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On R-Day, Haryana farmers to stay to their state

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Even as protesters at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur take out tractor rallies in Delhi on Tuesday, their counterparts in Haryana will undertake a parallel march throughout the state, leaders from a number of protest websites in South Haryana instructed The Indian Express.
According to farmer leaders, whereas protesters gathered on the Haryana-Rajasthan or Shahjahanpur-Khera border will journey on NH-48 as much as the NSG campus in Manesar — transferring round 58 km nearer to Delhi — these in Nuh will conduct a tractor rally throughout the district. Protesters presently gathered at Masani in Rewari, who had damaged via barricades on the Haryana-Rajasthan border on December 31, may even be a part of the tractor rally in the direction of Manesar.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Ramzan Chaudhary, head of the Nuh unit of Jai Kisan Andolan, mentioned, “Shahjahanpur protesters have permission to move till Manesar, while protesters at Sunehra-Junhera border in Nuh will carry out a rally within Nuh. We have gathered details of people joining us in each block; we don’t know how many will turn up on the day, but we are expecting around 1,000 tractors.”
Sanjay Madhav of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha mentioned protesters from Shahjahanpur, who embrace those that have joined from Rajasthan, Maharashtra, MP, UP, and Punjab, would attempt to transfer “as close as we can to Delhi”. “Wherever we are stopped, we will turn back… we will maintain peace. We will depart at 9 am and are expecting at least 1,000 tractors to participate,” he mentioned.
Gurgaon and Rewari Police confirmed that farmers had been granted permission to hold out a march until the NSG campus. “There is no such limit on tractors permitted to participate but we will take details on how many vehicles will be there, how many volunteers they will appoint,” mentioned Abhishek Jorwal, Superintendent of Police, Rewari.
Gurgaon Police mentioned round 1,400 personnel have been deployed in Manesar to make sure regulation and order. “We have personnel deployed from district police, Rapid Action Force, and ITBP,” mentioned Varun Singla, DCP (Manesar).
“We will have all requirements related to law and order, including tear gas parties, water cannons, ambulances and fire brigade. The farmers have permission to carry out their rally up to the NSG campus and return,” he mentioned.
In gentle of the tractor rally being organised on Republic Day, Gurgaon Police Monday carried out a flag march within the metropolis as effectively, which noticed round 150 personnel taking part. “A total of around 4,000 personnel will be deployed in Gurgaon on Tuesday, including traffic police personnel. In addition to maintaining law and order, arrangements have also been made for traffic diversions by identifying alternate routes,” mentioned Subhash Boken, PRO of Gurgaon Police.
Rewari Police, on Monday night, additionally issued an advisory, requesting commuters to not use the Delhi-Jaipur freeway on Tuesday since “traffic can also be disrupted on the highway due to the tractor rally”.
“On the morning of January 26, from Shahjahanpur border and Masani barrage, the farmers’ tractor rally will go via Dharuhera, Bilaspur, Panchgaon NH48 till Polytechnic College Manesar and then return. In this relation, we appeal to people to avoid travel towards Delhi-Jaipur highway NH48, Dharuhera, and Bawal so that they do not experience any inconvenience,” states the advisory.
In Palwal, in the meantime, the place farmers from Madhya Pradesh, amongst others, have been tenting for nearly two months now, the administration has denied permission to them to hold out any form of march. Leaders, nevertheless, say they may accomplish that regardless.
“We have been having talks with officials for the last 3 days. We wanted to move to Delhi via the Badarpur toll, but have not been given permission for this. We intend to move to Delhi tomorrow regardless,” mentioned farm chief Mahendra Singh Chauhan.
“If police try to stop us, we will lower our hands and not indulge in any violence, but we will not bow down,” he mentioned.
Naresh Narwal, Deputy Commissioner of Palwal, mentioned, “Their request is still under consideration. We have not granted them permission to move towards Delhi because no approval has been received from the authorities there for them to enter the capital. We cannot permit this.”
The District Magistrate of Palwal has additionally, in gentle of the farmers’ protest, appointed area-wise responsibility magistrates within the district to make sure regulation and order is maintained.