'Delhi Chalo' protest: Farmers to resume march on March 6, declare railway blockade on March 10

Protesting farmers will resume their march to Delhi on March 6 after the fourth round of talks with the Centre were inconclusive. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher declared a country-wide railway blockade on March 10.

The ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest had been paused till February 29 as farmers negotiated with the Centre. Farmer leaders had rejected a proposal for procuring pulses, maize and cotton at an MSP by government agencies for five years, saying it was not in their favour.

Asserting that farmers will continue to protest peacefully in support of their demands, senior farmer leader Baldev Singh Sirsa on Saturday said for how long the government will keep the roads blocked, ultimately they will have to resolve the issue.

He said the farmers have been protesting in a peaceful manner at Shambhu and Khanauri border points along the Punjab-Haryana borders for past several days.

"We are not the ones who have blocked roads. If the Haryana government has put up barricades to prevent our 'Delhi Chalo' march, we have been sitting peacefully and continuing our agitation," he told reporters.

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