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Farmers Protest Live Updates: Union agriculture minister Arjun Munda late Tuesday evening appealed to the protesting farmers to maintain peace, after they threatened to resume their agitation and march to the national capital on Wednesday. They had rejected the government’s proposal to buy pulses, maize, and cotton crops at guaranteed prices for five years, and announced they would continue with their ‘Delhi chalo’ agitation.
The farmers, who have been pressing the Union government to accept their demands such as a legal guarantee on the minimum support price, implementation of the Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations, pension for farmers and farm laborers, and farm debt waiver, were not impressed with the government’s offer. Farmer leaders said the proposal was not in their interest, adding that they want a legal MSP guarantee for all 23 crops, not just pulses, maize, and cotton.
The farmers are led by two umbrella bodies—the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM)—representing 200 farm unions.
Following this, Delhi Police on Tuesday directed security personnel deployed at the city’s Tikri, Singhu, and Ghazipur border points to stay alert. The Manohar Lal Khattar government in Haryana also extended the temporary ban on mobile internet and bulk SMS services in seven districts of the state till Wednesday i.e. February 21 in the wake of farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation.
Check out all the LIVE updates on farmers ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation here,
Farmers Protest LIVE: Haryana extends suspension of mobile internet in 7 districts till Feb 21
The Haryana government on Tuesday extended the ban on mobile internet and bulk SMS services in seven districts till Wednesday in the wake of farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation.
The affected districts are Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa. The government had earlier extended the suspension of mobile internet on February 13, 15, 17 and 19.
Farmers Protest LIVE: Govt temporarily blocks 177 social media accounts, web links
The government has ordered temporary blocking of around 177 social media accounts and web links that are linked to the farmers’ protest, according to sources.
The orders were issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on February 14 and 19 at the request of the Ministry of Home Affairs under section 69A of the IT Act.
Farmers Protest LIVE: 14,000 people, 1,200 tractors at Shambhu border, MHA tells Punjab govt; asks it to take action
The Centre has estimated that nearly 14,000 people have gathered along the Punjab-Haryana border with 1,200 tractor-trolleys, 300 cars, 10 mini-buses as well as small vehicles and conveyed its strong objections to the Punjab government for it, sources said on Tuesday.
In a communication to the Punjab government, the Union Home Ministry also said that the deteriorating law-and-order situation in the state has been a matter of concern over the last few days and asked it to take stringent action against lawbreakers.
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