Farmers’ union mobilise support for Kurukshetra rally; police to divert heavy traffic on NH

While the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Charuni) is mobilising support to make its ‘Kisan Mazdoor Jan Kranti Rally’ successful on Monday, the Kurukshetra police have issued an advisory regarding the diversion of the heavy vehicles approaching Pipli Chowk in Kurukshetra.

The rally will be held at Pipli Grain Market, near the National Highway on Monday. The heavy vehicle traffic will be diverted from 9 am to 5 pm.

The union has given the call of holding a rally against the India-US trade deal, and raise other long-pending issues like legal guarantee on MSP, loan waiver and compensation for losses.

BKU (Charuni) chief Gurnam Singh Charuni said, “The farmers have been urged to reach in large numbers so that the concerns of the farmers can be raised effectively. The farmers will not allow the government to compromise with the farmers’ interests.”

“It has come to notice that the police will install barricades to divert traffic. The farmers are advised to install the union’s flag and stickers on their vehicles so that their vehicles are allowed to reach the rally. The police should not stop the farmers, and if we get any information about the farmers being stopped, the union will take strict action,” he added.

Meanwhile, as per the Kurukshetra police, a traffic diversion plan for heavy vehicles approaching Pipli Chowk has been formulated to ensure the smooth flow of traffic. Checkpoints will be established on all routes leading to Pipli Chowk to manage the traffic arrangements. Heavy vehicles coming from Chandigarh and Ambala for Delhi may proceed via Shahabad, Babain, Ladwa, Indri, and Karnal to reach Delhi. Vehicles coming from Delhi and Panipat to reach Chandigarh or Ambala may proceed via the Karnal-Indri route, Ladwa, Babain, and Shahabad.

Heavy vehicles arriving from Kaithal or Patiala, intending to go towards Saharanpur, Haridwar and Himachal Pradesh, may proceed via the Pehowa Bypass (NH-152), Ismailabad Bypass, and the route passing through Thol, Kurdi, Nalvi, and Shahabad. Heavy vehicles arriving from Narnaul and Rohtak via NH-152D, for Saharanpur, Haridwar, Himachal Pradesh, may proceed via NH-152, Ismailabad Bypass, and the route passing through Thol, Kurdi, Nalvi, and Shahabad.

Similarly, the traffic diversion plan has been formulated for the heavy vehicles arriving from Kaithal for Saharanpur, Ladwa, and Yamunanagar, from Patiala, from Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh.

Kurukshetra SP Nitish Agarwal said that people were advised to take the alternative routes to avoid any inconvenience during the farmers’ rally.