Protesting farmers broke through barricades on Monday afternoon as they launched a Delhi Chalo march to press for various demands. Security forces have implemented a 3-tier security plan and deployed around 5000 police personnel and 1,000 PSC workers in various locations for checking. Officials said that water cannon, TGS squad, fire squad and others have also been deployed for emergency and traffic management. Efforts are underway to manage traffic in and out of Delhi as vehicles found themselves waiting for hours in long queues.
Multi-layered barricades had been put up at the two border points at Shambhu and Khanauri where protesting farmers have been camping. A number of farmers have remained at the Shabhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since their protest march was stopped by security forces in mid-February. The last round of talks with the Centre was held soon after the incident but failed to elicit results.
Last week, the farmers announced that they would intensify their agitation and start a fast unto death from November 26. The protesters also said that they had opted to march towards Delhi after waiting “peacefully for the government (to reach out) for nine months”.
The farmers plan to move towards the national capital in batches from the Shambhu border on the Ambala-New Delhi national highway. The first group began its march from under the Maha Maya flyover in Noida at noon on December 2.
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