Protesting farmers leave site in Noida, traffic resumes

Traffic on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway has resumed on Monday afternoon after farmers , who were leading a protest march, left the site after talks with the administration. Farmers are demanding an allocation of 10 per cent plots and 64.7 per cent increased compensation under the old acquisition law, which is four times the market rate of compensation, and 20 per cent plots on the land acquired after January 1, 2014. The demands also include that children of landless farmers be given the benefit of employment and rehabilitation, government orders on the issues passed by the High Power Committee and proper settlement of populated areas.The farmers' organisations have said that they would resume their 'Delhi Chalo' march again if their issues are not resolved in a week.

Noida: Farmers protesting against the Delhi march by Samyukta Kisan Morcha reached an agreement with authorities after hours of talks. The Greater Noida, Noida, and Yamuna Authorities requested one week to resolve the issue. Barricades have been removed from the expressway, and… pic.twitter.com/VuJ7YmUFCc

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The Bhartiya Kisan Parishad (BKP), along with Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) and other farmer organizations earlier announced that they will be marching towards Delhi on Monday to demand compensation and benefits under the new agricultural laws. Speaking about their protest, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Pawan Khatana said, “Our main demand for farmers of Gautam Buddha Nagar, who have lost their land, is 10% developed plot, and 64.7% remuneration for those who haven't received it till now.” “In 2013, the farmers of Gautam Buddha Nagar fought for the Land Acquisition Act and got it passed, but it has not been implemented. No farmer has received four times the compensation. There has been no increase in the circle rate... Farmers are being displaced because of the airport and there has been no change in displacement policy,” Khatana said. Farmers from 20 districts, including Gautam Buddh Nagar, Agra, Aligarh and Bulandshahr took part in the march.

Meanwhile,the Supreme Court on Monday asked Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-unto-death at the Khanauri border point to press for the acceptance of farmers' demands, to persuade the protesting farmers not to obstruct highways and cause inconvenience to people. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan disposed of a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of Dallewal, who was removed from the Khanauri protest site on the Punjab-Haryana border on November 26."We have seen that he has been released and he even persuaded a fellow protestor to end his fast-unto-death protest on Saturday," the bench said, adding that the issue raised by the farmers has been noted by the court and is considered in a pending matter.