The Haryana Police has given a go-ahead for farmers’ tractor march on KMP (Kundli-Manesar-Palwal) Expressway Thursday. Police estimate round 2,500 tractors can be on the expressway from 11 am to 4 pm when the march will happen.
“In-principle, we have decided to give permission to the farmers to undertake tractor march on KMP Expressway on Thursday,” Haryana DGP Manoj Yadava advised The Indian Express Wednesday.
Senior law enforcement officials Wednesday night held a gathering to finalise the modalities to provide permission to the tractor-march, together with its route, timings and variety of the tractors that can take part within the march.
Police officers stated the march will have an effect on motion of regular visitors on the expressway, particularly from Kundli border to Tikri border for round 4 hours.
In different elements of Haryana too, farmers will undertake tractor marches Thursday to oppose the three farm legal guidelines.
“We will try to ensure that the march takes place safely and without causing much inconvenience to the people,” stated Yadava.
According to Sonipat SP Jashandeep Singh Randhawa, motion of heavy autos transferring in the direction of Delhi aspect on Ambala-Delhi freeway (NH-44) can be diverted from Karnal and Panipat and the small autos can be diverted from Sonipat’s Ganaur, Murthal and Bhalgarh. Randhwa additionally stated they’ve made enough preparations to keep away from jams in Sonipat districts.
In Palwal, personnel of the central armed police forces can be deployed to keep up regulation and order apart from deployment of Haryana Police personnel together with water cannons and different tools to deal with any untoward incident.
Farmer leaders stated the decision of tractor march has acquired enormous response from Haryana villages. At a number of locations in Haryana, farmers participated in a rehearsal Wednesday. In Khadwali village in Rohtak district, even ladies got here out to take the driving seat in tractors. Village sarpanch Om Prakash Hooda stated, “We expect participation of around 1,000 tractor-trolleys from neighbouring villages in the tractor march.”
Suresh Koth, farmer chief from Hisar district, stated farmers from varied districts of Haryana will transfer to Delhi Thursday.
“Today, the farmers carried out a tractor march in Narwana (Jind) and Karnal town. Farmers of Khedi Jalab village have invited me to join a march Thursday.”
According to Koth, senior farmer leaders can be visiting protest websites in villages and cities for the subsequent two weeks to mobilise extra assist for the continued agitation.
