Farmers Movement Archive

Number of tractors swell at U.P. border

The number of tractors swelled at the Ghazipur border on Sunday evening as farmers prepare to march to Delhi on Republic Day. While earlier, the tractors were lined up only on the Delhi-Meerut expressway, tractors and trolleys are now lining up from Delhi-Ghazipur towards Vaishali on the Link Road. Dharmendra Malik, media in-charge of the Bhartiya Kisan Union said two to 2.5 lakh tractors will reach Delhi by the eve of Republic Day. “It is a reaction to some spokespersons of the BJP who had said on January 6 that the country had 40 lakh registered tractors and only 60,000 were participating in the rally. Now we will show them the number in lakhs and if they still don’t consider it substantial, they should be prepared for more,” he said after a meeting with the Delhi Police officials at the makeshift media centre at the border. “The march will cover 300-350 kms. The Ghazipur parade will be of about 50 kms.,” Mr. Malik said.

The Hindu

2021-01-25

Ghaziabad