New Delhi: All the farmers organisations blocked KMP (Kundali-Manesar-Palwal) highway in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Saturday for 24 hours to press for their demand of withdrawal of the contentious farm laws passed by the Parliament last year. The farmers outfits have said common citizens will be treated well on the highway during the blockade.
The farmers have been camping on Delhi borders since November 26 last year to press for their demand of withdrawal of three farm laws. The coalition of farmers organisation has said, “On behalf of all the farmers we assure you that during the KMP blockade, common citizens will be treated well and it will be completely peaceful.We urge the common citizens to extend their cooperation to the blockade.”
Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait has said that he will also take part in the program.Carriage vehicles, ambulances, vehicles carrying essential commodities will be exempted from the blockade.
The 136-km-long expressway is also known as the Western Peripheral Expressway. Protesting farmers, only emergency vehicles are allowed . Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lakhowal) general secretary Harinder Singh Lakhowal said the blockade would be for 24 hours till 11 April 8 am . Haryana Police in the meanwhile issued a traffic advisory, asking travellers to avoid the KMP expressway. Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Navdeep Singh Virk on Friday said elaborate arrangements were in place to maintain peace and order, prevent any kind of violence and facilitate traffic movement and public transport on the expressway.
