Farmers Protest LIVE UPDATES: Women media person roughed up, video journalist beaten up

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, farmers are protesting at Jantar Mantar on Thursday, demanding the scrapping of new agricultural laws.

Farmers have been permitted to protest at Jantar Mantar with limited numbers not exceeding 200 persons for Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) and six persons for Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) from 11 am upto 5 pm daily.

Only those farmers who have ID cards will be permitted at the protest site and at the end of the day around 5 pm, Police will escort the farmers on the buses as they return to the Singhu border.

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News18’s cameraman Nagendra beaten up at farmer protest…

There is little doubt that this protest is not what it portrays to be. Targeting media, vandalising the Red Fort, holding the capital to ransom, blocking borders at a time when sowing and harvesting seasons are at peak? pic.twitter.com/mxcvdHcbNC

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) July 22, 2021

While the Monsoon Session of Parliament is on, the farmers’ protest led by Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait is going to take place against the Centre’s new farm laws just at a short distance away. BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said that the farmers will hold their own parliament sessions at Jantar Mantar.

While speaking to ANI, Rakesh Tikait said, “Parliament is just 150 metres away from Jantar Mantar. We will hold our own Parliament sessions there. On being asked about arrangements to tackle situations like January 26 Red Fort violence Tikait said, “What do we have to do with hooliganism? Are we miscreants?”

Delhi: Latest visuals from Jantar Mantar ahead of farmers’ protest against three farm laws

Security personnel deployed & barricades have been put up at the spot pic.twitter.com/KIKJtmAzjO

— ANI (@ANI) July 22, 2021

Our next stop will be Uttar Pradesh, BJP’s heartland. Our UP mission will begin on Sept 5. We’ll totally isolate BJP. There is no alternative other than to repeal three farm laws. We are ready for talks: Prem Singh Bhangu (in Pic 1), Farmer leader at Singhu (Delhi-Haryana) border pic.twitter.com/K5cbEwFLGy

— ANI (@ANI) July 22, 2021

Delhi: Heavy security deployment at Tikri Border in view of farmers’ protest against at Jantar Mantar amid monsoon session of Parliament pic.twitter.com/j3U71Z5w1s

— ANI (@ANI) July 22, 2021

Delhi: Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait left for Singhu border. pic.twitter.com/gO0JgyAAXM

— ANI (@ANI) July 22, 2021

Delhi: Security tightens at Jantar Mantar ahead of a farmers’ protest against three farm laws amid monsoon session of Parliament pic.twitter.com/RhtVRJnCk9

— ANI (@ANI) July 22, 2021

I, along with eight others (protesting farmers) will leave for the Singhu border, and then will go to Jantar Mantar. We will hold ‘Kisan Sansad’ at Jantar Mantar. We will monitor Parliament proceedings: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait pic.twitter.com/X1CMVfFMgh

— ANI (@ANI) July 22, 2021

Delhi: Security tightens at Singhu border ahead of a farmers’ protest at Jantar Mantar against three farm laws amid monsoon session of Parliament

Farmers will gather at Singhu border from different protest sites and head towards Jantar Mantar pic.twitter.com/KcQZg1v1e6

— ANI (@ANI) July 22, 2021

Farmers have been protesting on the 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.

So far, several rounds of talks have been held between the Centre and farmer leaders to break the deadlock between the two parties.