Govt reaches out as farm stir call clogs parts of E Delhi, NCR

Commuters in Delhi, Noida, and Ghaziabad faced hours of traffic congestion as farmers’ protests brought traffic to a standstill. The protests, demanding compensation and developed plots for land acquired by the government, were eventually called off after assurances from the Uttar Pradesh government and Noida authority. The protests come ahead of planned farmer marches in Punjab and Haryana.