Farmers' March To Parliament Begins Creating Traffic Disruptions On Delhi-Noida Border, Protests To Escalate On 6 December

As farmers decided to march towards Delhi to demand compensation and benefits as per the new laws, heavy police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) were deployed at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh Chilla border.

This led to traffic disruptions in parts of Delhi and Noida. Farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march on Monday (2 December) intends to reach the Parliament complex amid the ongoing Winter Session.

Organised by the Bhartiya Kisan Parishad (BKP) and other farmer groups from over 20 districts, the march aims to press the central government on key demands.

Footage revealed long queues of vehicles in the Delhi-NCR region, with heavy police presence and barricades causing significant delays. On Sunday, Noida Police issued a traffic advisory, alerting commuters

Farmers, under the banners of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), have been protesting since February at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana.

The farmer protests are set to intensify as more participants join the movement starting 6 December. The march will proceed daily from 9 am to 5 pm, with the protesters spending the nights on the road.

At a press briefing on Sunday, KMM leader Sarwan Singh Pandher highlighted that farmers have been protesting at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points for 293 days.

Pandher accused the Centre of avoiding dialogue and emphasized the farmers' rejection of contract farming, reiterating their demand for a legal guarantee on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops.

Their broader demands include a legal guarantee on MSP for crops, waiver of farm loans, pension for farmers and agricultural laborers, no hike in electricity tariffs and withdrawal of police cases against farmers.

Farmer leader Guramneet Singh Mangat announced that alongside the march toward Delhi, farmer groups in Kerala, Uttarakhand, and Tamil Nadu would also stage protests targeting their respective state assemblies starting 6 December.