To mark the completion of one year of continuing protests by farmers against the three new farm laws, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) took out a ‘black Friday’ protest march in Delhi from Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib to the Parliament building.
The party said Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib near the Parliament House has been cordoned off and all borders of Delhi have been sealed. SAD also claimed that Punjab registered vehicles are being stopped at Delhi borders.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Police issued a traffic alert on Friday morning saying the Jharoda Kalan border has been closed using barricades in view of farmers’ protest. Delhi Police also said that traffic is being diverted from several routes and tweeted names of roads where traffic movement will be affected today.
Two Delhi Metro stations near Tikri border with Haryana, one of the sites of the ongoing farmers’ protests, were on Friday closed owing to security reasons, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said.The protest is reportedly being led by SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and party MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal. Both politicians were detained later.SAD General Secretary Prem Singh Chandumajra earlier assured that the protest march would be peaceful.
