmers clash with Haryana Police at Jind border; face tear gas, water cannons

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 03:09 PM

  'In support of them': Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on farmers' 'Delhi chalo' protest

   

  WATCH  On farmers' 'Delhi chalo' protest, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait says, "MSP guarantee law and Swaminathan Committee report, Electricity amendment bill and debt waiver are the issues of the farmers across the country. There are several farmer unions and they have different… pic.twitter.com/UCcVGDsRPo

  — ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2024

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 03:07 PM

  Protesting farmers throw police barricades down from flyover at Shambhu near Punjab-Haryana border

   

  WATCH  Protesting farmers throw police barricade down from the flyover at Shambhu on the Punjab-Haryana border as they march towards Delhi to press for their demands. pic.twitter.com/oI0ouWwlCj

  — ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2024

   

   

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 03:05 PM

  Farmers' protest: DMRC announces closure of multiple gates at 8 metro stations

   

  Service Update
  
  A few gates may be closed in following stations as per security instructions. However, stations are operational.
  
  1. Central Secretariat
  2. Rajiv Chowk
  3. Udyog Bhawan
  4. Patel Chowk
  5. Mandi House
  6. Barakhamba Road
  7. Janpath
  8. Khan Market
  9. Lok Kalyan Marg

  — Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialDMRC) February 13, 2024

   

   

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 01:51 PM

  Several farmers were detained at the Shambhu border. Police use tear gas drones at the Haryana-Punjab Shambhu border to disperse protesting farmers.

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 01:20 PM

  On Farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march, Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath says, "...70% of the economy of Madhya Pradesh is agriculture-based. Farmers generate financial activities...If farmers don't get MSP - this is an injustice that has been done to them continuously. Their minimum demand is that of MSP. It is very essential..."

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 12:14 PM

  Police fire tear gas to disperse protesting farmers at Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border.

  #WATCH | Police fire tear gas to disperse protesting farmers at Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border. pic.twitter.com/LNpKPqdTR4

  — ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2024

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 12:13 PM

  Heavy vehicular traffic from Noida towards Delhi on the Delhi-Noida-Delhi (DND) road, as Delhi borders, are heavily guarded and barricaded to prevent protesting farmers from entering the national capital

  #WATCH | Heavy vehicular traffic from Noida towards Delhi on the Delhi-Noida-Delhi (DND) road, as Delhi borders are heavily guarded and barricaded to prevent protesting farmers from entering the national capital pic.twitter.com/qcOPzpejDQ

  — ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2024

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 11:34 AM

  Delhi Police personnel and barricades deployed at the ITO intersection, section 144 CrPC imposed, in view of farmers' protest march to Delhi demanding a law guaranteeing MSP for crops.

  #WATCH | Delhi Police personnel and barricades deployed at ITO intersection, section 144 CrPC imposed, in view of farmers' protest march to Delhi demanding a law guaranteeing MSP for crops pic.twitter.com/ZSUhHhFFA7

  — ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2024

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 10:03 AM

  Gate 2 of the Central Secretariat Metro Station will remain closed till evening. Security has been deployed at several places in Delhi, ahead of the farmers' call of 'Delhi Chalo' protest. Section 144 has been imposed in the entire Delhi.

  #WATCH | Delhi: Gate 2 of the Central Secretariat Metro Station will remain closed till evening. Security has been deployed at several places in Delhi, ahead of the farmers' call of 'Delhi Chalo' protest.
  
  Section 144 has been imposed in the entire Delhi. pic.twitter.com/6Q4lYW29xj

  — ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2024

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 10:02 AM

  Farmers begin their 'Delhi Chalo' march from Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab.

  February 13, 2024

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 09:19 AM

  Supreme Court Bar Association president Adish Aggarwala writes to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) to take suo motu action against the farmers for trying to enter Delhi alleging to create a nuisance and disturbing the daily life of citizens. He also requests CJI to issue directions to courts to not pass any adverse order due to the non-presence of lawyers before the courts.

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 09:18 AM

  Delhi: Heavy traffic snarl witnessed at Ghazipur border ahead of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march today.

  February 13, 2024

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 08:16 AM

  Due to the anticipated farmers' protest at different Delhi borders starting today, there will be traffic diversions in effect. For commercial vehicles, traffic restrictions and diversions will be implemented from 12th Feb. To ensure a timely arrival, we strongly encourage travelers to utilise Magenta Line for Terminal 1 (T1) or the Airport Metro for Terminal 3 (T3) for convenient transportation options: Delhi Airport.

  February 13, 2024

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 08:15 AM

  Security in Delhi has been intensified with multi-layer barricades, concrete blocks, iron nails and walls of containers at border points to stop a 'Delhi Chalo' march of farmers from entering the national capital on Tuesday, after talks between farm leaders and the Centre remained inconclusive.

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 06:51 AM

  “We feel that the government is not serious about our demands. They just want to waste our time and don't want to give us anything. I would like to say that our movement is continuing, and we will move ahead with it tomorrow," Sarwan Singh Pandher said after attending the meeting between farm leaders and Union ministers in Chandigarh.

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 06:50 AM

  The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have announced that farmers will head to Delhi on Tuesday to press the Centre to accept their demands, including the enactment of a law to guarantee a minimum support price (MSP) for crops.

  
• 13 Feb 2024, 06:50 AM

  As thousands of farmers plan to march towards the national capital during their 'Delhi Chalo' protest on February 13, Haryana police have taken preemptive measures, raising several checkposts strategically, deploying 11 paramilitary companies, and imposing Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code in Sirsa. Briefing about the security measures, Deputy Commissioner Parth Gupta said, "In Sirsa, 40 checkposts have been set up strategically, especially on routes coming in from our neighbouring states. 11 paramilitary companies, in addition to local police, have been deployed. Section 144 has been imposed in Sirsa."