While Singh slammed Khattar for stopping farmers from moving towards the national capital, terming it as "totally undemocratic and unconstitutional", the latter told the Punjab chief minister to stop "inciting innocent farmers".
The Delhi government welcomed the protesting farmers as their "guests" on Friday and made elaborate arrangements for their food, drinking water and shelter.
Thousands of farmers resumed their 'Delhi Chalo' march on Friday against the recently-passed farm bills by the Central government. According to sources, over 50,000 farmers will be standing at the Delhi border by today evening. The numbers are expected to swell through the night as thousands of tractors and trolleys are carrying farmers, women, and children from interior areas of Punjab. Heavy deployment of Delhi Police and CRPF personnel were seen at the Singhu border along with sand-laden trucks, water cannons and barbed wire to prevent protesters from entering the national capital.
Noida (UP), December 2
Farmers protesting against the new farm laws continued their sit-in at the Noida-Delhi border for the second day on Wednesday, leading to the closure of a key route that
The farmers' protests against the Centre's farm laws on Wednesday led to the shutting down of key roads connecting Noida and Delhi. The arterial Kalindi Kunj route that links Noida to Delhi's Okhla had been shut for traffic movement, the Delhi Traffic Police informed in the evening. It was later opened.
Delhi-NCR Pollution: Pollution levels have already entered the "severe" zone in the neighbouring Ghaziabad and Greater Noida. There is a possibility of the air quality reaching the "severe" category between December 4 and December 7
With bags full of food and beverages, around 20 teenagers from Haryana's Sonipat district on Wednesday reached Singhu border, where thousands of farmers have been agitating against the Centre's new farm laws. The group mostly had school students.
Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, has reported touching one million international passenger mark in October since the reopening of airport services from 25 May.
On India Upfront, Rahul Shivshankar talks about the farmer's ongoing protest in Delhi. It is day 7 of the farmer's protest and the deadlock is not likely to end soon, given that more farmers are joining in the protest. The farmers' union held a meeting with the Centre yesterday, but the meeting was inconclusive. The farmers demand immediate withdrawal of the three recently introduced farm laws, but the Centre has put its foot down. Multiple entry points in Delhi have been blocked by the farmers, bringing the traffic to a halt in the various parts of the National Capital. Will the Centre put its foot down or will the farmers come to terms with the Centre's suggestions?Rahul Shivshankar is joined on the panel to discuss the same. Gurcharan Das tells states this is a protest from that part of the country, which has 'rich farmers', Only loser in this will be the middlemen.
