Farmers’ protest: Several roads remain closed in Delhi

With hundreds of farmers protesting towards the Centre’s new agri legal guidelines staying put at Delhi borders, a number of routes in the nationwide capital remained off bounds for commuters on Friday.

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The Delhi Traffic Police took to Twitter to tell individuals about highway closures and suggested them to take different routes to keep away from inconvenience.

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Farmers from totally different states have been tenting at Delhi’s Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur and Chilla (Delhi-Noida) border factors for practically two weeks now to demand a repeal of the farm legal guidelines enacted in September.

In a collection of tweets, the Delhi Traffic Police mentioned Tikri and Dhansa borders are closed for site visitors motion, whereas Jhatikara border is open just for two-wheelers and pedestrians.

Those travelling to neighbouring Haryana can take routes by way of Jharoda (solely single carriageway), Daurala, Kapashera, Badusarai, Rajokri NH 8, Bijwasan/Bajghera, Palam Vihar and Dundahera borders, the police mentioned.

On Thursday, farmer unions threatened to dam railway tracks throughout the nation and all highways resulting in Delhi if their calls for aren’t met.

The announcement got here a day after farmers’ leaders rejected the federal government’s provide to amend the brand new agri legal guidelines and provides a “written assurance” on persevering with the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system.

Farmers are reportedly have doubts over these legal guidelines as they concern it is going to remove the security internet of MSP and dispose of mandis that guarantee incomes.

But the federal government says the MSP system will proceed and the brand new legal guidelines will give farmers extra choices to promote their crop.