nOn the seventeenth day of the farmers protest, the farmers freed the tolls in the Ghaziabad area. Following the call given by farmers, they were stationed at all the toll points in Ghaziabad and let the vehicles pass through it without any payment.
Farmers on Saturday also took out a protest march on the UP-Gate. The farmers started gathering at Pilkhua and Duhai toll plazas since morning.
There was heavy police force deployed at both the tolls. Despite this, the farmers completely free both tolls as per the schedule. During this time, the farmers took out vehicles for two hours at both the tolls without paying any toll.
Although the officials present on the spot tried to convince the farmers and even forbade them to do so, the farmers refused to obey them and freed the toll.
Meanwhile, during the agitation, an ambulance arrived during the farmers' strike on NH-9, to which the farmers gave way. Farmers stayed on NH-9 even in the mild drizzle in the morning.
At the same time, agitating farmers intensified the agitation today demanding the repeal of the Agricultural Law under the flyover at UP Gate.
According to the announcement, farmers mostly made toll plazas free. The toll on all roads connecting Delhi was made free.