Farmers' protest: Massive traffic jams at Ghazipur border, police keep vigil | Video
Also Read | ‘If govt creates problem for these farmers…’: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait warns Centre Commuters are feeling helpless and desperate at being stuck at the Ghazipur border for hours. "I am travelling from Uttarakhand to meet my 78-year-old father... My family and I have been struck here since 11 am.
It is an extremely frustrating situation for us and we feel angry and helpless," PTI quoted a Uttarakhand resident who was on his way to visit his ailing father at the Lok Nayak hospital in Delhi as saying. Another commuter, who identified himself as Adarsh, told PTI that he had been stuck for over an hour due to the roadblocks. The protesting farmers are demanding a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all crops, a complete waiver of farmer debts, pensions for farmers, and the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission's recommendations.
The farmers are marching towards the national capital after their demands remained inconclusive in a meeting with a team of Union ministers. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha said the farmers will head to Delhi to press the Centre to accept their demands. Given the 'Delhi Chalo' march, the authorities have intensified security at Delhi's border points with multi-layer barricades, concrete blocks, iron nails and walls of containers.
Riot control vehicles, water cannons, and several companies of police and paramilitary forces are deployed at strategic locations. Despite stringent measures, huge traffic jams were reported, with a queue of vehicles stretching over 1 kilometre on the Delhi-Meerut highway at the Ghazipur border. The Delhi Police imposed prohibitory orders banning the entry of tractors, trucks, or other vehicles
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