29 villages hold meet over lifting of border blockades
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29 villages hold meet over lifting of border blockades
Description
Rohtak/Bathinda: Hemmed in by the ongoing farmers’ protest against the three central agri-marketing laws for almost seven months now, residents of 17 villages in Haryana and 12 in Delhi on Sunday held a mahapanchayat at Sersa village of Sonipat district to discuss the issue of their bad commute with the Union and state governments. Farmers have been protesting at the Delhi borders and the roads leading to the three main protest sites — Singhu, Tikri and Ghaziabad — have been heavily barricaded to fortify the national capital. These villagers are demanding that the barricades be removed and at least one side of the road leading to the Singhu border be opened. Ramphal Saroha, who presided over the mahapanchayat, said the issue was discussed in the meeting and it was decided that a delegation would meet the central and the state governments to present their demand of clearing one side of the road at the Singhu border. TNN
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-06-21
Coverage
Delhi