Farmers march to mahapanchayat, cops on toes

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Farmers march to mahapanchayat, cops on toes



The DCP said 5,000 people would be allowed to gather at Ramlila Maidan. “No tractor-trolley, or procession will be allowed,” he said, adding that the police have also sought deployment of paramilitary forces. “If an inflammatory speech is made, the public address system will be turned off and speakers would be removed from the stage,” the DCP said, adding that the farmer leaders have been asked to conclude their programme by 3pm.SKM leader Balbir Singh Rajewal said that thousands of farmers, agriculture workers and rural people have started marching towards Delhi to participate in the mahapanchayat. “If farmers are be stopped from reaching the national capital, it could lead to sit-ins and rail roko protests,” he said.



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