Farmers protest: Stopped at Rewari, 300 protesters say ready to stay there
“We had deployed around 600 personnel, including personnel from Rapid Action Force, at the border to prevent the farmers from entering Haryana. We will not permit them to move towards Delhi,” said Rewari Superintendent of Police Abhishek Jorwal. Updated: December 14, 2020 3:17:07 am
Farmers then sat down on the carriageway meant for vehicles travelling from Jaipur towards Delhi and said they are prepared to spend the coming days at the spot unless the government meets their demands. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha)
Around 300 protesters from Rajasthan and South Haryana were stopped from crossing the Haryana-Rajasthan border at Rewari on the Delhi-Jaipur expressway Sunday afternoon, as they were trying to make their way to the national capital to join the farmers’ protest. Leaders of the protesting group said they would hold their demonstration at the border if they