Hundreds of farmers from various states today protested against unemployment at Jantar Mantar in Delhi amid tight security measures taken by the police to prevent any untoward incident. The police also arrested some farmers.

Here are 10 key events of the Farmers Protest in Delhi

 

1. A 'Mahapanchayat' has been called by some farmers' organisations, including the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), due to rising unemployment in the country. Some farmers were seen ignoring the barricades erected by the police and promoting slogans at Jantar Mantar.

 

2. Additional forces were deployed at border entry points including Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur. Some farmers were detained and taken to Ghazipur border in buses, news agency ANI reported.

 

3. Huge deployment is also seen along railway lines, bus stations and metro stations. Several parts of the national capital witnessed traffic jams as police checked vehicles entering Delhi.

 

4. These farmers' organizations demand proper implementation of minimum support price (MSP) for crops. They also demanded withdrawal of cases registered against farmers during their year-long protest against farm laws.

 

5. Last week, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha had organised a demonstration in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, "seeking justice" in the 2021 violence case. Eight people, including four farmers, were allegedly run over by Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish in Lakhimpur Kheri in October last year.

 

6. On Sunday, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait was detained by the police at the Ghazipur border as he tried to enter the national capital to take part in the 'mahapanchayat'.

 

7. "This fight will continue till the last breath. He will not stop, he will not tire, he will not bend," Rakesh Tikait later tweeted in Hindi after he was released and sent back. He claimed that the Delhi Police was working on the behest of the Centre.

 

8. The farmer leader said he would meet SKM representatives in Delhi on September 6 to "strategize their future course of action".

 

9. Earlier, thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan had camped at border points around Delhi, demanding the cancellation of centre's three farm laws for almost a year.

 

10. The contentious farm laws were withdrawn by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2021, saying the government could not convince protesting farmers about the benefits of reforms.