There will be diversions at several points on Eastern Peripheral Expressway today.
New Delhi: A 135-km six-lane arc that partially surrounds the National Capital Region and acts as a high-speed thoroughfare for cargo trucks was filled with tractors today as thousands of farmers who have been camping on the highways in and around Delhi began their march against new farm laws. The tractor rally, called by some 40 farmer unions, started on the Western Peripheral Expressway that starts at Ghaziabad and ends in Palwal. The police have asked people to avoid this expressway, which makes the other half of Western Peripheral Expressway, making a circle around the National Capital Region or NCR.
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Farmers tractor rally: Traffic may disrupt on Delhi outskirts
There will be diversions on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway during the afternoon on Thursday in view of a tractor rally called by farmers protesting against the new central farm laws, police here said on Wednesday. The Eastern Peripheral Expressway also known as the Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal Expressway is a 135-km-long six-lane road stretch connecting Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. It passes through Gautam Buddh Nagar.
The Gautam Buddh Nagar Police said the tractor rally has been called by the Sanyuta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farmers unions, and is scheduled to start from Ghazipur border in Ghaziabad towards Palwal in Haryana and back through the expressway.
Updated Jan 07, 2021 | 06:04 IST
According to a Harinder Singh Lakhowal, Punjab farmer leader and General Secretary of the BKU farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan will also take part in today’s rally. Farmers stage a protest at Singhu border during their Delhi Chalo march against the Centre s new farm laws
New Delhi: Farmers unions demanding the repeal of the three new farm laws and the procurement of crops at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) will be taking out ‘Tractor March’ announced by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha today.
Harinder Singh Lakhowal, Punjab farmer leader and General Secretary of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), told IANS that farmers from Punjab are coming with their tractors for the march and farmers from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan will also be joining the rally.
Farmers Take Out Tractor Rally Near Delhi, Security Beefed Up; Check Details
The rally started at 11 am and moved towards Kundli–Manesar–Palwal Expressway amid heavy deployment of Delhi Police and Haryana Police personnel stretch File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-07T07:35:03+05:30 Farmers Take Out Tractor Rally Near Delhi, Security Beefed Up; Check Details outlookindia.com 2021-01-07T14:24:33+05:30
As thousands of protesting farmer unions take out a tractor rally today, security has been increased at several border points of the national capital on Thursday. The rally is organised by Sanyuta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farmer unions, as a continuation of their agitation against the new farm laws.