This week, two farmer groups associated with the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Tikait and BKU LokShakti will hit the road in Noida towards Delhi to demand a minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce. BKU Tikait will head towards Noida-Delhi border with tractorsAccording to BKU Tikaits president (West UP) Pawan Khatana, they will head towards the Noida-Delhi border with tractors on Monday. They are planning to line up tractors from Greater Noida to the Noida side and march along the Yamuna Expressway, moving towards the Chilla border via the Noida Expressway. Farmers will meet up at the toll plaza in Greater Noida then they will proceed towards Noidas Chilla border. Traffic disruptions due to tractor marchWhile officials are yet to receive any information on the protest by farmers, it could however lead to traffic disruptions on the proposed route. However, the class 10 English exam and Class 12 exams on taxation and artificial intelligence are scheduled to be held from 10:30 AM tomorrow. About Farmers protestThe ongoing Delhi Chalo farmer protest is being spearheaded by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) to pressurise the Centre to accept farmers demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops and a farm loan waiver. The farmers have been camping at Shambhu and Khanauri points of the states border with Haryana since February 13, when their march was stopped by security personnel.
