Agitating farmers on Tuesday blocked Delhi’s Ghazipur border completely, as the protest entered 27th day.
“Ghazipur border has been closed for traffic from Delhi to Ghaziabad. It was already closed for traffic from Ghaziabad to Delhi. Traffic has been diverted from Nizammudin Khattha, Akshardham and Ghazipur Chowk for onward journey via Anand Vihar, Apsara, Bhopra, and Delhi Noida Direct (Flyway) (DND),” said Additional Commissioner of Traffic Police, Outer Range, Delhi.
“We have not received any meeting invitation from Agriculture Minister yet. Farmers have decided they won’t go back till govt takes back all the three Farm laws. It will take more than a month to resolve all issues,” said Rakesh Tikait, spokesperson of Bhartiya Kisan Union.
Traffic from Delhi towards Ghazipur and Ghaziabad on the Delhi-Meerut expressway is affected as both side carriageways has been closed for traffic.
On the issue of causing inconvenience to commuters, he added, “We’re not causing inconvenience to anyone. Yesterday, farmers were only talking to commuters for a few minutes on Delhi-Ghazipur border road and didn’t block any road. Farmers told commuters that they should discuss farmers’ issues at their home too.”
Hundreds of farmers are protesting at the borders of Delhi since November 26 against the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. The talks between the protestors and the Centre have failed to produce any decisive result.
