On Budget Day, farmers plan 2nd march — on foot, to Parliament

A day earlier than their mega tractor rally within the nationwide capital, farmer leaders stated Monday that they are going to march on foot to the Parliament on February 1, the day the Union finances can be introduced.
Dr Darshan Pal, union chief of Kirti Kisan Union, who has been a part of the conferences with the Centre, stated throughout a press convention Monday: “On February 1, farmers will march towards the Parliament on foot, against the laws.”
Farmer leaders stated an in depth programme can be declared in a day or two, however the march can be peaceable. The leaders additionally stated that Tuesday’s tractor march can be distinctive as odd individuals can be a part of Republic Day celebrations.
“After the rally is over, farmers have been asked not to return to their villages, but rather to stay on at the borders,” stated Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) president Balbir Singh Rajewal.
Meanwhile, the Loni border noticed stress between protesters and police as the previous tried to enter the capital by an unapproved route. Additional DCP (Shahdara district) Sanjay Sain stated round 250 farmers together with tractors got here by way of Apsara border and tried to march into Delhi. “We convinced them to follow their decided route and dropped them at Ghazipur flyover. Other farmers are also coming and we are requesting them to follow the route.”
A day earlier than the mega rally, the Delhi Police gave a no-objection certificates (NOC) for the tractor rally, with 37 circumstances, together with that the organisers ought to maintain the restrict of gathering of individuals within the rally to five,000 individuals together with 5,000 tractors, and that non-compliance of phrases and circumstances many entail termination/cancellation/withdrawal of the NOC.
Members of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, nonetheless, stated they’re anticipating near 2 lakh tractors to be a part of the procession tomorrow.
“The parade will be on the route fixed with police. There is no limit of vehicles nor time for this march. The parade will return to its original place via the fixed route,” stated Dr Darshan Pal.
A senior police officer stated intelligence inputs counsel that greater than 27,000 tractors are on the borders, and the quantity will go as much as 40,000.
The NOC, issued by ACP Ritambra Prakash, states, “This permission is limited to holding of tractor rally on the permitted routes only and should not be construed as permission for holding any dharna, demonstrations or sit-in-protest en route the rally. The organisers should keep the limit of gathering of participants in rally to 5,000 persons along with 5,000 tractors. The organisers should ensure the deployment of 2,500 volunteers on prescribed routes. The list of such volunteers with contact details should be provided to police in advance. The rally should be held within the prescribed time from 12 pm to 5 pm on January 26 and organisers should ensure that there is no obstruction to the other road users.”

The NOC additional states, “The organisers should ensure that two-third of the carriageway is kept free for normal traffic movement… The organisers should also ensure that no loudspeaker or public address system is used on the route without specific permission from the competent authority of the district concerned… They should not indulge in any acrobatics, display of martial arts or stunt driving.”
The social media cell of Delhi Police’s intelligence unit can also be working around the clock to verify any faux or inflammatory information that will unfold in regards to the parade. Claimed a senior officer: “Around 1,100 Twitter accounts have been made in the last 25 days from Pakistan with a view to disrupt the tractor march. Our team is coordinating with farmer leaders and we have asked them to curb any rumours on their live stream.”