Confrontation Builds Up At Delhi-UP Border As Cops Try To Remove Farmers
Uttar Pradesh has taken a hard line on the farmers protesting against the farm laws since the violence in parts of Delhi during the farmers' tractor rally on Republic Day. Farmers during their protest against the farm laws at the Ghazipur border in New Delhi New Delhi: Farmers protesting against the Centre's contentious farm laws are locked in a face-off with the police at the Ghazipur border, as Uttar Pradesh decided to take action two days after the violence during the Republic Day tractor rally. The local administration has asked the farmers to end their protest and vacate the road by tonight. But the farmers have refused to budge, with farmer leader Rakesh Tikait declaring that he is "ready to face bullets" if needed. The other two key borders -- Tikri and the epicenter of farmers' protests, Singhu -- have been placed under heavy security. The police have dug up roads, using JCB machines. "The Supreme Court has justified the peaceful sit-in,"