Hundreds of farmers from west Uttar Pradesh were headed towards Delhi on Friday to take part in the ‘Dilli Chalo’ march against the three central farm laws that have been newly implemented.

Protesters from Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Gautam Buddh Nagar and other western UP districts on Friday reached the Eastern Peripheral Expressway in Greater Noida, in response to a call from the Bharatiya Kisan Union to join the march. They were stopped by the police upon their arrival.

Shortly after, they moved on from the area as the news of farmers being allowed to Delhi came in.

"We have started our onward march. But our route to Delhi is yet to be decided by our union leaders. We may take the UP Gate route (via Ghaziabad) or the Kalindi Kunj route (via Noida)," BKU's UP unit spokesperson Pawan Khatana told PTI.

He further said that the BKU had shown support to the ‘Dilli Chalo’ call of Punjab and Haryana farmers against the farm laws.

"These laws are anti-farmer and should be taken back or changed. There should be a new law on minimum support price of crops to benefit farmers," Khatana told PTI.

"The situation at the expressway is peaceful and under control. There has been no violence or untoward situation. The police are making efforts to ensure there is no law and order situation," Gautam Buddh Nagar's Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Love Kumar said.

Farmers are demanding the repeal of the new farm laws, which, they said, should be replaced with another set of legislations framed after wider consultation with the stakeholders. They also want a guarantee on the minimum support prices.