New Delhi, November 28
The Saturday sun rose as farmers at Delhi’s Singhu and Tikri borders woke up ready to push through another day of protests, and slogans of “black laws” greeted the chilly morning air. Amid high security arrangements, the sloganeering continued on both the borders – Singhu and Tikri – with thousands of farmers sticking to their demands seeking rollback of the Centre’s three farm laws.
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In an unusual sight, the farmers were self-barricading themselves so that peace and harmony could be maintained as the agitations continued. But the road blockade led to problems to commuters as traffic was diverted at various routes heading towards these borders.
शरारती तत्वों की नहीं अब खैर, ऐसे रहेगी हर जगह पर नज़र
Kisan Ekta group members, who were protesting at Tikri border, say they could sit in protest for six months if their demands are not fulfilled.”We have arrangements for food and other things for the next six months. We can easily sit here in protest for months if our demands are not met,” said the group that came from Fatehabad.
भोजन करने का ये तरीका बढ़ा देगा आपकी उम्र || Dr. Amar Singh Azad ||
Security forces have been kept busy in preparing deployment arrangements with senior officials briefing them how to handle the situation as the agitation entered the weekend after the marches started on Thursday from Punjab, Haryana and four more states.
With the possibility of more farmers approaching the border and trying to enter the national capital, concrete slabs, concertina wires, and trucks filled with sand are still in place.
Edgy policemen fired teargas rounds on Friday to keep huge throngs of agitating farmers at the Singhu and Tikri borders at bay in a day-long face-off.
Later in the evening, the administration finally relented and offered the Nirankari Samagam grounds at Burari in north Delhi to farmer leaders protesting on Singhu border on the Delhi-Chandigarh highway.
A few farmer leaders reached Burari ground late while several stayed back at the barricades.
The Tikri border also witnessed similar clashes the whole day on Friday as farmers were targeted with water cannons by police when they tried to move into the national capital with their trucks and tractors.
The police also blocked farmers’ way through concrete slabs.
-Nav Gill/ Agency
