The situation escalated at the Shambhu border between protesters and police after the 'Delhi Chalo' march of the farmers was resumed today. The Bhartiya Kisan Union National Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait adamantly states that if the Centre will stop them reaching Delhi then the farmers will not let them enter their villages during the election time.
On Wednesday, farmers in Meerut organized a tractor march towards the collectorate, advocating for minimum support prices for crops and the withdrawal of criminal charges against fellow farmers involved in the 2020-21 protests at Delhi borders. Despite authorities pitching barriers to block farmers from reaching the collector's office, the protesters were successful in removing them to proceed with their demonstration.
"Putting nails on the road is not justified. If they put nails in our way, we will also do the same in our villages. We also have to do barricading of our villages. If they are not allowing us to reach Delhi, we will not let them enter our villages," Tikait told reporters when asked about obstacles, such as iron nails, being put on roads to prevent farmers from reaching Delhi.
Tikait attacked the Centre saying the BJP-led government is only for industrialists.
"If it were a farmers' government, a law guaranteeing MSP would have come into force."
He said that on Thursday a meeting of Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) would be held to deliberate on the future course of the farmers' agitation.
BKU's district head Anurag Chaudhary said that barricades were put in three places to stop farmers, but they still reached the collectorate. In Baghpat also, farmers took out tractor rallies and reached district headquarters at SKM's call.
District BKU President Pratap Gurjar said that if their demands are not met, they will go for an indefinite sit-in and announce support to farmers of Punjab.
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