Police Step Up Vigil, Security Beefed Up At Delhi Borders Amid Farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' Call On Wednesday

The police have tightened the security at railway and metro stations and bus stands. Additional police and paramilitary forces have already been deployed at railway and metro stations and bus stands.

The Delhi Police has directed its personnel to ensure strict vigil at the Tikri, Singhu and the Ghazipur borders as the farmers have announced that they would reach Delhi on Wednesday.

The Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political), the two umbrella bodies that are spearheading the farmer's agitation, on March 3 gave a call to farmers from across the country to reach Delhi on Wednesday.

Farmer leader Tejveer Singh said farmers from across the country will march peacefully towards Jantar Mantar in Delhi. "Farmers from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar have made all preparations to move to Delhi for the march," Singh said.

Meanwhile, the police have also tightened the security at the railway and metro stations and bus stands. Additional police and paramilitary forces have already been deployed at railway and metro stations and bus stands.

"We had temporally removed barriers for commuters at the Singhu and the Tikri borders. The deployment of police and paramilitary personnel is still there and (they) will ensure strict, round-the-clock vigil, a senior police officer told PTI.

The officer said that no one will be allowed to breach the law. The police said checking will be intensified at different locations and there may be traffic congestion in the city.

Farmer leaders Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal on March 3 gave a call to farmers across the nation to reach Delhi on Wednesday for a protest. 

The farmers have also called for a four-hour countrywide rail roko on March 10 in support of their various demands, including a legal guarantee on minimum support price for crops.

He said the sacrifice of a farmer will not go in vain and the struggle will continue until the demands are met. 

The protesting farmers have been staying put at the Shambhu and the Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana after their Delhi Chalo march was stopped by security forces. They began their march on February 13 but were stopped by the security forces, which led to clashes at the border of Haryana and Punjab.