More than 1,000 trucks laden with fruits, vegetables, milk and medicines have been stranded in the traffic jam at the Singhu border in Delhi because of farmers’ protest against the three controversial agricultural laws than 1,000 trucks laden with fruits, More than 1,000 trucks laden with fruits, vegetables, milk and medicines have been stranded in the traffic jam at the Singhu border in Delhi because of farmers’ protest against the three controversial agricultural laws., milk and medicines have been stranded in the traffic jam at the Singhu border in Delhi because of farmers’ protest against the three controversial agricultural laws.
Thousands of farmers have staged a dharna at the Singhu border on the NH-44, which is the lifeline of Delhi because essential items are supplied to the Capital via this stretch.
Three days and counting
I started for Delhi on November 25 carrying milk and curd in a refrigerator van. Stuck on the NH-44 for the past three days, I suggested to my employer to distribute the items among farmers because the stock will last morning
Rajesh Kumar, a canter driver, said he had been stuck in the logjam for the past three days. “I started from Ambala carrying medicines packed in ice packs on November 25. It was mandatory to change the ice within 72 hours. As I don’t have the ice stock, the medicines will be rendered useless,” he said.