Just before the farmers’ ‘Dilli Chalo’ protest, the Delhi Traffic Police had sent out a warning to the public. There will be detours near the Singhu Border (Delhi-Haryana), according to the police. The upcoming protest is for the demand of MSP, because it is one of the requirements farmers had set when they decided to end their agitation in 2021 was a law guaranteeing MSP for their produce. Hundreds of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh have called for a march on February 13 (Tuesday) to protest this demand.

The Delhi Police has set up barricades, laid nails across busy roads, and stationed cranes and earthmovers to guard the Punjabi border areas of Singhu, Ghazipur, and Tikri to keep farmers from entering the city. Farmers staged a nearly year-long sit-in protest against the three farm laws at these same entry points, after a year centre withdrew all the three laws which helped in the ending of protest. 

While farmer unions have called for a protest march to Delhi on Tuesday, the Delhi police have begun making preparations, announcing several diversions for Monday & Tuesday and putting the entire North East district under prohibitory orders. Farmers said they would make a final decision on whether to proceed or not only after meeting with Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda, Union Minister Piyush Goyal, and Minister of State Nityanand Rai in Chandigarh on Monday.

In order to prevent any untoward incidents and uphold law and order, the Delhi Police (Northeast district) on Sunday invoked CrPC Section 144, which primarily forbids the gathering of people at the borders between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and nearby areas — under the jurisdiction of Northeast Delhi.

Traffic route during protest

Delhi to Ghaziabad via the Ghazipur border

Pushta Road to the front of the Akshardham temple or Patparganj Road/Mother Dairy Road are likely to be used by commuters. Vehicles travelling on NH-44 toward Haryana may use or detour via Dasna, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur Road, GT Road, Delhi Meerut Expressway, and Dabur Chowk.

The traffic advisory states that heavy trucks and commercial vehicles heading towards Bahadurgarh and Rohtak via the Rohtak Road are advised to use Najafgarh Nangloi Road from Nangloi Chowk to enter Haryana through the Najafgarh Jharoda border due to diversions around the Tikri border.

National Highway 44 will be used by interstate buses heading to Sonipat, Panipat, and Karnal, among other places, to travel from ISBT to Majnu ka Tilla, Signature Bridge, Khajuri Chowk, Loni Border, and KMP via Khekra.

It is recommended that HGV vehicles heading to Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal, and other destinations via NH-44 take Exit number 2 (DSIIDC) and follow the route to the Harish Chander Hospital crossing, then proceed to Bawana Road crossing, Bawana Chowk, Auchandi Road, reaching the Auchandi border, KMP, and Saidpur Chowki.