- By Nidhi Giri
- Mon, 02 Dec 2024 05:32 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Farmers Protest: Traffic movement along the Noida-Greater Noida expressway resumed on Monday evening after hundreds of farmers, who had gathered for a "Delhi Chalo" march, agreed to vacate the site. Earlier in the day, massive traffic snarls caused inconvenience to commuters crossing the Delhi-Noida border, as police set up multiple barricades to prevent the protesting farmers from Uttar Pradesh from marching towards the Parliament complex over various demands, including a legal guarantee on Minimum Support Prices (MSPs).
#WATCH | Noida, UP: Traffic movement resumes as police remove barricades near Dalit Prerna Sthal in Noida.
— ANI (@ANI) December 2, 2024
Farmers under different farmer organisations were protesting over various demands near Dalit Prerna Sthal in Noida and they were not allowed to enter Delhi. pic.twitter.com/C1Y7V9RJ6O
A video posted by news agency ANI showed cars moving at a snail's pace at the Chilla border, while all vehicles appeared to be at a standstill along the Delhi-Noida-Direct Flyway or DND.
"The police set up barricades on both sides of the Delhi-Noida border, causing significant traffic congestion, especially on the carriageway heading from Noida to Delhi. It took me about an hour to get through that stretch," Aprajita Singh, a resident of Greater Noida, was quoted as saying by PTI.
The march was organised by the Bhartiya Kisan Parishad, and is being supported by the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) and other farmer organisations.
The protesters' gathering point near the Mahamaya flyover in Noida grew bigger by noon, when some of them broke a few barricades and attempted to continue with their march.
"We are ready for our march towards Delhi. Tomorrow, on December 2, we will start our march towards Delhi from under the Mahamaya flyover (In Noida). At noon, all of us will reach there and demand our compensation and benefits as per the new laws," BKP leader Sukhbir Khalifa told ANI on Sunday.
