Farmers Movement Archive

Travel trouble for commuters, locals protest road block

ALWAR/JAIPUR: The agitation against farm laws at Shahjahanpur border in Alwar district continued on Monday as the farmers stayed put at the border blocking traffic. On the other hand, Rashtriya Loktantrik Party convenor Hanuman Beniwal along with supporters has been camping at the border since December 26. Commuters are facing a lot of hardships as highway traffic movement is closed due to the protest. In many places, the diversion route is jammed repeatedly resulting in commuters being stuck for hours. Farmer leaders say that the movement will continue till the Central government withdraws the farm laws. Meanwhile, local people have come out at the protest site against the ongoing farmers’ movement, raising slogans of ‘farmers go back’. They complained that due to the agitation, they are facing a lot of hardship. “Talk to the government and resolve the matter, do not try to break the economy with blockade,” they demanded. Local people who have come out in protest have spoken in support of the bills. On the Haryana border of Shahjahanpur in Alwar district, RLP leader Hanuman Beniwal and his supporters are also staging a sit-in against the agriculture bills. A video of Beniwal supporters dancing at the dharna venue has gone viral on social media. Beniwal himself comes with his supporters during the day. After sitting at the picket site and discussion with his supporters for a while on future course of action, he moves around the villages to mobilise the public. He said based on the outcome of the scheduled talks with the farmers and government on December 29, the future course of action will be announced. Meanwhile, Beniwal’s brother Khivansar MLA Narayan Beniwal suffered injury after he met with an accident on Sunday. Beniwal visited his brother at Kailash Hospital, Behrod before coming to the dharna on Monday. Beniwal broke his party’s ties with the NDA on December 26 and has attacked the BJP. He has announced that he will agitate till the farm bills are withdrawn.

The Times of India

2020-12-29

Jodhpur