DC Sonepat holds meeting with farmers for opening of road on the Kundli-Singhu border

CHANDIGARH: While taking up a writ petition regarding the protesting farmers on

NH-44

, the Supreme Court had asked the

Sonipat

District Administration to provide way to common people in public interest on the

Kundli-Singhu border

near Sonipat on National Highway No-44 where the farmers are protesting.


In compliance of these orders, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Sonipat district, Lalit Siwach held a meeting with the farmers' representatives in Sonipat on Tuesday. The officers of the District Administration and police were also present in the meeting.

The DC informed the farmers that while taking up a writ petition (Civil) No.-249/2021 filed by Monicca Agarwaal, the Supreme Court has ordered that the farmers protesting on Kundli-Singhu border in Sonipat district on National Highway No-44 to give way to common man and shift to one side of the road.

The DC said that the cooperation of the farmers is expected so as to comply with the directions of the Supreme Court. Siwach said that the construction work of National Highway-44 under the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has also been blocked for a long time due to the farmers’ protest which is causing inconvenience to the people. With the completion of the construction work of the National Highway, the general public will be at ease. In such a situation, if the farmers give way on one side of the road then the construction of the National Highway will be completed soon. On the request of the Deputy Commissioner, the farmers’ representatives have assured to give a positive reply in this matter.

In this meeting, Superintendent of Police Jashandeep Singh Randhawa, other officials of the police and civil administration were also present.