Farmers’ Protest: Today, farmer organizations across the country have declared a Chakka Jam

Intensifying the agitation against the three farm laws, the farmer groups have warned of going on a chakka jam on Saturday. The three-hour chakka jam will take place between 12 pm – 3 pm across the country.

Speaking to reporters at the Ghazipur border protest site, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said, “There will be a three-hour-long ‘chakka jam’ on February 6. The people that will be stuck in it will be given food and water. We will tell them what is Govt doing with us.”

Though, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand will be exempted from the jam.

Meanwhile, as a precautionary measure ahead of the ‘chakka jam’, the New Delhi DCP in a letter asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to stay prepared to shut down a dozen metro stations within a short notice period. The DCP has said that given the circumstances of law and order and to control the crowd, the metro staff should be ready.

The 12 metro stations are – Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat, Udyog Bhawan, Lok Kalyan Marg, Janpath, Mandi House, RK Ashram, Supreme Court, Khan Market, and Shivaji Stadium (Airport Express Line). All these metro stations fall within the New Delhi area.

On the other hand, keeping in mind the violence that took place during the farmers’ tractor march on January 26 in the national capital, Delhi Police has installed high security in the national capital.

Farmers have been protesting at different borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the three newly enacted farm laws: 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.