Thursday’s event a rehearsal for Jan 26 tractor parade: Farmer leader

Chandigarh:  With thousands of tractors bedecked with tricolours and farmer outfits’ flag of myriad colours swamping the KMP Expressway on the outskirts of Delhi on Thursday, a prominent key leader dubbed the rally as a “rehearsal for the January 26 tractor parade” It was a rehearsal for the proposed January 26 tractor parade, Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) leader Shingara Singh Mann told PTI over the phone.
He said farmers started their march from the Singhu and Tikri borders and drove towards the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway in the morning and then they came back later.
The rally was peaceful and was a complete success, he added.
As farmers, especially youths owing allegiance to various farm bodies took part in a march, their tractors sported tricolour, flags of various farmers’ unions and banners mentioning ‘No Farmer No Food’.
Farmers also shouted slogans against the Centre for not acceding to their demands.