Thousands of farmers from six states are heading to Delhi for a two-day “Chalo Delhi” protest march.
New Delhi:
As farmers made their way through barricades and police forces on their way to Delhi for a planned protest march, their ingenuity in crossing one of those obstacles was praised on Twitter.
Last night, a large group of farmers in Haryana heading to Delhi via Sonepat faced a huge police barricade, where the road was blocked with large containers and trenches were dug to prevent them from crossing with their tractors.
The farmers raised slogans and pressed against the barricades, but there were many obstructions.
Over the course of the night, they removed all the blocks.
Activist Anand Mangnale described how they did it, in a Twitter thread that is being widely shared.
“The farmers have broken through the Sonepat barricade. They pushed the containers, filled the holes, removed the concrete structures and created a road even though the police used water cannons. (Haryana Chief Minister) ML Khattar is finished.” Mangnale said in a series. of tweets.
“What is ingenious and surprising is that the farmers tricked the police into using water cannons several times in the morning and used the water and mud under these structures, containers to slide them,” he wrote.
Posting videos of the farmers sliding the containers out of the way and the police using water cannons, he wrote: “Taking the containers away! No container can stop them … Police using water cannons. Even that couldn’t stop them.”
He also posted a video of the farmers continuing on their way after removing the barricades. “ML Khattar, (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi thought that the concrete structures could stop them. The horrible night came to an end with an enthusiastic morning and amazing energy from the farmers, who cleared the way in no time,” he tweeted.
the #Farmers have crossed the #Sonipat barricade.
They moved the containers away, filled in the holes, removed the concrete structures and created a road despite the fact that the police used water cannons. @mlkhattar it’s done now is @narendramod on the border of Delhi Haryana Kundli. #DelhiChalopic.twitter.com/POr9cXqBQJ– Anand Mangnale (@FightAnand) November 27, 2020
Thousands of farmers from six states are heading to Delhi for a two-day “Chalo Delhi” protest march against three agricultural laws recently enacted by the center.
Farmers believe the new laws will take away the guaranteed minimum price and leave them at the mercy of large retailers. However, the government says the bills introduce much-needed reforms in the sector and empower farmers by allowing them to sell their grain anywhere in the country.
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