7.55 am: Union minister Rajnath Singh and Narendra Tomar appealed for calm, reports the Hindustan Times. Both said they were ready to d...
7.55 am: Union minister Rajnath Singh and Narendra Tomar appealed for calm, reports the Hindustan Times. Both said they were ready to discuss all the outstanding issues with the protestors.
7.49 am: “It is expected that more than 50,000 farmers will be standing at the Delhi border by today [Thursday] evening,” Samyukt Kisan Morcha and All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee said on Thursday. “The numbers are expected to swell through the night as thousands of tractors and trolleys are carrying farmers, women and children from interior areas of Punjab.”
7.46 am: Farmers participating in the “Delhi Chalo” march stayed overnight at the toll at Panipat Highway, reports ANI.
Haryana: Farmers participating in 'Delhi Chalo' protest march, stay for the night at the toll at Panipat Highway.
— ANI (@ANI) November 26, 2020
A farmer, Robindeep Singh says, "We are carrying food enough to last a month, we have stove & other kitchen items. We are also carrying blankets to brave the cold." pic.twitter.com/PDziTPH6jw
7.30 am: Haryana Police chief Manoj Yadava on Thursday said that the farmers protesting against the new farm bills had attacked officers first, who acted with “great restraint”, reports NDTV.
The new farming laws
The three ordinances – Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion & Facilitation) Ordinance 2020, The Farmers (Empowerment & Protection) Assurance and Farm Service Ordinance 2020 and The Essential Commodities...
