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Ghaziabad, Oct 21 (PTI) The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), whose supporters and office-bearers led by Rakesh Tikait are camping at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border since November 2020, on Thursday said the barriers at the protest site have been put by the Delhi Police and not farmers.
Tikait, the national spokesperson of the BKU, said protesters at Ghazipur have cleared the path on a service lane leading to the national capital but the Delhi Police"s barricades were still present there.
The influential farmers" outfit, which is part of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), also trashed reports of vacating the Ghazipur border that emerged in the wake of a Supreme Court order for ending road blockades at protest sites.
"The protesters have removed their tents but barricades have been put by the government and the Delhi Police which are still there.
The road is otherwise open.
If you see, there are only barricades which have been put by the police," Tikait told reporters.