There will be diversions at several points on Eastern Peripheral Expressway today.
New Delhi: A 135-km six-lane arc that partially surrounds the National Capital Region and acts as a high-speed thoroughfare for cargo trucks was filled with tractors today as thousands of farmers who have been camping on the highways in and around Delhi began their march against new farm laws. The tractor rally, called by some 40 farmer unions, started on the Western Peripheral Expressway that starts at Ghaziabad and ends in Palwal. The police have asked people to avoid this expressway, which makes the other half of Western Peripheral Expressway, making a circle around the National Capital Region or NCR.
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Farmers protest: Thousands participate in a tractor rally on Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressways
Ahead of talks with the government, thousands of farmers on Thursday took out tractor-march from protest sites of Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders and Haryana s Rewasan against the three agriculture laws amid heavy police deployment. According to the protesting farm unions, this is just a rehearsal for their proposed January 26 tractor parade that will be moved into the national capital from different parts of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
Bharati Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) chief Joginder Singh Ugrahan said that farmers participated in the march with over 3,500 tractors and trolleys. Ugrahan, whose union is one of the largest farmer organisations in Punjab, said that they will not accept anything less than the repeal of the three farm laws.
Farmers Take Out Tractor Rally Near Delhi, Security Beefed Up; Check Details
The rally started at 11 am and moved towards Kundli–Manesar–Palwal Expressway amid heavy deployment of Delhi Police and Haryana Police personnel stretch File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-07T07:35:03+05:30 Farmers Take Out Tractor Rally Near Delhi, Security Beefed Up; Check Details outlookindia.com 2021-01-07T14:24:33+05:30
As thousands of protesting farmer unions take out a tractor rally today, security has been increased at several border points of the national capital on Thursday. The rally is organised by Sanyuta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farmer unions, as a continuation of their agitation against the new farm laws.
On the planned 26 January demonstration, farmer leader Joginder Nain said, We will send tractor trollies from every village in Haryana. We request people to come at least one per house