Farmers’ Protest: Traffic in Delhi Still Affected by Border Closure | Delhi News


NEW DELHI: like the current one farmers‘The unrest entered on the 10th day, the traffic movement remained affected in the national capital region on Saturday morning with multiple borders between Delhi and neighboring states still closed to travelers.
Delhi Traffic Police On Saturday he called on citizens to take alternative routes as together with Singhu, Auchandi, Lampur, Piao Maniyari, Mangesh, Tikri and Jharoda the borders are closed to all types of traffic flow.

Traffic police said that the Jhatikara border is open only for two-wheelers, while the Badusarai border is open only for light motor vehicles such as cars and two-wheelers.
Travelers coming from Haryana are advised to take alternate routes via Safiabad, Saboli, NH8 / Bhopra / Apsara borders / Peripheral expressway.
The open borders available between Delhi and Haryana are: Dhansa, Daurala, Kapashera, Rajokri NH 8, Bijwasan / Bajghera, Palam Vihar and Dundahera.

The police further reported that traffic had been diverted from the Mukarba and GTK road, and asked citizens to avoid the outer ring road, the GTK road and the NH 44.
Between the borders with Uttar Pradesh, the Gazipur border on NH 24 is closed to traffic from Gaziabad to Delhi, and the Chilla border on the Noida link road is closed to traffic from Noida to Delhi.
People coming from Gaziabad are advised to avoid NH 24 to come to Delhi and to use Apsara / Bhopra / DND instead.

Travelers from Noida are advised to avoid the Noida link road and use DND instead.
Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, have gathered in and around Delhi to protest against the three agricultural laws, passed at the Monsoon parliament session in September. The farmer agitation in Delhi entered the 10th day today, with large numbers of farmers gathering in and around the national capital to protest against the three agricultural laws.
Ahead of the fifth round of dialogue with agitated farmers on Saturday, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Piyush Goyal and Narendra Singh Tomar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi.
On the way to the prime minister’s residence, Union Agriculture Minister Tomar told the media that the meeting with farmers will begin today at 2:00 p.m., adding that he expects a positive conclusion to the talks.
On Thursday, farmers held the fourth round of talks with the Center, during which they said the government discussed some amendments to farm laws.
Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesman Rakesh Tikait said the government has given guarantees on the minimum support price.
“It appears that his position on MSP will be fine. The talks have made little progress,” Tikait said.
On December 3, farmers held the fourth round of talks with the Center and said the government had talked about introducing some amendments to the farm laws. In the fourth round of the meeting, peasant leaders suggested to the government that it hold a special session of Parliament and sought the abolition of the three agricultural laws.
“The government will discuss the points that were raised at Friday’s meeting and hopes that the talks will move towards the end when the next round of discussions takes place on Saturday,” said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
He approached farmers protesting his demands, saying that the MSP will not be touched, that the government was open to his suggestions of parity between mandi under the APMC Law and outside, for disputes under the new agricultural laws that are adjudicated in the courts and for the registration of merchants.
Earlier on December 1, during the first meeting with the Center after the turmoil reached Delhi, the farmers had rejected the government’s invitation to tea stating that they were demanding their right to the government and nothing more.
Farmers protest against the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Act of 2020, the Farmers’ Agreement (Empowerment and Protection) on Price Guarantee and the Agricultural Services Act of 2020 and the Essential Products Act (Amendment ) of 2020.

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