Farmers At Delhi Borders Refuse To Budge, Seek Permission To Protest At Jantar Mantar | 10 Points

Thousands of farmers continued to rally and shout slogans at the Tikri interstate border entry/exit point demanding nod for demonstration at the Jantar Mantar ground in Delhi.

Farmers gathered at the Singhu border as part of their "Delhi Chalo" protest against Centre's new farm laws, in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)

New Delhi: A day after their face-off with security personnel over not getting entry in the national capital, thousands of farmers from different groups on Saturday retorted to sloganeering, sang songs while carrying flags in reds, greens and blues. While thousands of farmers sat it out at various border points into Delhi for the third consecutive day, many made their way into the national capital and gathered at the Nirankari ground. As per reports, thousands of farmers continued to rally and shout slogans at the Tikri interstate border entry/exit point demanding nod for demonstration at the Jantar Mantar ground in Delhi. "We will not go to Nirankari ground and will sit on the outskirts of the national capital till the time permission for doing protest at Jantar Mantar is not given," said BKU Ugrahan - the largest farmers' union in Punjab. Here's a look at top 10 developments on "Delhi Chalo" protest organised by farmers against the new farm laws: 1. Slogans such as Dharti Mata Ki Jai , Narendra Modi Kisan Virodhi and Inquilab Zindabad could be heard from different parts of the vast, dusty ground. As some farmer leaders gave speeches, farmers danced to drumbeats and the strains of Hum Honge Kaamyab could also be heard. 2. Amid the cheerful cacophony from farmers who said they were determined to make their point, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sangharsh Samanvay Samiti struck up a chorus of Chahe Kuch Bhi Karlo Hum Badhte Jaenge. 3. Bangla Sahib gurdwara in Delhi set up a langar' to feed the protesters. Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party government had also made provisions for food. An e-rickshaw moved around spreading awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of wearing masks. 4. The unprecedented unity of the farmers will put pressure on the government to withdraw the three anti-farmer acts, social activist Medha Patkar, who was at Burari with a group of men and women, told NDTV. She said it was a decentralised movement and the protest was against the vulgar inequity in the country. 5. Various farmer leaders addressed the protesters even as the situation was more relaxed compared with what was witnessed on Friday, as policemen armed with a water cannon and tear-gas shells remained stationed in vicinity. 6. Farmers continued to raise slogans against the central government since Saturday morning, even as the number of security forces seemed to thin by afternoon. Even one of the two water cannons stationed there since Friday had been removed from the spot. 7. Many farmers could be seen sitting around or resting in their tractor-trolleys or mini trucks in which they were also carrying adequate dry ration and other essentials to sustain them for a few weeks. 8. Many of tractor-trolleys and mini trucks were covered with blankets and tarpaulin sheets to protect the farmers and their families from the vagaries of weather, with mattresses and pillows laid underneath to provide comfortable ride to all, including women and the aged. 9. All police districts in Delhi are on alert due to long march by farmers from Punjab and Haryana to Delhi to protest against three new central farm laws. Consequently, entry and exit points on Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border have been barricaded and paramilitary forces and police deployed to check the possible entry of farmers from the adjoining state. 10. The BKU activists and farmers had blocked the Yamuna Expressway by squatting on the road, leading to a massive traffic jam from Agra to Mathura. In Baghpat, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, and Bijnor, farmers blocked the highways to disrupt traffic at several places.