Security forces stand atop a makeshift structure to disperse protesters. (Express photo)Farmers Protest Delhi Chalo March Today Highlights: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Centre, and others to clear blockades on national and state highways in Punjab where farmers from Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and SKM groups have been staging protests, news agency PTI reported. The apex court said that the matter is already pending before court, and it cannot entertain repetitive petitions on same issue.
Meanwhile, after the Dilli Chalo march was suspended on Sunday following tear gas shelling, the protesting farmers will decide on the next course of action on Monday. After the farmers started the foot march a day earlier, they were halted by the multilayered barricading erected by the Haryana Police. Following this, tear gas shells were lobbed and water cannons were aimed towards the farmers to disperse them, injuring five protestors. As many as 101 farmers from Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and SKM groups are among the protesters.
PM Modi in Haryana: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’ in Haryana’s Panipat today. Within this initiative, women aged 18-70 years, who have passed their Class X examinations, will receive specialized training and a stipend for the first three years to promote financial literacy and insurance awareness. The PM will also lay the foundation stone of the Main campus of Maharana Pratap Horticultural University in Karnal.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Monday released its second list of 20 candidates for the Delhi Assembly polls scheduled in February 2025.
The names were finalised during the AAP’s Political Affairs Committee meeting.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Centre, and others to clear blockades on national and state highways in Punjab where farmers from Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and SKM groups have been staging protests, news agency PTI reported.
The apex court said that the matter is already pending before court, and it cannot entertain repetitive petitions on same issue. (PTI)
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) may announce the second list of candidates for Delhi Assembly elections 2025 on Monday.
The PAC, which is the apex decision-making body of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will hold a meeting in this regard today.
Delhi's AQI at 10 am was 204 in the 'poor' category. Shadipur was the only station in the 'very poor' category, as it was the most polluted place with an AQI of 322.
The minimum temperature was reported at 8.2 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal. Calm winds prevail over Delhi, the AQI is forecast to remain in the 'poor' category on Monday and the maximum is likely to settle at 23 degrees Celsius, as per the IMD. The visibility remains 3000 metres at IGI airport.
AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal also hit out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah for “such a bad state of law and order” in Delhi.
Over a post on X, Kejriwal wrote: “The people of Delhi have never seen such a bad state of law and order in Delhi before. Amit Shah ji should come and answer the people of Delhi.”
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsदिल्ली वालों ने दिल्ली में कानून व्यवस्था की इतनी बुरी हालत पहले कभी नहीं देखी थी। अमित शाह जी को आकर दिल्ली वालों को जवाब देना चाहिए। https://t.co/dOHYzf9mV2
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 9, 2024
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, taking to X (formerly Twitter), expressed her concerns about the law and order situation in the Capital, citing the bomb threats received by the schools.
She wrote: “After the daily incidents of ransom, murders, firing in Delhi, now threats of bombing of schools are being received. The law and order situation in Delhi has never been so bad before. The BJP-ruled central government has failed in its only task of providing security to the people of Delhi…”
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsदिल्ली में रोजमर्रा होने वाली फिरौती, हत्याओं, गोलीबारी की घटनाओं के बाद अब स्कूलों को बम से उड़ाने की धमकियाँ मिल रही है।
— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) December 9, 2024
दिल्ली में लॉ एंड ऑर्डर की ऐसी बदहाल हालत पहले कभी नहीं रही। भाजपा शासित केंद्र सरकार दिल्ली वालों को सुरक्षा देने के अपने इकलौते काम में फेल हो चुकी है… https://t.co/ntpJmTD4yE
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’ in Haryana’s Panipat today.
Within this initiative, women aged 18-70 years, who have passed their Class X examinations, will receive specialized training and a stipend for the first three years to promote financial literacy and insurance awareness.
The PM will also lay the foundation stone of the main campus of Maharana Pratap Horticultural University in Karnal.
After the Dilli Chalo march was suspended on Sunday following tear gas shelling, the protesting farmers will decide on the next course of action on Monday.
After the farmers started the foot march a day earlier, they were halted by the multilayered barricading erected by the Haryana Police. Following this, tear gas shells were lobbed and water cannons were aimed towards the farmers to disperse them, injuring five protestors.
As many as 101 farmers from Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and SKM groups are among the protesters.
At least forty schools in Delhi received bomb threats via emails early Monday.
These include Delhi Public School in RK Puram, GD Goenka in Pachim Vihar, Mother Mary’s school in Mayur Vihar, The British School in Chanakyapuri, Salwan Public School in Mayur Vihar, Modern School in Mandi House, Cambridge School, Delhi Public School in Vasant Kunj, a few DAVs, besides others.
No suspicious object has been found yet.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsSTORY | Two schools in Delhi receive bomb threats: Police
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 9, 2024
READ: https://t.co/8fSUiEAne2
VIDEO | Visuals from outside GD Goenka School, Paschim Vihar. #delhinews
(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/8Mhuq5mTcT
After their meeting with officials in Rajpura, farmers unions' leaders said that they will wait for a day and see the Haryana administration's response, and then take a call on the next course of action. "They (officials) told us they will get the matter resolved through talks. They asked us to wait for a day as on Monday, the administration of Haryana was busy due to the PM's visit," Sarwan Singh Pandher, coordinator of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, said. Ambala's Superintendent of Police Surinder Singh Bhoria and Deputy Commissioner Parth Gupta were among the officials who met the farmer leaders.
