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Kisan rally live updates: Farmers to continue protest, say won't accept govt assurance

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 03, 2018, 02:35:54 IST

Kisan rally live updates: Farmers to continue protest, say won't accept govt assurance

Bharatiya Kisan Union president Naresh Tikait said farmers will not accept govt assurance and will go ahead with the protest. The farmers were stopped along the Delhi-UP border earlier in the day as police used teargas and water cannons to disperse them. Stay with us for live updates

02:35 (IST) Oct 03

Deadlock over entry of Kisan Yatra Rally into Delhi has amicably been resolved. Delhi Police have allowed entry of yatra into Delhi in the night of October 2: Ghaziabad SSP

22:15 (IST) Oct 02

Traffic advisory in Ghaziabad for tomorrow

21:28 (IST) Oct 02

Kisan rally: Traffic congestion on some roads

Traffic congestion was reported on the DND flyover, Apsara border, GT Road, Vikas Marg which are used by motorists for commuting between Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad, police said. The protest was called by the Bharatiya Kisan Union over demands ranging from farm loan waiver to cut in fuel prices.

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21:06 (IST) Oct 02

Rapid Action Force arrives at UP-Delhi border where farmers have been stopped during 'Kisan Kranti Padyatra'

Rapid Action Force arrives at UP-Delhi border where farmers have been stopped during 'Kisan Kranti Padyatra' https://t.co/LuSfjHuaxq
— ANI (@ANI) 1538494355000

21:04 (IST) Oct 02

UP gate on NH-24 to remain out of bounds for vehicular traffic tomorrow; route diversion plan for Tuesday to be enforced on October 3 too.

21:02 (IST) Oct 02

All schools and colleges in Ghaziabad to remain closed tomorrow as a preventive measure in view of the ongoing farmers' agitation.

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20:46 (IST) Oct 02

Delhi traffic alert: Sansad Marg is now open for traffic movement.

20:22 (IST) Oct 02

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday termed the police lathi-charge on agitating farmers the "height" of anarchy and warned that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party should be prepared to bear its consequences. (PTI)

18:32 (IST) Oct 02

Traffic alert by Delhi Traffic Police

Traffic Alert Traffic is affected on NH-9,Gazipur Border & UP Gate due to Kisan Movement from UP Gaziabad Side. Mo… https://t.co/V7atiAlhPi
— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) 1538483982000

18:18 (IST) Oct 02

Seven policemen including an ACP injured during farmers' protest on Delhi-UP border: Delhi Police. (PTI)

17:55 (IST) Oct 02

Delhi Police's statement on today's action on protesting farmers.

Despite persuasive methods requesting them to wait till outcome of talks of their leaders with govt, a section of c… https://t.co/UiPHZZeRQm
— ANI (@ANI) 1538482618000

17:26 (IST) Oct 02

Kisan rally: Farmers reject govt's assurance; protests to continue

Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Yudhvir Singh said, "We had a discussion on 11 points. Government has agreed on seven of our demands. However, on 4 points the government said it will have to hold more meetings as they included financial matters."

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17:08 (IST) Oct 02

The protesting farmers, however, decided to stay put at the Delhi border, where they have been stopped by the police from entering the national capital. Naresh Tikait, the chief of Bharat Kisan Union, said the farmers are "not satisfied" with the gov

17:04 (IST) Oct 02

After meeting the protesting farmers at the Delhi-UP border here, Union minister of state for agriculture Rajendra Singh Shekhawat said the government was assuring the farmers to take forward their cause.

16:40 (IST) Oct 02

For the first time since independence, farmers came into the agenda of a govt which is evident from the work done by BJP govt in the past 4.5 years for farmers.

ANI quotes UP CM @myogiadityanath: For the first time since independence, farmers came into the agenda of a governm… https://t.co/KAnwWF8Z3y
— Times of India (@timesofindia) 1538478037000

16:30 (IST) Oct 02

Bharatiya Kisan Union president Naresh Tikait says farmers will not accept govt assurance, will go ahead with the protest, reports PTI.

16:10 (IST) Oct 02

Farmer leaders under the banner of Bharatiya Kisan Union's address the media after their meeting with Rajnath Singh at his residence. (Photo: PTI)

16:05 (IST) Oct 02

Rajnath holds meeting to discuss farmers' demands; oppn slams police action

Home minister Rajnath Singh held discussions with Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh and also spoke to chief of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Rakesh Tikait over phone. As the farmers continue to protest, the major considerations for government remain ban on 10-year-old tractors, procurement of crops, loan waiver and equal electricity tariff.

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15:36 (IST) Oct 02

Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi government after thousands of farmers were prevented from entering Delhi.

#BreakingNews विश्व अहिंसा दिवस पर BJP का दो-वर्षीय गांधी जयंती समारोह शांतिपूर्वक दिल्ली आ रहे किसानों की बर्बर… https://t.co/LyTU2yw9Bc
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1538467888000

14:55 (IST) Oct 02

Farmers cannot even come to Delhi to air grievances: Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP of "brutally beating up" farmers at the Delhi border on International Day of Non-Violence and said that they cannot even air their grievances in the national capital.

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