Travelers in the national capital region continued to suffer as the multiple borders between Delhi and neighboring states remained closed with ongoing farmer agitation that entered on the ninth day on Friday.
On Friday, the Delhi Traffic Police called on citizens to take alternative routes, as along with Singhu and Tikri borders with Haryana, Jharoda, Lampur, Auchandi, Safiabad, Piao Maniyari and Saboli, the borders were closed for all types of traffic movement.
Traffic police said the NH-44 is closed on both sides.
Between the borders with Uttar Pradesh, the Gazipur border on the NH-24 is closed to traffic, along with the Chilla border on Noida Link Road.
Traffic police have advised travelers to take alternate routes via the national highway (NH) -8 / Bhopra / Apsara border / Peripheral expressway.
Travelers coming from Ghazipur to Delhi have been advised to avoid the NH-24 and use Apsara / Bhopra / DND instead.
People have also been advised to avoid Noida Link Road to come to Delhi and to use DND instead.
The police have also diverted traffic from UP’s Ghaziabad to Delhi from Mohan Nagar.
On the other hand, the Badusarai border is open only for light motor vehicles such as cars and two-wheelers, while the Jhatikara border is open only for two-wheelers traffic.
Large numbers of farmers, mostly from Punjab, have gathered in and around Delhi in protest against the three agricultural laws, passed at the Monsoon Parliament Session in September.
The Center is scheduled to hold the fifth round of talks with farmers’ representatives on December 5.
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 price of support.
“It appears that his position on MSP will be fine. The talks have made little progress,” Tikait said.
Meanwhile, the Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said Thursday that the government has no ego and was discussing the issues raised by farmers with an open mind.
“The government will discuss the points that were raised at Friday’s meeting and hopes that the talks will move towards a finality when the next round of discussions takes place on Saturday,” the minister said.
Farmers protest against the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Act of 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Guarantee and the Agricultural Services Act of 2020 and the Essential Products Act (Amendment ) of 2020.
This story has been published from a news agency feed with no changes to the text. Only the title has been changed.
.
