AAP to organise Kisan Mahapanchayat in Uttar Pradesh on February 28
Aam Aadmi Party will organise Kisan Mahapanchayat in Meerut of Uttar Pradesh on February 28. Party's National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal will address the Mahapanchayat.
Farmers' stir: As law and order situation improves in Delhi, CRPF withdraws nodal officers
Farmers' stir
20:36 February 15
AAP to organise Kisan Mahapanchayat in Uttar Pradesh
20:27 February 15
20:26 February 15
Tikait teaches children at protest site
National spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, Rakesh Tikait, appeared in a completely new role on the Ghazipur border, on Monday. Tikait visited the Savitribai Phule school at the protest site of Ghazipur border. He taught the children, and also discussed with them things they had learnt in the school in the past one and a half month.
19:08 February 15
Your protest has brought new ray of hope: Maulana Sajjad Nomani to farmers
The spokesperson of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Maulana Sajjad Nomani said that the ongoing farmers' protest against the three farm laws has brought a new ray of hope against injustice in the country. He was speaking at the Singhu border, one of the major sites of the farmers' agitation. He also said that the Muslims of the country were standing behind the farmers in their fight.
17:06 February 15
Can't stop political leaders: Tikait on Priyanka's UP visit
On Priyanka Gandhi joining the 'Kisan panchayats', Rakesh Tikait said, "If she is going to the panchayat then who are we to stop them, everyone should hold panchayats. Priyanka is sitting in Delhi, so what can she do here only? She must visit the village."
Asked about farmers refusing political intervention in the 'Mahapanchayats', Tikait said, "We are not conducting Mahapanchayats. The (political leaders) must be holding their own panchayats, not our farmers' unions."
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday visited Uttar Pradesh for the second time in a week and addressed the farmers.
16:56 February 15
My statement was distorted: Anil Deshmukh on his statement to probe celebrities' tweets
My statement was distorted. I said BJP's IT cell should be investigated, BJP's IT cell chief & names of 12 influencers have come out in probe: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on his earlier statement on probe in tweets of celebrities in response to international celebrities over farm laws
15:02 February 15
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Bijnor of Uttar Pradesh
Sometimes I think why people chose Modi ji twice: Priyanka Gandhi
Sometimes I think why people chose Modi ji twice. They might've done it as they had hopes and trust that he would work for them. A lot was said during 1st election. He spoke of farmers, unemployment & others in the 2nd. But what happened? Nothing: Congress General Secretary, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Bijnor of Uttar Pradesh
14:22 February 15
New Delhi: After considering law and order situation in Delhi, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has withdrawn all its nodal officers deployed in the national capital.
The CRPF, which has contributed the majority of additional troops sent to Delhi, has asked officers to join back to their respective posts.
These officers who were deployed after January 26 violence, were performing duty as nodal officers to maintain law and order situation. They were deployed after Delhi Police requested for paramilitary forces to control on ground mob situation.
Officers of ranks of Deputy Inspector General (DIG), equivalent to the Additional Commissioner in Delhi and Commandant who is equivalent to Deputy Commissioner of Police were deployed in Delhi.
According to a recent letter, CRPF has said the decision has been taken after law and order has been improved in Delhi.
"Since law and order situation in Delhi has been improved, hence as desired by competent authority, DIGs, Commandants and other officers deployed by the headquarters as nodal officer for law and order deployment dated 26/1/2021 and 29/1/2021 are now withdrawn," CRPF said in a letter.
This aside, CRPF has clarified that other unit heads will continue to supervise and coordinate in their respective units.
Last week, CRPF DG had gone to meet Home Minister Amit Shah in the parliament, though the agenda of the meeting was not disclosed. Also, Commissioner of Police, Delhi held a meeting with top police officials to review deployment in the national capital.
Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs had extended deployment of 31 Central Reserve Police Force companies including 16 Rapid Action Force (RAF) companies for Delhi-NCR, in view of farmers' protests.
Earlier, the Centre had extended deployment period of four companies of Rapid Action Force till February 4 to maintain law and order in Ghaziabad.
12:38 February 15
Farmers who have been campaigning on Haryana and Delhi borders have started to construct pucca houses on the border. The move comes after the tractors which were used by the farmers to stay are being sent back to the homes of the farmers.
The tractors will be used for harvesting mustard crops back home. The farmers are using bricks, iron angles and pipes. These pucca shelters are being made by filtering them with starches of straw, jowar, millet etc.
The farmers, however, said that they will simultaneously protest and work in the fields as well.
07:04 February 15
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi's visit to Bijnor postponed
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's scheduled visit to Binjor to attend Kisan Mahapanchaya has been postponed. The new date and place will be decided by the party high command and is expected to take place within 4-5 days.
06:48 February 15
Farmers' stir: Govt's stubborn stand responsible for deadlock with farmers: SKM
Indore: Holding the Centre's "stubborn attitude" responsible for the deadlock over the new farm laws, Sanyukt Kisan Morcha's coordination panel member Shiv Kumar Sharma on Sunday said despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assurance in Parliament on holding talks with farmers, no date is conveyed by the government for the next round of talks.
The SKM, which is an umbrella body of 40 farmer organisations, has been steering the protests of farmers for the scrapping of the three agri marketing laws at borders of Delhi.
"The main reason for the deadlock on the new farm laws is the 'adiyal ravayya' (stubborn attitude) of the Centre. We have already held 12 rounds of talks with the government, but it is not yet ready to give a legal guarantee to farmers on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of crops," said Sharma, popularly known as 'Kakkaji', who heads the Rashtriya Kisan Majdoor Mahasangh (RKMS), a part of the SKM.
He told reporters at a press conference here that Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeatedly told Parliament that the door of the government is always open for talks with farmers.
"But we have neither been told by the government to enter this door, nor has any date been given or we invited for the next round of talks," Sharma said.
Describing the three agri-marketing laws as a "death warrant" for farmers, he said, "If the government really cares to protect the interests of farmers, then it should accept our demand for the withdrawal of the new farm laws".
Referring to recent tweets by American pop star Rihanna and Sweden's environmental activist Greta Thunberg in support of the farmers' movement and the tweets by cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and singer Lata Mangeshkar backing the government, Sharma said, "we all are nationalists".
"We will sort out the issue of new farm laws together with the government. We won't tolerate the interference of external powers in this matter," he added.
Taking a potshot at Tendulkar, Sharma asked whether he had done any farming...What he knows about farmers?
Sharma said 'mahapanchayats' will be held by farmers in every district of Madhya Pradesh against the new farm laws, beginning at Khargone on Monday.
"We will also start 'One village 20 farmers' ('Ek Gram-20 Kisan') campaign in Madhya Pradesh under which 20 peasants from each village (in MP) will be roped in for participation in the ongoing agitation at the borders of Delhi," he added.
Last Updated : Feb 15, 2021, 9:22 PM IST