Haryana government officials reached Rajpura on Sunday to hold talks with the farmer union leaders. After the suspension of the 'Dilli Chalo' march on Sunday, the farmer leaders decided to hold no protest tomorrow (Monday) to decide on the next course of action.
Amid tear gas shelling by the police at the Shambhu border, five protestors have sustained injuries. Among those injured are Didar Singh from Ferozepur, Major Singh from Tarn Taran, and Karnail Singh. Karnail Singh (70) hails from Jhandeana village in Moga district. Four injured have been taken to the hospital, with one of them being referred to PGI Chandigarh.
The police continue tear gas shelling at the Shambhu border, in order to disperse the protesting farmers and to stop them from carrying on with the 'Dilli Chalo' march.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js#watch | Latest visuals of tear gas being used at Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border by police to disperse the farmers' protesting and trying to move ahead as they begin their 'Dilli Chalo' march, today pic.twitter.com/qNmNDLAjId
— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2024
Three more protesters have been injured amid tear gas shelling by Haryana police.
Police continued to fire tear gas shells at the protesters. The agitators are facing difficulties and one of them said, "Tear gas seems to be stronger today..it is giving more irritation in the throat and eyes than before." On Friday, around 15 agitators were injured due to tear gas shelling and were hospitalised.
Farmers gather near barricades at Shambhu border
Haryana security forces attempt to disperse protesters
Medical aid being given to a protesting farmer as police continued to fire tear gas at regular intervals.
One farmer Resham Singh has been injured and taken to civil hospital in Rajpura. Meanwhile, Haryana police continue tear gas shelling at regular intervals.
Raakhi Jagga reports from the protesting site
Farmers are sitting close to the cemented wall holding flags. They have arranged water bottles, salt, jute bags to save them from the impact of tear gas. So far, no injuries have been reported.
As farmers are being stopped from holding their "Dilli Chalo" march, one among them raised the issue of police asking them to show identity cards. There are cemented barricades installed at the border and Haryana police have fired tear gas at the agitators.
"The police are asking for identity cards, but they should give a guarantee that they would allow us to go Delhi. They say that there is no permission to go to Delhi, then why we should give the identity cards. We will give identity cards if they allow us to go to Delhi," a protesting farmer told PTI.
As of now, Haryana police have stopped tear gas shelling.
While Haryana police fire tear gas at protesting farmers, ten ambulances and 10 cars are readied in case of any emergency situation arises. Medical assistance teams too are ready to provide first aid.
Haryana police have fired tear gas shells at protesting farmers. Several farmers run to escape the tear gas shelling and a few media persons have been exposed to it.
Farmers have reached near the cemented wall of barricade. Farmers have been told that Haryana police will identify the 101 protesters of the 'jatha' and will get back to them afterwards.
Punjab farmers have resumed their “Dilli Chalo” march from Shambhu border amid heightened security arrangements made by police. Holding flags and raising slogans, they are seen marching on the streets in a video shared by news agency PTI.
As farmers are set to begin their Dilli Chalo march, Delhi Police is on alert and traffic is likely to be hit at the border and central part of the Capital.
"Delhi Police is on alert and security has been tightened at the Singhu border. A skeletal deployment has been made at the Singhu border but it may increase as per the situation at the Shambu border," a senior police officer told PTI.
A strict vigil is also being maintained at the Noida border as another group of farmers from Uttar Pradesh has been protesting there, he added. The officer said police are ready to tackle any situation.
With PTI inputs
Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher has alleged that the AAP-led Punjab government is in alliance with the Centre and is working against them. Pandher questioned why media is being stopped at the protesting site.
"What we used to say that Bhagwant Mann govt (of Punjab) is having some sort of alliance with the central govt. Today, the way media is being stopped, the CM and Arvind Kejriwal should come forward and explain this. They (AAP) say that they are with farmers and labourers, then why they are stopping the media? Bhagwant Mann government's face has been exposed. Earlier we were against the central govt only, but now we have to deal with the state govt. The Punjab govt is trying to put the shutter on the doings of the central govt..." Pandher told ANI.
While farmers gear up for the protest, Haryana police is all set to stop media persons at a distance of “minimum 1 km”. Haryana’s ADGP (Law and Order) Sanjay Kumar wrote to the Director General of Police (Haryana) and DGP (Punjab) that “in the interest of safety of media persons as well as their equipments”, the media persons should be stopped at a safe distance “minimum 1 km). The ADGP (Law and Order) had written a same letter to both the DGsP on December 5, too.
On Saturday, the protesting farmers waited to see whether the Centre would initiate talks to address the issue, but there was no response. Punjab farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said that they have not received any message from the Centre for talks to address their issues. Addressing the media at Shambhu on the Punjab-Haryana border, Pandher said 16 farmers suffered injuries and one of them lost hearing ability because of the teargas shelling by Haryana security personnel.
As many as 101 farmers from Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and SKM groups will march towards Delhi at noon. Out of 101, 85 are from BKU Krantikari unit while the rest are from Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, BKU Behramke, BKU Azad, Kisan Sangathan, Rajasthan units.
Hi! Protesting farmers are all set to resume their 'Dilli Chalo' march today and security has been beefed up at the Shambhu border. Senior citizens among the agitators will lead the march, a farmer leader Ranjit Singh Raju said. Stay tuned here for latest updates.
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