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Farmer unions on Monday announced a countrywide 'chakka jam' on February 6.
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The action comes after a group of MPs from 10 opposition parties visited the Ghazipur border on Thursday morning to meet the farmers
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Nearly 400 policemen were injured during the tractor parade of the farmers who have been protesting against three central farm laws at Delhi's borders since November.
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Tens of thousands of farmers broke barriers to storm the national capital on Tuesday, their tractor parade to highlight their demands .
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Samkyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of protesting unions, has called a meeting later on Wednesday to discuss the violence that broke out during the farmers' tractor parade.
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The police also asked the farmers to head back to their pre-decided routes for the tractor parade.
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Police has said that the barricades would be lifted at Singhu, Tikri and Gazipur borders on January 26 after the Republic Day parade is over
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The tractor parades will start from the Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri border points of Delhi, but details will be finalised tonight, farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar said
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"Be it tackling the northeast Delhi violence, or the lockdown announced after the outbreak of coronavirus, or the unlocking process, or the movement of migrant workers, the Delhi Police has provided exemplary services to the people," he said.
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Jhatikara borders is open only for two-wheelers and pedestrian movement," Delhi Police tweeted.
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Kejriwal had visited the Singhu border on Monday and reviewed facilities for farmers protesting against the agri marketing laws.
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Those arrested have been identified as Shabbir Ahmed, Ayub Pathan, Riyaz Rather from Kashmir and Gurjeet Singh and Sukhdeep Singh from Punjab.
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As part of their 'Delhi Chalo' march, farmers have been staging protests at four busy border points of the national capital, to press their demands for repealing the agri-marketing laws.
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Those fighting for a cause feel that Jantar Mantar and Ramlila ground are better options if their voices are to be heard by the powers that be.
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Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that the Central government is committed for the prosperity of farmers and said "gumrahi gang" is trying to mislead them.
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This comes as farmers groups, including women, continued their march towards Delhi while protesting and raising slogans near the border areas of the national capital.
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Massive traffic jams were also reported from Singhu border, Tikri border and Delhi-Gurugram border because of the protest.
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The prime minister who is concerned about 'one nation, one election', should also implement "one nation, one treatment", the Congress general secretary in-charge Uttar Pradesh said.
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Earlier, the Delhi Police had sought permission from the AAP government to use the city's nine stadiums as temporary jails for the agitating farmers.