Protesting farmers defer January 6 tractor march by a day over poor weather forecast

Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav said the decision to defer the march was taken over forecast of bad weather condition on Wednesday.

Published: 05th January 2021 07:29 PM  |   Last Updated: 05th January 2021 07:29 PM   |  A+A A-

A farmer sitting inside a parked truck at Ghaziabad border on a chilling afternoon

A farmer sitting inside a parked truck at Ghaziabad border on a chilling afternoon. (Photo| Parveen Negi, EPS)

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Protesting farmer unions Tuesday deferred their proposed tractor march from January 6 to January 7 due to a bad weather forecast, even as they asserted they will intensify their stir in the coming days.

Addressing a press conference at Singhu Border here, union leaders said thousands of farmers will take out the tractor march from all protest sites to the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) on January 7.

Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav said the decision to defer the march was taken over forecast of bad weather condition on Wednesday.

The city has been receiving rains sporadically over the past three days. The unions said the agitation against the three agriculture laws will be intensified in the coming days.

Talking about their other proposed tractor march to Delhi on January 26, farmer leader Joginder Nain said, "We will send 10 tractor trollies from every village in Haryana. We request people to come -- at least one from a house and a total of 11 women from a village".

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