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Farmers protest live updates: Security tightened at Jantar Mantar

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 23, 2021, 15:33:17 IST

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Farmers protest live updates: Security tightened at Jantar Mantar

Delhi Police on Friday morning tightened security at Jantar Mantar ahead of farmers' march from the Singhu border. Delhi Police personnel stuck like magnets to the farmers at Jantar Mantar to prevent any law and order situation and the day passed off peacefully. The cops escorted the protesters from Singhu to Jantar Mantar and back to Singhu on Thursday, the first day of the farmers’ Kisan Sansad. Around 30,000 police and paramilitary personnel were deployed across the city, with around 6,000 at Jantar Mantar. Traffic in the city was affected after farmers moved from Singhu border to Jantar Mantar to hold a demonstration against the agri laws at a time when the monsoon session is on in Parliament. Stay with TOI for latest updates:

15:16 (IST) Jul 22

Farmers stage demonstration at Jantar Mantar

14:59 (IST) Jul 22

Farmers protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi

14:54 (IST) Jul 22

Indian actress Sonia Mann with protesting farmers hold placards and shout slogans as they arrive to a designated area for staging demonstration against the Central government’s recent agricultural reforms at Jantar Mantar

14:41 (IST) Jul 22

Farmers have come to Jantar Mantar to prove to govt they aren't fools; UK parliament debating our issues, but not our govt: Yogendra Yadav

14:35 (IST) Jul 22

Farmers stage a demonstration against Central government's recent agricultural reforms at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi

14:33 (IST) Jul 22

We have written to all MPs to raise our demands, but Parliament not taking up our issues: Farmer union leader Hannan Mollah at Jantar Mantar

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14:11 (IST) Jul 22

Delhi: 200 farmers reach Jantar Mantar for protest against farm laws amid Parliament session

A group of 200 farmers reached Jantar Mantar in central Delhi on Thursday to protest against the Centre's three contentious farm laws as the Monsoon session of Parliament was under way.

14:03 (IST) Jul 22

Farmers protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi

13:47 (IST) Jul 22

They are adamant on falsehood, injustice, arrogance. We are 'satyagrahis', fearless, united standing here: Rahul Gandhi

13:19 (IST) Jul 22

Farmers protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi

13:05 (IST) Jul 22

Farmers reach Jantar Mantar for protest against farm laws amid Parliament session

A group of 200 farmers reached Jantar Mantar in central Delhi on Thursday to protest against the Centre's three contentious farm laws as the Monsoon session of Parliament was under way. Police threw a ring of security around central Delhi and kept a tight vigil on the movement of vehicles. (PTI)

12:48 (IST) Jul 22

Farmers will run their own Parliament. MPs, irrespective of their parties, will be criticised in their constituencies if they don't raise voice for farmers in the House.

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait

12:41 (IST) Jul 22

Delhi: Farmers board a DTC bus near Majnu ka Tila after one of their buses, which they boarded at the Singhu (Delhi-Haryana) border, broke down. (ANI)

12:21 (IST) Jul 22

Delhi police ramp up preventive measures to avoid entry of "miscreant" at Tikri border ahead of farmer protest

The Delhi Police have come out with preventive arrangements to check the entry of any miscreant at the Tikri border ahead of farmers' planned protest for the repeal of three farm laws. DCP, outer district, Parvinder Singh, said, "We have placed preventive arrangements to avoid the entry of any miscreant at the Tikri border. The arrangement has been put in place as they (farmers) haven't received permission to hold protest here." (ANI)

12:15 (IST) Jul 22

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait reaches Jantar Mantar

Picture credit: ANI

12:14 (IST) Jul 22

Buses, carrying farmers, arrive at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.

12:11 (IST) Jul 22

Farmers stage a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi

11:53 (IST) Jul 22

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MPs protest over the three farm laws and show placards to agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar at the Parliament premises.

11:48 (IST) Jul 22

Country has witnessed that these farm laws are beneficial & are in favour of farmers. We have had discussions about these laws. If they express their issues with the laws point-wise, we can discuss it.

Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar

11:47 (IST) Jul 22

Farmers' protest in Delhi: Photos from Jantar Mantar

Farmers are likely to protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Thursday after Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) permitted them to hold 'Kisan Sansad' here from Thursday till August 9.

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