Huge traffic jams were witnessed on the highways that connect Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad via Ghazipur and Chilla borders. To further prevent traffic jams, the authorities have banned goods-carrying vehicles from entering Delhi via the Greater Noida Expressway.
Farmer organisations are on a mobilisation campaign in Punjab and Haryana to make the call for ‘Dilli Chalo march a success. They are demanding enactment of a law to guarantee Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops, among many other demands such as implementation of the Swaminathan Commission s recommendations, pension for farmers, etc.