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Farmers put off Delhi-Jaipur NH blockade to Sunday

Farmers at the protest venue at Ghazipur border near Delhi on Saturday, December 12, 2020.   | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena

The farmers proposed “Dilli March” from Rajasthan through Delhi-Jaipur Highway (NH-48) will began on Sunday though the farmer unions had earlier given a call to block the highway  on Saturday.

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Krantikari Kisan Union president Darshan Pal told The Hindu that the farmers would assemble in Rajasthan on Saturday and start their march to Delhi on December 13.

Swaraj India national president Yogendra Yadav, in a tweet, said the farmers from Rajasthan and Haryana would gather at Kotputli and Behror before the proposed march.

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Meanwhile, the Gurugram Police have deployed 2,000 police personnel at five strategic points, including at Kundli-Manesar-Palwal intersection near Panchgaon, to prevent the agitating farmers from blocking the Delhi-Jaipur Highway. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Headquarters, Gurugram, Astha Modi said the police were also ready with the diversion plan to avoid any inconvenience to the commuters.

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