More than 200 farmers unions are marching to Delhi to press for demands, including MSP. Farmers from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh are participating. In 2020, farmers staged a sit-in at three border points for months.
To ensure law and order, Section 144 has been enforced, restricting the entry of tractor trolleys and assemblies. Delhi Police and the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) are actively present, and the border sealing preparations are extensive.
Nearly 69.9 per cent turnout was recorded in the second phase of the elections for representatives to the zila parishads and panchayat samitis of nine districts today.