Farmers' Chakka Jam Ends, Tikait's Oct 2 Deadline To Centre; All You Need To Know

At the end of three-hour ¡®Chakka Jam¡¯ on Saturday, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said the government has been given time till October 2 to repeal the controversial farm laws.

¡°After this, we will do further planning. We will not hold discussions with the government under pressure,¡± he added. On the call given by the farmers¡¯ unions for a nationwide ¡®chakka jam¡¯ or road blockade, farmers protesting against the Centre¡¯s new farm laws blocked roads at several places in Punjab and Haryana on Saturday.

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Delhi Police deployed additional measures, including tightening security and intensifying vigil at Delhi's border points, to deal with any situation emerging out of the 'chakka jam' by farmers protesting against the Centre's farm laws.

Barring Delhi, the blockade was taking place in other parts of the National Capital Region, and the rest of the country. ¡°In the interest of maintaining public safety and averting public emergency¡±, internet services will continue to remain suspended in Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri, and their adjoining areas till 11:59 pm on Saturday, reported ANI.

Stay tuned as we report the biggest updates on farmers' protest and chakka jam today.

Protesters detained

In view of the nationwide ¡®Chakka Jam¡¯, the police erected multi-layer barricades to stop the movement of vehicles at the Ghazipur border. Barbed wires were also put up to keep off people on foot.

Delhi: Police detain the protesters in Shahidi Park area who were protesting against farm laws as part of the countrywide 'chakka jaam' called by farmers today pic.twitter.com/TS3GNlPJoY

¡ª ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021

As many as 50 people were detained near Shaheedi Park in central Delhi for allegedly holding a protest in support of the ¡®chakka jam¡¯ call given by the farmers agitating against the farm laws, police said according to news agency PTI. The Haryana Police also stepped up security measures in a bid to maintain law and order.

Traffic affected

Senior police officers were asked to personally supervise security and traffic arrangements at vital junctions and roads while district police chiefs were directed to ensure deployment of adequate personnel, according to an official communication issued to them.

AFP

The protesting farmers blocked roads and highways for three hours, as a part of nationwide 'chakka jam'. Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been camping at three Delhi border points -- Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur -- for over 70 days, demanding a complete repeal of three central farm laws.

Farmers beat drums, organise mass langar

This from Jaipur-Delhi national highway pic.twitter.com/inkUUFx7ap

¡ª Mohammad Ghazali (@ghazalimohammad) February 6, 2021

So some chakka jaam visuals from Punjab and Haryana....
This from Kurukshetra pic.twitter.com/4NUe6kJl11

¡ª Mohammad Ghazali (@ghazalimohammad) February 6, 2021

Cops use water cannons in Kerala

Kerala: Police use water cannon, teargas & grenade on Youth Congress workers demonstrating against backdoor appointment made by LDF government in Thiruvananthapuram pic.twitter.com/UZn6lt0UCm

¡ª ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021

50,000 cops deployed

Security has been tightened in Delhi-NCR in view of the protesting farmers' 'chakka jam' today from 12-3 pm; According to Delhi Police, around 50,000 personnel of Delhi Police, paramilitary and reserve forces have been deployed in Delhi-NCR in view of the chakka jam.

Chakka jam: Around 50,000 police, paramilitary forces deployed in Delhi-NCR

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¡ª ANI Digital (@ani_digital) February 6, 2021

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Metro shut

Exit and entry gates of 10 metro stations including -- Mandi House, ITO, Delhi Gate, Khan Market, Nehru Place -- were closed ahead of the proposed chakka jam by the farmers protesting against the Centre's farm laws for the past 70 days.

Security Update

Entry/exit gates of Mandi House, ITO and Delhi Gate are closed.

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Drone cameras deployed at Tikri border

#WATCH I Delhi: Drone cameras deployed in the national capital to monitor the situation in the wake of 'Chakka Jaam' call by farmers; visuals from Tikri border. pic.twitter.com/fQNfd0CNN3

¡ª ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021

Multi-level barricading by cops

Police have already placed multi-level barricading around the borders with cement blocks, nails, barbed wires and extra CRPF forces. After the Republic Day tractor march turned violent, police said they have sealed the borders and restricted movement of protesters.

ANI

Delhi: Extensive barricading measures undertaken at Ghazipur border with water cannon vehicles deployed, as a preemptive measure to deal with possible disturbances resulting from 'Chakka Jaam' calls by farmer unions protesting farm laws

Visuals from the Delhi side of the border pic.twitter.com/wQcfu5CTDN

¡ª ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021

Security tightened in Delhi-NCR in view of 'Chakka Jaam' call by farmers; visuals from Loni border (Ghaziabad) where drone is being used to monitor the situation.

Around 50,000 personnel of Delhi Police, Paramilitary & Reserve Forces deployed in Delhi-NCR, as per Delhi Police pic.twitter.com/wikAnHnXLy

¡ª ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021

Delhi off bounds

The protesting farmer unions will not be blocked of roads and national highways in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana today, except for Delhi. "There will be no chakka jam programme inside Delhi since all the protest sites are already in a chakka jam mode. All roads for entering into Delhi will remain open except where farmers' protest sites are already located," a farmer union said in a statement.