We stand vindicated, say farmers as cops begin removing barricades at protest sites

New Delhi: With the Delhi Police beginning to remove barricades at two farmer protest sites — Tikri and Ghazipur — farm union leaders on Friday said the move vindicates their stand that they never blocked roads at the city border points.
Farmer leaders said any decision to entirely clear both the carriageways at the protest sites will be taken by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions protesting against the Centre’s farm laws.
They, however, said way will be made for traffic to move in the coming days.
The Delhi Police’s decision comes days after a Supreme Court hearing that saw farmer unions arguing that the police were responsible for the blockade at the city’s borders.
Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) office-bearers said police and not farmers had blocked roads, adding that they are being “reopened on the directions of the Supreme Court”.
In light of the removal of barricades at Ghazipur border protest site, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said, The future course of the ongoing farmers’ protest would be decided by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, which is leading the movement against the three farm laws.