Rakesh Tikait vows to promote crops on the Parliament, after border reopens

On Friday (October 29), the Delhi police started eradicating the barricades from the Ghazipur (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh) border. This consists of a number of layers of cement and iron barricades and about 5 layers of concertina wires. Besides, iron nails studded on the National Highway-9 have been additionally eliminated. These bodily limitations have been put as much as prohibit the motion of the farmer protestors following the vandalism on the Red Fort on Republic Day this 12 months.
Earlier on Thursday (October 28), the cops had confirmed the removing of barricades from the Tikri border that separates Delhi from Haryana. It had nearly been a 12 months for the reason that border had remained closed for vehicular motion. Reportedly, the Delhi police had eliminated at the least 4 layers of barricades whereas 4 layers of cement barricades nonetheless stay on the web site. Delhi police remarked, “The barricades placed at the borders will be removed after getting farmers’ consensus.” Prior to lifting the barricades on the Tikri border, the Haryana authorities officers had met the farmer protestors to barter a deal.
The farmer protestors had alleged that no highway has been blocked by them. “The entire responsibility to open roads is on the Delhi Police as the way has been blocked towards the other side,” claimed one farmer chief. The improvement comes days after the Supreme Court noticed that public roads can’t stay shut indefinitely. While listening to a petition by a Noida resident named Monicca Agarwaal, Justice S Okay Kaul of the apex courtroom said, “Ultimately some solution has to be found. We are not against the right to protest even when a legal challenge is pending. (But) roads cannot be blocked like this.”
There are plans to open emergency routes at Tikri border (Delhi-Haryana) & Ghazipur border (Delhi-UP) which might be blocked as a result of ongoing farmers’ protest. The barricades positioned on the borders can be eliminated after getting farmers’ consensus: Delhi Police(Visuals from Tikri border) pic.twitter.com/Fzv76lSPy2— ANI (@ANI) October 28, 2021
While talking to Zee News, Rakesh Tikait introduced, “They are removing the walls that they have built. Once the roads open, we will go to the Parliament to sell our crops. We will go once the roads open. We will do what the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) decides. We also wanted to go to Delhi for the past 11 months but they did not allow us to go. Our tractors will reach Delhi first.”
बॉर्डर पर बैरिकेडिंग खत्म! |#LIVE #FarmersProtest #Delhi https://t.co/IiZBio7HNy— Zee News (@ZeeNews) October 29, 2021
While talking to Times Now in regards to the improvement, Rakesh Tikait, “I am saying that the road to Delhi must be opened. Even I want to go to Delhi. If necessary, I will go to Delhi and protest. We will sell our crops at the Parliament, as the Prime Minister (allegedly) said. It is not necessary that everything must remain closed for protest. Open communication is important.”
#Exclusive | ‘We want to protest outside Parliament,’ says farmer chief Rakesh Tikait. Details by Prashant. pic.twitter.com/s5A6AKo6io— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) October 29, 2021
While reacting to the Supreme Court’s statement about not blocking roads indefinitely, he conceded that public roads shouldn’t be obstructed on this method. “Even I am waiting to go to Delhi since last 11 months,” Tikait had concluded.