9.36 am : The Qadirabad village in Haryana called for a complete boycott of all leaders from state’s ruling coalition parties – the Bharat...
9.36 am: The Qadirabad village in Haryana called for a complete boycott of all leaders from state’s ruling coalition parties – the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Jannayak Janata Party – to mark their protest against the new agricultural laws, reports NDTV. The villagers said that anyone from the government who tries entering their settlement will be “welcomed with shoes, not garlands”.
A banner was also put up near the entrance of the village that read, “Only those who speak in farmers’ interest will be allowed to enter”.
9.35 am: Farmers demonstrating against the Centre’s new agricultural laws performed yoga on the Delhi-Noida Link Road at the Chilla border, reports PTI. The road remained closed for Noida to Delhi movement but was open for commuters travelling from Delhi to Noida, the police said.
9.32 am: As many as 1,500 mobile towers and telecom gear owned by Reliance Industry’s Jio were vandalised in Punjab allegedly by farmers protesting the new agricultural legislations, amid fear and resentment that the reforms will pave the way for corporate exploitation.
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9.28 am: Here are the top updates from Monday:
- Farmers’ unions agreed “in-principle” to hold talks with Centre on December 30, to end the deadlock over the three contentious...
