Farmers allowed to hold protest in Delhi

After two days of high voltage drama, farmers from Punjab and Haryana protesting against three farms laws enacted by the Centre in September, on Friday finally entered Delhi through the Tikri border leading from the national capital to Bahadurgarh. The agitating farmers were let in soon after Delhi police commissioner SN Shrivastava announced that the former will be allowed to enter and continue with their demonstration peacefully at the Nirankari Samagam Ground in the city’s Burari area.

 The move came amid clashes between farmers and police personnel at the Singhu border. Earlier in the day, the Delhi Police used tear gas at the Singhu Border to disperse protesting farmers who were trying to head towards the national capital as part of the march to protest the Centre's new farm laws.Farmers also pelted stones at police and broke barricades in an attempt to enter the national capital. Heavy police deployment had been made at the city borders to prevent their entry. Haryana government has reopened all state borders with Punjab. The borders were earlier sealed to maintain law and order situation, a government official said. There is massive traffic congestion at Delhi-Gurugram border due to the checking of vehicles by the police, in view of farmers' Delhi Chalo march protest.