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‘Chakka Jam’ blocks Maha highways, ends peacefully
Thousands of peasants, workers, tribals, political and social activists, including many women, took to the roads and highways across Maharashtra as part of the nationwide 'Chakka Jaam', to demand scrapping of the three farm laws and express…
Little impact of ‘Chakka Jam’ in Bihar
The nationwide 'Chakka Jam' called by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, and backed by the opposition parties in Bihar, did not have much effect on the common people of the state on Saturday.The leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Jan…
Committed to cause, farmers at Tikri Border not fazed by difficulties
Farmers sitting on protest at Tikri, at the Delhi-Haryana Border, have an unflinching resolve that difficulties cannot be a stumbling block for them.Speaking to IANS, Manjeet Singh, a farmer from Haryana's Fatehabad district, said, "It has…
Protests in Assam, Tripura against farm laws
Left parties and their front organisations on Saturday organised sit-in demonstrations instead of the 'chakka jam' against the three farm laws in Assam and Tripura.In Assam, the Communist Party of India-Marxist Central Committee member…
Peaceful road blockades by farmers in Punjab, Haryana
Farmers protesting against the Centre's new agriculture laws blocked national and state highways at several places in Punjab and Haryana in response to the call given by the farmers' unions for a nationwide 'chakka jam' on Saturday.Though…
Many highways including Delhi-Jaipur highway blocked during chakka jam in Rajasthan
Farmers in Rajasthan blocked many national and state highways for three hours on Saturday, from 12pm to 3 pm, demanding the withdrawal of three farm laws and protesting against the internet ban near their protest sites and alleged…
Gurugram: SKM stages protest in response to ‘chakka jam’ call
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) staged a symbolic protest at Krishna Chowk on Palam Vihar Road in Gurugram in response to the three-hour "chakka jam" call given by the farmers' unions between 12 noon and 3 p.m. on Saturday.Around 200…
‘Chakka jam’ partially successful in Karnataka, farmers’ team reaches Delhi border
In solidarity with the national farmers union that launched a protest - chakka jam - across the nation on Saturday, Karnataka farmers organisations succeeded in blocking national highways in various parts of Karnataka in general, and…
Farmers’ agitation: ‘Chakka Jaam’ drive halts Maha highways
Thousands of peasants, workers, tribals, political and social activists, including many women, took to the roads and highways across Maharashtra as part of the nationwide 'Chakka Jaam' agitation to demand scrapping of the three farm laws…
Red Fort turns fortress, Delhi top cop takes stock
The Delhi Police has turned the Red Fort into an impregnable fortress with barricades and trucks loaded with mud to stop any surprise intrusion by protesters on Saturday. Cranes were used to place boulder barricades as a precaution in the…