Tractor Rally By Protesting Farmers Draws Massive Crowd, ‘Rehearsal Ahead Of The January 26 March’, Say Farmers

Amid tight security, thousands of farmers on January 7 started their tractor-march from protest sites near Delhi border points against the three agriculture laws. Bharati Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) chief Joginder Singh Ugrahan said that farmers participated in the march with over 3,500 tractors & trolleys. According to the protesting farm unions, this is just "rehearsal" for their proposed January 26 tractor parade that will be move into the national capital from different parts of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Farmers started the tractor march around 11 am & moved towards Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway amid heavy deployment of Delhi Police & Haryana Police personnel. The tractor march saw many women taking part in the ongoing protest. The farmers were allegedly prevented from joining the tractor rally at Palwal by the police. Meanwhile, representatives of farmer unions & the central government will meet on January 8 to participate in a fresh round of talks to break the deadlock over the recently-enacted agricultural laws.