Report by Prerna Deep:
The Farmers protest in the Country is going on for more than a month now and still not taking a pause. Even after 7 rounds of talk, both the parties are not coming to a common conclusion. Thus, the Eight round of talks between the center and Farmers’ leader has been scheduled for the 8th of Jan, 2021 (Friday). Just a day before the scheduled talk, the Tractor rally is shown in and outside Delhi by the Farmers. The reason for the rally might be showing force.
The six-lane that surrounds Delhi was filled with Tractors on Thursday morning. The Farmer Union Called it a “Tractor rally.” It started with around 40 Farmer unions on the outskirts of Delhi.
The rally started around 11 AM and moved forward to Western Peripheral Expressway, making a circle around NCR.
The union labeled the march as ‘Rehearsal’ for the 26th January Tractor parade. The Farmers union admits the act as a warning for the govt. They also warned to intensify their agitation against the Farm Laws. The tractors were geared from 4 different parts- Singhu to Tikri Border, Tikri to Kundli, Ghazipur to Palwal, and Rewasan to Palwal with around 2500 tractors participating in the march. On the 5th of January, The last meeting between farmers and ministers was held.
The tractor rally was planned for Tuesday. however, bad weather forced the delay.
“Since the new laws came into force, the government has held seven rounds of talks with farmers, but it has not listened to seven words of farmers, which are – we want a repeal of the farm laws,” said Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav.
The farmers are determined that they only want a repeal of the laws. They also want Law to guarantee the MSP.
Throughout the march, The Delhi Traffic Police has been instructing and updating on Twitter for which roads to avoid to prevent inconvenience for the general public.
