Convoys of vans, cars, tractor-trolleys, and buses carrying members of the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha (QIM) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) began moving towards the Shambhu border on Friday morning for their announced “Dilli Chalo” march, even as the Punjab and Haryana governments closed the route in anticipation of the protest.

The QIM and KMM have called the two-day march to raise issues concerning Sikh prisoners, intellectuals and minority rights. The protest is also being held as a tribute to the 350th anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur’s martyrdom.

As the first trolley reached Shambhu, the police did not allow it to go ahead, and made the driver park the vehicle on the service road.

“We are on our way to the Shambhu border, as we have to reach the Prime Minister’s residence in Delhi . We a

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