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Rajasthan Sikar Farmers' Protests: Section 144 Imposed, Internet Services Snapped, Highways Blocked

Several roads connecting Jaipur to Jhunjhunu, Churu, and Bikaner are blocked.

Demanding the implementation of the Swaminathan Committee's recommendations,바카라 웹사이트crop loan waiver바카라 웹사이트and removing restriction on cattle trade, farmers in Rajasthan라이브 바카라 Sikar have blocked entry and exit paths to three districts, forcing the state government to ban internet services and impose the Section 144 in the district. 바카라 웹사이트

The farmers, who have been protesting for the last 13 days, have gathered at around 250 different locations in the region, blocking highways and inconveniencing locals and commuters,바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트India Today.

According to the report, thousands have occupied the Jaipur-Sikar route, and continue to block the area outside the agriculture produce market. Several roads connecting Jaipur to Jhunjhunu, Churu, and Bikaner are blocked.

Famers are facing bad times due to faulty policies of the state government, they alleged.

The Section 144 has been imposed바카라 웹사이트within a two-kilometre radius around the Sikar district collectorate, and mobile internet services have been disabled in the entire district.

On Tuesday,바카라 웹사이트PTI바카라 웹사이트reported that senior BJP leader Ghanshyam Tiwari and former Speaker Sumitra Singh in a joint statement said the protest of farmers was crucial and the state government was taking it lightly.

Farmers’ main demands:

Loan waiver for all agricultural workers, and for poor and middle farmers

A greater allocation for MGNREGA

Higher wages and more days of work

Pension of Rs 5,000 per month for every farmer and agricultural worker aged above 60 years

Effective crop insurance, protection of crops from stray cattle and wild animals

The withdrawal of the order restricting cattle trade

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