Farmers suspend protest, farm leaders to hold review meet on Jan 15

The announcement came after Central government assured them of forming a committee on MSP and withdrawing cases against them immediately

Bharat Bandh hits Punjab, Haryana: mixed response elsewhere

The shutdown was almost complete in Punjab where transport services remained suspended during the entire bandh period

Farmers agitation has an important political aspect to it as elections to the UP and Punjab Assemblies are due in the next few months

Security has been tightened in Haryana and Punjab with personnel of the government railway police and the state police forces being deployed

The police have stepped up security and made all arrangements for traffic diversion, said officials

Some groups of farmers started going back to their respective sit-in sites after hours of chaos during their tractor parade

The protesting farmers also reached Delhi's ITO area, a few kilometres away from Parliament

Earlier, Haryana Police used water cannons and lobbed teargas shells to prevent farmers from marching towards the village

British PM Boris Johnson will be in Delhi on January 26 as the chief guest at the Republic Day parade which will be held at Rajpath

The unions have deferred their proposed tractor march till Thursday, so that the rally does not clash with their talks with the government