Vehicles are not being allowed towards the Singhu Border.
Farmers Protest Today Live Updates: Heavy police deployment has been made at Singhu border (Haryana-Delhi border) to thwart any attempts by protesting farmers to proceed to Delhi. The police are using tear gas shells to disperse protesting farmers at Singhu border. Thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana are headed to Delhi as part of their protest march against Centre’s farm laws. Vehicles are not being allowed towards the Singhu Border. Delhi Traffic Police has said that inter-state vehicles may take Western/Eastern peripheral expressways.
Today is the second day of Dilli Chalo march by farmers who are demanding that the Centre withdraw recently enacted farm laws or insert minimum support price (MSP) in the acts. The agitated farmers tried to enter Delhi yesterday but were stopped by the Haryana Police at the border. As the situation stands, farmers are staying at multiple places in Haryana and Punjab.
After being stopped, farmers stayed for the night at the toll at Panipat Highway. They are carrying enough food to last a month and have stoves and other kitchen items. The farmers are also carrying blankets to brave the cold. In Rohtak, protesting farmers have gathered at the Rohtak-Jhajjar border for the ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest march against the farm laws.
Highlights
Dilli Chalo protest march: Commuters headed towards Delhi from other states say they are facing problems after getting stuck on Delhi-Panipat Highway due to road blockade. Shivangi, a commuter, says that she is coming from Jammu and was suppose to reach Delhi yesterday evening. She says she has no updtes so far.
Dilli Chalo protest march: Members of Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Committee prepare in Amritsar for their tractor rally towards Delhi by stocking up essentials in trolleys. A farmer says that they have loaded food material for a month and cooking utensils in trolleys.
They are all headed towards Delhi now.
Dilli Chalo protest: Farmers from Punjab stopped from entering Delhi at Singhu border (Haryana-Delhi border). Farmers say that they have been doing a peaceful protest and will continue it. They say they will enter Delhi protesting peacefully.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsDilli Chalo protest march: A group of protesting farmers from Punjab reach Bahadurgarh. Farmers are headed to Delhi as part of their protest march against Centre's Farm laws.
Dilli Chalo protest march: Heavy traffic jam at Delhi-Gurugram border due to checking of vehicles by police in view of farmers' protest march. CISF personnel also deployed on Delhi-Gurugram border.