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Mahapanchayat led by Tikait held in Dehradun; demands justice in engineering student’s death case

Mahapanchayat led by Tikait held in Dehradun; demands justice in engineering student’s death case

Dehradun, A ‘Mahapanchayat’ was held here on Friday, led by farmer leader Rakesh Tikait, to demand justice for Divyanshu Jatrana, who died in a clash stemming from a turf war between two groups studying at a private university. Mahapanchayat led by Tikait held in Dehradun; demands justice in engineering student’s death case A condolence meeting for Divyanshu , an engineering student, was also organised at the Asharodi check-post in Dehradun, during which his grandfather broke down in tears, remembering him. While consoling Divyanshu’s grandfather, Tikait, the national spokesperson for the Bharatiya Kisan Union , stated that, much like Divyanshu’s family, there are thousands of people who send their children to Dehradun and Mussoorie for their education using their hard-earned money; however, incidents like Divyanshu’s murder have left them deeply concerned about the safety of their children. Tikait remarked, “If this situation persists, outsiders who have hitherto regarded Dehradun as a safe and desirable place will begin to feel that the atmosphere here is no longer conducive. This will also tarnish Dehradun’s reputation.” Tikait asserted that …

Punjab farmers call for ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ on Jan 4; Dallewal says no pressure to be on fast | Latest News India

Punjab farmers call for ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ on Jan 4; Dallewal says no pressure to be on fast | Latest News India

Chandigarh, Farmers, on a warpath against the Centre, on Saturday called for a “Kisan Mahapanchayat” at the Khanauri protest site on January 4. Punjab farmers call for ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ on Jan 4; Dallewal says no pressure to be on fast Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha had earlier given a call for a Punjab bandh on December 30. The steps come amid the Supreme Court coming down heavily on the Punjab government for not shifting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been fasting for over a month, to a hospital. SKM leader Kaka Singh Kotra, said the 70-year-old has been on an indefinite hunger strike, which entered its 33rd day on Saturday. “On January 4 at Khanauri, we will hold a big Kisan Mahapanchayat in which farmers from various states will participate,” Kotra told reporters at Khanauri protest site. On Saturday, while it admonished the Punjab government, the Supreme Court also indicated the possibility that Dallewal may have not been allowed to be taken to a hospital by other farmer leaders. Responding to …

Rajput mahapanchayat calls for ‘boycott’ of BJP leaders, barring Yogi, in Muzaffarnagar | India News

A mahapanchayat of the Rajput community held in Kheda village under the Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday declared its decision to “boycott BJP candidates” in the first phase of general elections in Uttar Pradesh in protest against “non-implementation of government schemes, rise in unemployment, Agniveer Scheme and insult of the Rajput Samaj”. The boycott call, however, did not apply to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who, the community leaders, said was their voice which was “not being heard by central BJP leadership”. During the mahapanchayat, which was organised by “chaubisi” — a conglomerate of 24 villages falling under Siwal Khas (Baghpat), Sardhana (Meerut) and Khatauli (Muzaffarnagar) Assembly seats symbolising Rajput power — community leaders “pledged their support” for SP candidate Harendra Malik in Muzaffarnagar. In other Lok Sabha seats in the region, they said “they will vote for the candidate who is in a position to defeat the BJP”. Referring to two former Prime Ministers — V P Singh and Chandra Shekhar from the Rajput community — the leaders asked why they have …

Traffic snarls in central Delhi due to farmers` `mahapanchayat`

Traffic snarls were witnessed in central Delhi and Sarai Kale Khan on Thursday in view of a farmers` “mahapanchayat” convened at the Ramlila Ground here to protest against the Centre`s policies regarding the farming sector. Vehicles moved at a snail`s pace, resulting in traffic congestion at ITO, Delhi Gate, Daryaganj and on National Highway-24 near Sarai Kale Khan, among other places. Massive traffic snarls were witnessed at Sarai Kale Khan. A senior police officer said commuters might face some trouble but the traffic is moving. “We have had a word with the traffic police about diversion plans,” the officer said. The Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory, alerting commuters about traffic regulations and route diversions. The advisory said traffic will be regulated from 6 am to 4 pm on Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, Barakhamba Road, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Tolstoy Marg, Asaf Ali Road, Jai Singh Road, Swami Vivekananda Marg, Sansad Marg, Netaji Subhas Marg, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Minto Road, Ashoka Road, the Maharaja Ranjeet Singh flyover, Connaught Circus, Bhavbhuti Marg, DDU Marg …

Farmers’ Kisan Mahapanchayat at Delhi’s Ramila Maidan today, traffic jams likely | Latest News India

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmers’ groups, will hold a ‘Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat’ at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi where a resolution is likely to be passed to “intensify the fight” against the policies of the central government. The Delhi Police has permitted the farmers’ gathering with a condition that the mahapanchayat will neither have more than 5,000 participants, nor tractor trolleys would be allowed near the venue, officials told news agency PTI. A view of Ramlila Maidan ahead of farmers’ Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat in New Delhi. (Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times) Scores of farmers from across Punjab started moving towards Delhi on Wednesday in over 800 buses and trucks and several trains. The traffic may be affected in various parts of the national capital due to the farmers gathering at the Ramlila Maidan on Thursday, police said. The Gautam Buddh Nagar Police on Wednesday cautioned commuters about the possibility of traffic movement slowing down on the Noida-Delhi routes in view of the proposed farmers’ protest in Delhi. There has been a heavy …

Resume internet services, lift road blockades: Jind mahapanchayat

Protesting farmers bring heavy machinery, including hydraulic cranes and earthmovers, to Shambhu on the Punjab-Haryana border as their ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest march is to resume on February 21. | Photo Credit: ANI Farmer unions and Khap leaders at a mahapanchayat in Haryana’s Jind on Tuesday demanded that the ban on internet services and the blockade laid by the police on various roads of the district be lifted. It announced to hold pakka morcha (round-the-clock sit-in) on Delhi-Patiala Highway, partially blocking the traffic movement. Samyukt Kisan Morcha leader Azad Palwa told The Hindu over phone that around 2,000 representatives of different farmer unions and khaps from Jind had participated in the four-hour-long meeting and decided to hold indefinite round-the-clock sit-in blocking one of the carriageways of Delhi-Patiala Highway in Uchana. “If the need arises we will increase the number of pakka morcha and hold more sit-ins across the district,” said Mr. Palwa. “The suspension of internet services in several districts of Haryana has made the life of the common man miserable. It had brought all internet-related …