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Uttar Pradesh farmers march into Delhi, target protests at Parliament | Key streets leading to Parliament in national capital
New Delhi were blocked on Thursday by thousands of farmers from Uttar Pradesh, as part of a protest against the state government acquiring land at low prices to build and complete the Yamuna Expressway project. Farmers arrived in Delhi
via Ghaziabad , NOIDA, Loni and Faridabad borders. Traffic movement was affected
at Rajghat, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Barakhamba Road , Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Janpath,
Ranjit Singh Marg and Tolstoy Marg. Movement towards the New Delhi Railway Station
through Ajmere Gate was also be affected by traffic jams at Ajmere Gate, Darya
Ganj and Chandni Chowk Delhi and Ghaziabad police sources said that they were
expecting between 12,000 and 14,000 farmers to congregate in the capital to protest
against the 'forceful' acquisition of their land for the Yamuna Expressway, a
dream project of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati. Though special security
pickets have been set up from Wednesday night at Delhi 's borders with Uttar Pradesh,
the protesting farmers have been able to enter the city, some of them with their
tractors. Delhi 's Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg has asked
Delhiites to avoid the stretch between Ramlila Maidan, Rajghat, Barakhamba Road
, Ranjit Singh Marg, Tolstoy Marg, Connaught Place , Mandi House, Daryaganj and
Chandni Chowk. |
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