DM Monitoring
NEW DELHI: Farmer unions have announced a countrywide ‘chakka jam’ on February 6 when they would block national and state highways for three hours in protest against the Internet ban in areas near their agitation sites, harassment allegedly meted out to them by the authorities and other issues.
The ‘Delhi Chalo’ farmers’ protest at border points of New Delhi has entered the 69th day yesterday (Tuesday).
Thousands of farmers, especially from Punjab and Haryana, are staging a sit-in protest along Delhi borders. The protest started on November 26.
The farmers are demanding a complete rollback of the new farm reform laws and a guarantee on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system being retained.
Multiple rounds of talks between the Centre and the farmers’ union leaders have ended in a stalemate. Protesting farmers fear that the new laws will dismantle the MSP system and corporatise farming.
The Supreme Court had earlier ordered a stay on the implementation of these contentious laws, hoping it will end the protest.
The farm union leaders have also rejected Centre’s proposal to suspend implementation of the laws for the 18 months.
Some protesters breached barricades and clashed with police on January 26 when the farmers were staging a tractor rally in the national capital.
Some also stormed the historic Red Fort. Hundreds of individuals from both, the police and protesters, were injured during the violent incident.
