Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other senior Congress leaders reached the Ghazipur border in the morning where heavy police force was deployed and barricades put up to stop them from entering Sambhal.
Earlier, the Delhi Police had removed cement barriers for the commuters at the Tikri and Singhu borders for the commuters on February 25.
The protests generated public reactions globally. It also evoked responses from teen environmentalist Greta Thunberg, singer-activist Rihanna and lawyer-author Meena Harris, niece of US Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Singhu Border on the Delhi-Chandigarh highway had been the epicenter of the farmers’ movement against the three central farm laws.
Famers camping at the Ghazipur border are going back to their home states, days after the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) suspended the protest following the repeal of three farm laws.
While congratulating the farmers, farm labourers and their leaders, Punjab CM said it was the victory of the people and unmatched unity of various sections of the society.
The farmers have agreed to allow only two-wheelers and ambulances at the Tikri border, where the police removed the barricading which was in place for the last 11 months in view of farmers' protest. They have also agreed that border will open only from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Farmers have been protesting since November 26 last year against the three enacted farm laws: Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
The opening of the road stretch would help thousands of commuters in Ghaziabad, Delhi, and Noida as well as those traveling between the national capital and the interiors of Uttar Pradesh, towards Meerut and beyond.
Four out of the eight layers of barricades at Tikri border have been removed. However, the cement barricades are still there and road remains closed for commuters.
Farmers at the Ghaziapur border in Delhi are vacating a section of the service road below the flyover to allow the movement of public vehicles. The service lane portion of the road goes from Ghaziabad to Delhi, on which the media centre was built by the farmers. Farmers will now sit only on the upper part of the flyover.
According to a statement released by the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Rakesh Tikait said the BJP workers showed black flags to the farmers' leaders and used abusive language.
For the last seven months, the farmers protesting against the agriculture law. On Wednesday morning, BJP workers reached inside the farmers' movement site at the UP Gate, after which a fight broke out between them and the farmers.
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait's convoy was allegedly attacked in Alwar on Friday. He alleged that the BJP men were behind the attack.
The Ghazipur border (Delhi-UP border), which was closed due to farmers' protest, reopened for traffic movement on Monday.
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Security tightened in and around national capital, in the light of 'Chakka Jam' appealed by farmer unions protesting the farm laws. Minto road has been barbed with wires. Singhu border and Ghazipur border have also been blockaded as a peremptory counter-measure to thwart any disturbance. Protesting farmers announced three-hour long 'Chakka Jam' everywhere outside Delhi, Uttarakhand, UP.
"MPs from 10 parties visited Ghazipur border today. The things we saw there were worrying. The atmosphere there is not in the interest of the nation," said NCP MP Supriya Sule.
The Arvind Kejriwal government has ordered the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to seek the return of 576 buses that were provided to the Delhi Police as 'special hire'. The government has also asked the DTC to seek approval before allowing any of its buses to be taken on ‘special hire’ by the Delhi Police or any other entity.
The Opposition leaders have reached at Ghazipur border (Delhi-UP Border) to meet the protesting farmers on February 04.
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