Farmers To Augment Protest Against Government Policies In Delhi

Farmers taking part in the ‘Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat’ at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on Thursday voted a resolution to intensify their protests against the policies of the government. The farmers declared that they will carry on the protests in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections.

Several farmers carried flags in the colors of yellow, red, blue, and white, which represented their membership in various farm unions. Farmers from states including West Bengal, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Himachal Pradesh travelled for the mahapanchayat.

Following the three controversial farm laws being repealed by the Center in 2021, farmers’ agitation at Delhi’s boundaries came to an end, and the Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat was arguably the largest assembly of farmers in the nation’s capital. Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said, “We held a meeting here and a message has gone to the government that farmers of our country are united. The government should talk to us to resolve the issue. This agitation is not going to stop anytime soon, and it will spread from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.”

The farmers’ mahapanchayat was held without a hitch due to the meticulous preparations made by the Delhi Police. Additionally, they had released a traffic alert telling commuters to stay off the highways that lead into central Delhi. There were jams in the traffic in Sarai Kale Khan and central Delhi. Slow-moving cars caused gridlock at the ITO, Delhi Gate, Daryaganj, and on National Highway-24 close to Sarai Kale Khan, among other locations. At Sarai Kale Khan, there were severe traffic jams. The Ramlila Ground has numerous CCTV cameras set up both inside and outside of it.

A total of 22 paramilitary companies were stationed throughout the nation’s capital, with seven of them stationed near the Mahapanchayat location. A temporary space was created to keep an eye on the security cameras.

The farmers were requested to leave the area shortly after their program ended at 2:30 p.m. After the designated tie, they began to scatter off the ground. A significant number of paramilitary forces have been stationed at the capital’s three border points, Singhu, Tikri, and Ghazipur, in anticipation of a planned farmers’ march to Delhi. For the past month, hundreds of farmers have been occupying the borders between Punjab and Haryana.

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