35K tractors reach Singhu, more on way

Tribune News Service

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Sonepat, January 24

Thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana villages on Sunday reached at the Singhu Border to participate in the scheduled ‘kisan tractor parade’ on Republic Day in Delhi.

Sources said as many as 30,000-35,000 tractor-trailers arrived at the border till Sunday evening.

Long queues of tractor-trailers with Tricolour and farmers’ union flags were seen on the NH-44. The farmers have parked their tractor-trailers on both sides of the NH-44 and even at some construction sites.

Commuters had to face a hard time due to the long traffic jam and they had to cover 6-8 km on foot. The traffic on the NH was moving at a slow pace and commuters were stranded for hours on Sunday. The police were tryingto manage the traffic chaos but to no avail. Volunteersof the farmers’ unions were also seen controlling thetraffic at many places.

Tractors from every village of Kaithal will arrive at the Singhu border till Monday afternoon not only to participate in the Republic Day parade but to show the solidarity with the farmers, said Gurdeep Singh of Kalayat.

Navdeep Singh of Moga in Punjab said hundreds of tractors had already arrived at the border and scores were on the way. As many as 20 to 25 tractors will arrive from each village of Punjab till Monday morning as maximum farmers have left for the Singhu border on Sunday, he added.

Meanwhile, Harender Singh Lakhowal, general secretary, BKU, said over 1 lakh tractors would enter Delhi on Republic Day and the farmers themselves had made up their mind to participate in the national event called by the unions.