Farmers from western Uttar Pradesh, who had gathered here at Ghazipur border to mark their protest against the Centre’s new farm laws, took to the streets for the fourth day.
Rakesh Tikait, the national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, along with other farmers has been camping with farmers at UP Gate (Ghazipur border) for last two days.On Sunday the farmers several times tried to enter Delhi by breaking police installed barricading but they could not succeed due to strict police vigilance.
Rakesh Tikait along with thousands of farmers on tractors had reached the UP gate all the way from Meerut, Modinagar, Muradnagar Rajnagar Extension.
After reaching UP Gate, these farmers tried to enter and broke a barrier and entered about two meters inside but the police stopped them there.
On Sunday, the farmers were joined by others in a large number. Farmers also raised slogans against the new agricultural laws and demanded the Central Government to withdraw these new laws. State Vice President of Bakiu, Rajvir Chaudhary said that the central government's message is that farmers should gather at Burari and then the government will initiate talks but what we want is unconditional conversation with the government. “So we will continue our protest from the border,” he said.
