Farmers demonstrate against the blockade: "I left home an hour earlier, but I'll still get there late," commuters in Delhi's traffic bottleneck said

Farmers demonstrate against the blockade: "I left home an hour earlier, but I'll still get there late," commuters in Delhi's traffic bottleneck said

As police erected barriers at the borders of Singhu, Tikri, and Ghazipur to stop farmers from entering the city, traffic in the Delhi-NCR came to a complete stop.

On February 13, 2024, farmers called for a statewide strike. At that time, traffic on the New Delhi-Gurgaon Sirhaul Expressway was high. In an effort to stop thousands of farmers from marching on Parliament, Indian police put up barriers and outlawed public meetings on February 12 in response to the possibility of demonstrations seeking a minimum crop.

In anticipation of the farmers' march through the nation's capital, police erected several levels of barriers at the borders of Singhu, Tikri, and Ghazipur on Tuesday morning, causing traffic in the Delhi-NCR to move slowly.

Traffic bottlenecks beset travelers, and Delhi was turned as a fortress to prevent farmers from entering.

Due of the 'Delhi Chalo' march, police have increased security at the city's borders using multi-layered barriers, concrete blocks, iron nails, and container walls.

track | Delhi Kisan Chalo demonstration in real time

A legislation guaranteeing the minimum support price (MSP) is one of the demands that over 200 farmer unions are pressing the Center to embrace, according to announcements made by Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political). for plants.

Since 7 am, there has been bumper-to-bumper traffic at the borders of Ghazipur, Singhu, and Tikri

"I left my house in Sector 29, Gurugram, for work an hour early, knowing that there will be a farmers' march today. It seems like even if I would leave early, I would end up in central Delhi given the current state of traffic. After spending at least an hour in traffic, Julie Lawrence commented, "I will arrive at my office a few hours late."

Given that over two lakh individuals commute between Delhi and Gurgaon on a daily basis during business hours, a traffic police official suggested that people use the metro.

Due to obstacles on half of the main stretch between Noida and Delhi, only two cars could pass at a time at the Ghazipur border.

There was a line of cars when the police blocked the connection roads close to the Ghazipur border.

Krutika Sharma, a fellow traveler, said that she went for work at six in the morning but was caught in traffic till nine in the morning.

Due to extensive barricades and police checks at the borders of Tikri and Singhu, there were lengthy lines of automobiles.

VIDEO | Commuters face harrowing time due to traffic restrictions imposed in Delhi-NCR in view of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march.

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