Protesting maqui berry farmers holds a mahapanchayat on Thursday in the Ghazipur border of Delhi-Uttar Pradesh to go over the process for that ongoing agitation against three farm laws and regulations. Maqui berry farmers from western Uttar Pradesh along with other states combined with the heads of various khaps will have fun playing the mahapanchayat.
Meanwhile, the agitation from the Centre’s new farm laws and regulations joined week four with a large number of maqui berry farmers camping at border points of Delhi adamant on their own demands, and also the Top Court saying it’ll form a committee to solve the deadlock.
There is disruption of traffic movement on key routes within the national capital on Thursday, the 22nd day’s the farmers’ protest to interest in the repeal from the three new agri marketing laws and regulations.
Maqui berry farmers camping at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border points have brought to closure of countless routes in Delhi. Based on the city police, Singhu, Auchandi, Piau Maniyari, Sabholi and Mangesh borders are closed. Commuters happen to be advised to consider alternate routes via Lampur, Safiabad and Singhu school toll tax borders, while traffic continues to be diverted from Mukarba and GTK road, they stated.
The Outer Ring Road, GTK road and NH-44 ought to be prevented, law enforcement stated. Individuals going to Haryana may take Jharoda (only single carriageway), Daurala, Kapashera, Badusarai, Rajokri NH 8, Bijwasan/Bajghera, Palam Vihar and Dundahera Borders, law enforcement stated.
Gazipur border also remains closed for traffic originating from Gaziabad to Delhi. Commuters happen to be advised to consider alternate routes via Anand Vihar, DND, Chilla, Apsara and Bhopra borders, they added.
Enacted in September, the 3 farm laws and regulations happen to be forecasted through the government as major reforms within the agriculture sector which will take away the middlemen and permit maqui berry farmers to market anywhere in the united states. However, protesting maqui berry farmers have expressed apprehension the new laws and regulations would create eliminating the security cushion of Minimum Support Cost and eliminate the mandis, departing them subject to big corporates.
A large number of maqui berry farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, are presently remaining put at Delhi’s borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in protest from the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Maqui berry farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Cost Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and also the Essential Goods (Amendment) Act, 2020. They’ve expressed apprehension these laws and regulations would create the dismantling from the minimum support cost system, departing them in the “whim” of massive corporations. However, the federal government has maintained the new laws and regulations brings maqui berry farmers better possibilities and usher in technology in agriculture. The federal government argues the three farm laws and regulations will take away the middlemen and permit maqui berry farmers to market anywhere in the united states.
