Farmers Movement Archive

Tractor rally to run routes from Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur

NEW DELHI: Granting a formal nod to protesting farmers to hold the tractor rally or ‘Kisan Gantantra Parade’ in the city on January 26, Delhi Police commissioner S N Shrivastava on Sunday asked his officers and central reserve police personnel deployed for Republic Day Parade security to remain “ready to move at short notice to handle any law and order situation” arising out of the tractor rally. Police have chalked out three elaborate routes for the rally, which will begin, just after the Republic Day Parade concludes, from three city border points at Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur and later return to the originating points. Around 12,000 tractors were seen at the borders on Sunday, but the final figure for the rally would be available by Monday evening, cops said. Delhi Police, who have also spoken to their Haryana and UP counterparts about the rally, will not only oversee law and order during it to ensure it is “peaceful”, but will also provide security to it so that “mischievous elements” can’t infiltrate it and cause unrest. From Singhu, the rally will pass through Kanjhawala, Bawana, Auchandi border, KMP Expressway before returning (62km). From Tikri border, it will go to Nagloi and pass through Najafgarh and Western Peripheral Expressway (62km). From Ghazipur border, the rally will head for 56-foot road, Apsara border, Hapur and then return while passing through KMP/Western Peripheral Expressway (46km), Delhi Police spokesperson and special commissioner (intelligence) Dependra Pathak said. “We have shared with the farm unions a list of arrangements we need to make to ensure the event is peaceful. We conveyed to them how the Republic Day is a day of national pride and so there shouldn’t be any hindrance to the main parade,” Pathak said. “We will continue to talk to teh unions to ensure the rally is held under secure circumstances,” he added. “Farm volunteers will work with us to guarantee security arrangements. This will be a challenging task, but details/arrangements are being made for the same, including area security checks, deployment and medical emergencies,” special CP Pathak said. “We have full faith in our farmers and are hopeful the arrangements will be according to our dialogues.”

The Times of India

2021-01-25

India