Bandh and curbs are set to slow down traffic in Delhi due to the Gramin Bharat Bandh called by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha and supported by other farmer groups. Additional checks and traffic pressure are expected at the borders between Delhi and Noida. Delhi Metro is recommended as an alternative mode of transportation. Section 144 has been imposed in Noida, and police will take additional measures at UP Gate in Ghaziabad.
Farmers blocked more traffic arteries across Belgium, France and Italy on Wednesday, as they sought to disrupt trade at major ports and other economic lifelines.
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Farmers are advocating for compensation due to crop damage caused by recent floods, a legal assurance for the minimum support price (MSP), and a comprehensive debt amnesty for all northern Indian states from the government.
Scores of Punjab farmers protesting against the government over their various demands spent the night on the road after they were stopped to march towards Chandigarh.