Security has been significantly ramped up at the Shambhu border on NH-44 as Punjab farmers begin their ‘Dilli Chalo’ march today. Haryana and Punjab police have deployed additional forces to ensure order, with prohibitory orders imposed in Haryana’s Ambala district to prevent large gatherings. Traffic movement near the Shambhu border is expected to slow due to heightened security. Police have also stated they are closely monitoring the Singh border and are fully prepared to manage any situation.
The Ambala district administration has enforced Section 163 of the BNSS Act, restricting gatherings of five or more people, and issued notices near the Shambhu border. Similar restrictions have been imposed in Jind, where farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has been on a fast-unto-death for the past 10 days, according to an Dial24news report.
On Friday, over 100 farmers are expected to march towards Delhi, pressing for their demands. These include a legal guarantee for the minimum support price (MSP) of crops, debt waivers, pensions for farmers and agricultural laborers, reinstatement of the Land Acquisition Act, and a halt to any electricity tariff hikes.
On Monday, approximately 5,000 farmers from across Uttar Pradesh launched their ‘Dilli Chalo’ march towards Parliament, demanding fair compensation for land acquired by the government since 1997. However, they were stopped at the Noida-Delhi border.
The protest caused severe traffic disruptions, inconveniencing commuters as authorities enforced heavy security and set up multiple barricades. A lengthy traffic jam developed at Noida’s Chilla border, where protesters initially breached the first set of barricades but were halted near Dalit Prerna Sthal, roughly a kilometer from the border.
