Continuing the hardline against the farmers, the Ghaziabad DM on Thursday gave an ultimatum to the farmers to vacate the Ghazipur border by late evening and said that if not vacated, the police will use force to do so.
The Ghaziabad administration, which gave the order, plans to clear the road by tonight, NDTV reported. The presence of farmers at the Ghazipur border has also shrunken to a reported approx 1,200 ever since the violence broke out in the area.
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The Ghazipur border had been sealed since the protest by farmers demanding the repeal of the farms’ laws started on November 26. On Tuesday, the farmers had broken barricades and taken out their tractor rally.
Thereafter, farmers deviated from the agreed path, managed to head to Red Fort, hurt over 300 policemen and caused mayhem in the National Captial on Republic Day. Uttar Pradesh administration, since then, has taken a hard line on the farmers protesting against the farm laws at the Ghazipur border.
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On Wednesday night, the Baghpat administration got a protest site vacated in the district but denied using force.
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“We did not use any force to remove the protesters. The elderly people, including a mentally unsound person, were sent to their homes,” said Baghpat Additional District Magistrate Amit Kumar Singh.
