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Ground Report: Police Put up Barricades on Decided Routes, How Could We Follow Them?
At Nangli and Chhawala, a clearer picture emerged of why farmers found themselves lost or stranded in an unfamiliar city.
Delhi Police personnel at Nangli, during the farmers tractor rally on January 26. Photo: Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta/The Wire
Rights26/Jan/2021
New Delhi: The farmers’ tractor rally on Tuesday, January 26, shifted the gaze of the media to those areas of Delhi which have, until now, only aspired to be seen as parts of the National Capital.
The densely populated settlements and snaking, narrow lanes of Chhawala, Nangli, Nangloi, Barwala, Najafgarh, Baprola and others such areas form what is often dismissed by power keepers and real estate brokers as “rural Delhi.” With the exception of a few older residents, who also own most of the land here, these areas are populated mostly by lakhs of migrant workers.