Protesting Noida Farmers Warn Of Delhi March Again On Friday

The protesting farmers' groups in Noida and Greater Noida today said they will march to Delhi on February 23 to press for the resolution of their issues, including developed plots and increased compensation for their land acquired in the past.

Thousands of these villagers, including women, unsuccessfully tried to enter Delhi on February 8 amid tightened security along Noida's borders with the national capital, choking traffic movement in the city.

The protestors called off the march that day and were pacified after the police's assurance of a high-level meeting with representatives of local authorities and the Uttar Pradesh government.

Scores of farmers on Monday gathered outside the office of the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) in protest where the Bharatiya Kisan Parishad (BKP), a key local group, gave the call for February 23 march to Delhi.

"A meeting was held by government authorities on February 13 and it was decided that a high-power committee would be formed by February 18 to resolve the issues of farmers but nothing has happened so far," the BKP said in a statement.

"Now, three more days' time has been sought from the administrative officials, which the farmers have accepted and said if the solution is not found till then, the farmers will march towards Delhi on February 23," the farmers' group warned.

The farmers from over 200 villages in Noida and Greater Noida have been protesting since December 2023 against the local authorities and the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Dadri with demands for increased compensation and developed plots in lieu of their land acquired by them in the past.

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