Farmers Movement Archive

As Terai farmers announce protest march to Delhi on Dec 25, security beefed up at borders

Rudrapur: The security along all borders with Uttar Pradesh was beefed up by the district police after Terai farmers announced that they will undertake a protest march to Delhi on December 25 to oppose the new farm laws. Udham Singh Nagar’s senior superintendent of police (SSP) Daleep Singh Kunwar said that the farmers will not be allowed to cross the state borders at any cost. He added that videography will be done at all borders adjacent to Uttar Pradesh and stern actions will be taken against those violating the orders. Incidentally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address some farmers virtually on December 25. Earlier, the farmers unions of Terai region had announced that they would intensify their agitation by marching towards Gazipur border near Delhi on December 25. Meetings were going on in Bazpur, Rudrapur, Jaspur and Kashipur towns of the district to gather as many farmers as possible for the protest march. Vikramjit Singh, a farmer from Bazpur, said, “Hundreds of farmers and farm labourers are all set to march to Delhi from the district to ensure that the ongoing agitation does not lose its steam.” Meanwhile, senior police officials — including ASP Kashipur Rajesh Bhatt and SDM Bajpur AP Vajpayee — met the “Kar Sewa” chief of Nawabganj Gurdwara, Baba Anoop Singh, and requested him to cancel the protest march call and help the police maintain the law and order situation. Baba Anoop Singh said, “Farmers are conducting peaceful protests and I have assured the police that no farmer will resist the police in any situation. I will talk to the farmer organisations over the protest march to ensure that the law and order situation is not disrupted.”

The Times of India

2020-12-24

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