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Farmer stir LIVE: Haryana extends mobile internet curbs in 7 districts

As farmers' protests against the three contentious farm bills continue, Bharatiya Kisan Union's spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said that the union will try to create awareness about the new farm laws across the country. "We will go to different parts of the country like Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and launch a public awareness campaign. Each state has its own set of problems. We will create awareness among tribals, labourers, downtrodden about government policies," Tikait said. Barely a week after the tractor rally violence in the national capital on India's 72nd Republic Day, a section of protesting farmers on Monday gave a call for a nationwide agitation on February 6.Follow all the updates here:Haryana extends mobile Internet curbs in seven districts till Wednesday eveningThe Haryana government on Tuesday further extended the suspension of mobile Internet services till 5 pm on February 3 in seven districts of the state amid a protest by farmers against the Centre’s three farm laws. “The Haryana government has extended the suspension of mobile Internet services (2G/3G/4G/CDMA/GPRS), SMS services (only bulk SMS) and all dongle services etc provided on mobile networks except the voice calls in seven districts--Kaithal, Panipat, Jind, Rohtak, Charkhi Dadri, Sonipat and Jhajjar--till 5 pm on February 3,” an official statement said. It said the order has been issued to prevent any disturbance of peace and public order in the jurisdiction of these districts of Haryana and shall be in force with immediate effect. Any person found guilty of violation of the aforesaid order will be liable for legal action under relevant provisions, it said.'Everyone has seen violence during the tractor rally': Joint Commissioner of Police Alok Kumar"Everyone has seen the violence during the tractor rally on 26th January, barricades were broken, agreed route was not followed, rally began before the scheduled time and tractors were used as weapon against police personnel": Joint Commissioner of Police Alok KumarMoS Agriculture Kailash Choudhary says will leave politics if farmers lose landMoS Agriculture Kailash Choudhary said that farmers would lose land due to the farm laws was a false statement and that he would leave politics and step down as minister should that situation comes to pass.Harsimrat Kaur Badal slams Centre over barricading protest siteI'm surprised at this government, they've turned the place into fortress, barricaded it, have fixed nails & given rods to police as if Pakistanis are sitting there. They're your people, your farmers. The way they are being treated is shameful: SAD leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal pic.twitter.com/WNetgLmmFrSAD leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that she was surprised that the government barricaded the farmers' protest site with nails and said that the way they were being treated was shameful.70 missing Punjab persons in Delhi jails: Amarinder SinghPunjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh said that 70 missing Punjab persons were in Delhi jails, while 14 of the remaining 19 were located. The search is still on for the remaining five.Lok Sabha adjourned until 5pm due to uproar against farm lawsThe Lok Sabha has been adjourned until 5pm due to the uproar by the opposition against the farm laws.Punjab all-party meeting passes resolution seeking withdrawal of farm lawsThe Punjab all-party meeting passed a resolution seeking immediate withdrawal of Farm Laws by Centre and statutory MSP. The resolution condemned ‘sponsored violence in Delhi' and called for judicial probe into laxity/complexity of those responsible for law & order at Red Fort.Agitation will not conclude before October, says Rakesh TikaitBKU leader Rakesh Tikait said that the farmers' agitation against the fam laws would not conclude before October, stating that their slogan was 'kanoon wapsi nahi, to ghar wapsi nahi.'Rakesh Tikait asks opposition to not politicize protestsBKU leader Rakesh Tikait said that the opposition parties supporting the farmers' protest should not politicize it. He also said that the hindrances in traffic movement were caused by police barricades and not farmers.Delhi HC dismisses PIL seeking release of those illegally detained after R-DayThe Delhi HC has dismissed a OIL seeking the release of all persons, not limited to farmers, who were detained in connection to the Republic Day tractor rally violence.Punjab CM arrives at Punjab Bhawan to discuss farm lawsPunjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has arrived at Punjab Bhawan where he has called for a all party meeting to discuss the Centre's contentious farm laws.Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11:30am after ruckus over farm lawsThe Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 11:30 am thanks to protests by the opposition leaders against the Centre's farm laws. The house was previously adjourned until 10:30 am.Rajya Sabha adjourned over opposition's protest against farm lawsThe Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 10:30 am as opposition leaders protested the Centre's contentious farm laws.PIL filed in Delhi HC seeking action on R-Day violenceA public interest litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking appropriate direction to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Delhi Police to take action against perpetrators of violence that took place on Republic Day celebrations and left one farmer dead and scores of police personnel injured.

Hindustan Times

02-02-2021

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