Farmers stopped at Noida-Delhi border amid CJP protest
BKU-affiliated farmers travelled in tractors and trolleys following a call by Rakesh Tikait and later staged a sit-in at the toll plaza.
Hundreds of farmers and workers were prevented from reaching Delhi to participate in a protest organized by the Cockroach Janta Party on Saturday. The farmers, affiliated with the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), had traveled in tractors and trolleys following a call from BKU's national spokesperson, Rakesh Tikait. The protest was met with opposition from police, who deployed barricades at Chapargarh village and the Yamuna Expressway toll plaza to restrict the farmers' movement.
The confrontation resulted in heated exchanges and physical altercations between the farmers and the police. The farmers subsequently occupied the toll plaza and chanted slogans in protest. BKU's national general secretary and state spokesperson, Pawan Khatana, criticized the government's decision to stop the farmers, stating that it amounted to the "murder of democracy."
The BKU vowed to continue its protest at the toll plaza and would decide on its next steps based on Tikait's instructions. Additionally, members of the Kisan Sabha and Kisan Ekta Sangh held a demonstration outside a high-rise in Greater Noida, demanding the release of detained farmer leaders and activists and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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