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   Chakka Jam 2021: Blocking the main roads and highways across India, the farmers marked a peaceful ‘chakka jam’ as part of their ongoing protest against the farm laws on Saturday. While the National Capital of Delhi and surrounding areas were turned into a fortress with nearly 50,000-strong security force deployed at the borders, rest of the country saw peaceful blockades. Some protesters were detained in places such as Bengaluru and Delhi. As UP, Delhi and Uttarakhand were kept out of the chakka jam, major impact was felt in Punjab and Haryana. Here’s a look at how the day unfolded in Delhi-NCR during the chakka jam protests:

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   Bhartiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait gestures a 'namaste' to the security forces deployed at Ghazipur border on Saturday. (PTI Photo)

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   Farmers take part in a three-hour 'chakka jam' near a highway at Delhi border on Saturday. (Reuters photo)

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   Security personnel guard the Red Fort in Delhi on Saturday. The Mughal-era monument witnessed had massive violence during the tractor rally o January 26 last month. (PTI photo)

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   A farmer raises a slogan during chakka jam protests on a highway near Delhi on Saturday. (Reuters photo)

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   Farmers take part in the protests against farm laws on a highway on the outskirts of New Delhi on Saturday. (Reuters photo)

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   Security personnel look through the concertina wires at a checkpoint in Delhi on Saturday. (AP photo)