Farmers’ protest enters 5th day, Delhi traffic affected as Singhu, Tikri borders closed for movement

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Nov 30, 2020:     Traffic in the national capital has been affected as the Singhu and Tikri borders have been closed for movement in view of the Delhi Chalo protest by farmers which entered its fifth day on Monday.

 

The Delhi Traffic Police on Monday advised commuters to take alternate routes to enter and exit Haryana. The closure of borders has also resulted in heavy traffic on other alternate routes between Delhi and Haryana.

The Delhi Traffic Police has tweeted that the Singhu and the Tikri borders have been closed for movement in view of the farmers’ protest.

"Tikri border is closed for any Traffic Movement. Available Open Borders to Haryana are following Borders Jharoda,Dhansa ,Daurala Jhatikera,Badusari,Kapashera, Rajokri NH 8,Bijwasan/Bajghera,Palam vihar and Dundahera borders." the Delhi Traffic Police said in a tweet.
The Delhi Traffic Police updated, "Singhu border is still closed from both sides. Please take alternate route.Traffic has been diverted from Mukarba Chowk & GTK road.Traffic is very very heavy. Please avoid outer ring road from signature bridge to Rohini & vice versa, GTK road, NH 44 & Singhu border."

The protestors have been threatening to block all five entry points to the national capital

Rejecting the Centre’s offer to hold talks once they move to the Burari ground, the farmers said they will not accept any conditional dialogue and have called a meeting to discuss their next course of action later in the day.

Farmers, who had reached Nirankarai Samagam Ground in Burari on Saturday, continued their protest there

Delhi Metro services resumed from 5.35 pm on Friday. There has been no fresh advisory issued for Monday.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah had appealed to the farmers to shift to the Burari ground and had said the Centre was ready to hold discussions with them as soon as they move to the designated place.

A meeting of over 30 farmer groups was held to discuss Shah’s offer for talks before the scheduled date of December 3 once they move to Burari in the city, but the thousands of protesters had refused to budge and spent another night in the cold at the Singhu and Tikri border points.

Their representatives had said that Shah’s condition that they shift the protest is not acceptable and claimed Burari ground is an "open jail".

Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla in a letter to 32 farmers organisations sent on Saturday cited the cold conditions and the COVID-19 outbreak and said the farmers should move to the Burari ground where adequate facilities have been made for them.

Farmers, representing over 30 farm bodies, have called a ’Delhi Chalo’ march through several routes -- Lalru, Shambhu, Patiala-Pehowa, Patran-Khanauri, Moonak-Tohana, Ratia-Fatehabad and Talwandi-Sirsa.

They have been demanding that the central government repeal the new farm laws, which, they say, should be replaced with another set of legislations framed after wider consultation with the stakeholders.

Courtesy:India Today