Police Warn Commuters of Potential Traffic Jams Amid Farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ March Today

The ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest by farmers on Wednesday could cause traffic congestion for commuters, according to the Delhi Police. Farmers began congregating at the Singhu border between Delhi and Haryana, causing a major traffic bottleneck, according to a news agency. According to the report, the Delhi Police has declared that it will maintain a tight watch at the borders of Tikri, Singhu, and Ghazipur, in addition to railway and metro stations and bus stops. The police have increased security at all three borders, according to an officer. They are examining vehicles, but they are not closing any borders or routes.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer), Jimmy Chiram, stated, “We are keeping a tab on the situation in wake of this call given by the farmers.” Forces have already been deployed at the Delhi-Haryana border. “We had temporarily removed barriers for commuters at the Singhu and Tikri borders,” stated another official. There is still a police and paramilitary presence, and they will maintain a close, 24-hour watch.

Farmers’ protest: security arrangements in Delhi

• Given that the farmers would also be using buses and trains for public transportation, more police and paramilitary personnel have been stationed at train and metro stations as well as bus stops.
• Delhi has already implemented Section 144. An officer declared, “Any assembly or gathering will not be permitted anywhere here.”
• Sarai Kale Khan, Anand Vihar, and ISBT Kashmere Gate now have increased security.

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Farmers’ Delhi Chalo protest

• The two umbrella organizations leading the farmers’ agitation, the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political), had issued a summons on Sunday for farmers all over the nation to travel to Delhi on Wednesday.
• Leaders of the farmer community, Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal, made the call.
• A four-hour nationwide “rail roko” protest has also been called for by the two on March 10 in support of a number of their objectives, which include a legislative guarantee of a minimum support price for crops.
• Following a fight between security forces and protesting farmers at Khanauri on the Punjab-Haryana border last month, a 21-year-old farmer was slain and a few others were hurt.