Delhi Police has tightened the security amid Farmersโ protest against unemployment.
Mumbai: The Delhi Police tightened security at the Singhu and Ghazipur border crossings on the Delhi-Meerut expressway on Monday in anticipation of a farmersโ protest against unemployment at Jantar Mantar. At the Singhu boundary, which separates North West Delhi from Ghazipur, barriers have been erected.
In order to urge their unmet demands, the farmersโ umbrella organisation Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) had declared that they will commence a 75-hour sit-in in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday.
SKM, an umbrella organisation made up of about 40 farm organisations, has as its main demand the correct application of the minimum support price (MSP) for commodities.
Rakesh Tikait, the leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), participated in the Telangana leadersโ protest in New Delhi in April against the Centerโs paddy procurement policy and said that there is a need for another protest in the country.
Mr Tikait also added that the Samyukt Kisan Morcha will back every Chief Minister who fights for the farmersโ issues.
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