Farmers Movement Archive

Jam session: Movement of farmers causes traffic snarls

New Delhi: Traffic in the city was affected after farmers moved from Singhu border to Jantar Mantar to hold a demonstration against the agri laws at a time when the monsoon session is on in Parliament. The snarls were a result of excessive barricading done by police as a preventive measure to avoid a repeat of what occurred in parts of the city and in front of Red Fort on January 26 during the farmers’ tractor rally. A group of 200 farmers travelled to Jantar Mantar from Singhu border in buses with a police escort. The entire stretch they travelled on was manned by traffic and local cops. A senior officer said various diversions were in place to avoid traffic jams. However, parts of Dwarka, Noida border, Mayur Vihar and Ashram saw traffic heavier than usual. Delhi Traffic police tweeted: “Traffic movement is affected due to local police picket at AIIMS towards Aurobindo Chowk, Noida towards Delhi at Kalindi Kunj, Noida towards Akshardham at Chilla Border, Noida towards Ashram at DND and Ghaziabad towards Delhi at Pandav Nagar.” Earlier, the security arrangement was tightened and an advisory issued by police for Thursday’s protest. This is the first time since January 26 that the authorities have granted permission to farmers’ unions to hold a protest in the city. Traffic police officials said they had made heavy arrangements this time around as they did not want a repeat of the last time’s fiasco. They said if such protest calls were made again, they would make similar arrangements.

The Times of India

2021-07-22

Delhi