Farmers march from Shambhu border to Delhi amid tight security
A group of farmers on Friday started their march from Shambhu border towards Delhi, even as the security remained high around the national capital.
A group of farmers on Friday started their march from Shambhu border towards Delhi, even as the security remained high around the national capital.
Commuters had to cross the the Singhu and Tikri borders on foot to reach their work places as the movement of vehicles was not allowed.
Several people who commute daily from Noida, Ghaziabad and other NCR places to Delhi faced traffic diversions at many places.
"The demands of the farmers are genuine. It is the constitutional right of every citizen to make a peaceful protest. It is therefore, incorrect to arrest the farmers," AAP minister Kailash Gahlot said in his reply to the Centre.
Reports say that thousands of protesting farmers, armed with sticks and swords, flung police barricades into a river.
The Kisan Long March-2, expected to take over nine days to complete, is being organised by the CPI(M)-backed All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS).
The Central government allowed farmers to enter Delhi on Wednesday, ending the prolonged standoff between the police personnel and protesting farmers.
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