Chakka Jam: Farmer teams stage protest on Jammu-Pathankot freeway, reiterate demand for agri legal guidelines rollback

New Delhi: Farmer organisations on Saturday staged a protest on the Jammu-Pathankot Highway as part of the nationwide ‘Chakka Jam’ known as by farmers.
“We demand implementation of Swaminathan report and guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) as well as repealing the farm laws,” mentioned Kulwant Singh, member of Jammu Kashmir Kisaan Vikaas Front.
The protestors blocked the Jammu-Pathankot freeway which affected the site visitors motion. The agitating farmers held ‘Chakka Jam’ throughout the nation from 12 midday to three pm on Saturday.
Protests have been held in a number of components of the nation throughout the day with protesters blocking the nationwide freeway close to Shahjahanpur on the Rajasthan-Haryana border.

Mohali: Protesters blocked Ambala-Chandigarh Highway at Dapper Toll Plaza as a part of nationwide ‘Chakka Jam’ earlier in the present day pic.twitter.com/oB17Yw7au0
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021

Protesters additionally blocked roads in Amritsar and Mohali in Punjab.
Around 50,000 personnel of Delhi Police, Paramilitary and Reserve Forces have been deployed within the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) area to keep up legislation and order. Heavy deployment of police personnel was additionally seen on the Red Fort.

#WATCH | Haryana: Farmers blocking Palwal-Agra Highway at Atohan Chowk close to Palwal as a part of their country-wide ‘Chakka Jaam’ make manner for an ambulance. pic.twitter.com/HguODNX39f
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021

Farmers have been protesting at completely different borders of the nationwide capital since November 26 final 12 months towards the three newly enacted farm legal guidelines: Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.