{"id":329319,"date":"2020-12-08T07:54:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T07:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=329319"},"modified":"2020-12-08T07:54:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T07:54:28","slug":"bharat-bandh-heavy-security-at-delhi-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/bharat-bandh-heavy-security-at-delhi-borders\/","title":{"rendered":"Bharat Bandh: Heavy security at Delhi borders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329258 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/farmers-protest-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/12\/farmers-protest-3.jpg 599w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/12\/farmers-protest-3-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/>After talks between farmers and the Centre failed to yield any result, the protesting farmers against the new farm laws began their symbolic \u2018Bharat Bandh\u2019 agitation today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">During the last meeting on December 5, farmers\u2019 union leaders stuck to their demand for the withdrawal of the new farm laws. The next round of talks between Centre and farmers\u2019 Unions will be held on December 9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u2018Chakka jam\u2019 has started in Delhi. Security has been\u00a0tightened<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">at key protest sites on Delhi borders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today alleged that CM Arvind Kejriwal was put under house arrest by Delhi police and no one is allowed to enter and leave his residence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cBJP\u2019s Delhi Police has put Hon\u2019ble CM Shri @ArvindKejriwal under house arrest ever since he visited farmers at Singhu Border yesterday No one has been permitted to leave or enter his residence,\u201d AAP said in a tweet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">AAP MLA from Greater Kailash, Saurabh Bharadwaj held a press conference and accused the Ministry of Home Affairs of detaining Kejriwal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Meanwhile, Delhi Police refuted the charges made by AAP. In a tweet, DCP North Delhi said, \u201cThis claim of CM Delhi being put on house arrest is incorrect. He exercises his right to free movement within the law of the land. A picture of the house entrance says it all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Moreover, former Delhi BJP president Vijender Gupta took a dig at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal over the allegations that the latter was put under \u2018house arrest\u2019 to prevent him from protesting on \u2018Bharat Bandh\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cDelhi CM @ArvindKejriwal scores a self-goal as he is caught lying again. Falsely claiming that he been put under house arrest, he wants to fool the farmers. What he is actually doing is running away from his responsibility towards the people of Delhi,\u201d Vijender tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Vehicular traffic was hampered today morning as several farmers held a sit-in at Ghazipur entry point on the National Highway-24 that connects Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Protesting farmers blocked Chandigarh highway as part of their &#8216;Bharat Bandh&#8217; call.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Social activist Anna Hazare sat on a day-long hunger strike to support agitating farmers; demanding repeal of the Centre&#8217;s farm laws.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Shops and commercial establishments remained shut at many places in Punjab and Haryana today morning in view of a &#8216;Bharat Bandh&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After talks between farmers and the Centre failed to yield any result, the protesting farmers against the new farm laws began their symbolic \u2018Bharat Bandh\u2019 agitation today. During the last meeting on December 5, farmers\u2019 union leaders stuck to their demand for the withdrawal of the new farm laws. 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