Today's show of strength comes a day after over 160 protesting farmers were arrested. The farmers were holding a sit-in at the Dalit Prerna Sthal in Noida after their planned march to Delhi on land compensation and other demands was stopped on Monday.

Farmers in Noida face police crackdown as they protest land compensation issues, leading to a call for a mahapanchayat demanding the release of detained protesters. The controversy stems from ongoing land disputes and compensation claims affecting local agricultural families.

A group of farmers from Punjab, led by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), has called for a march towards Delhi on December 6. The group has been camping at Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13.

A farmer protest on Monday morning resulted in massive traffic jams on the Noida Expressway as 5,000 farmers attempted to march to Delhi. Authorities

Protesting farmers are demanding an allocation of 10 per cent plots and 64.7 per cent increased compensation under the old acquisition law, which is four times the market rate of compensation, and 20 per cent plots on the land acquired after January 1,

Farmers were detained in Noida while protesting and marching to Delhi. Congress and AAP leaders emphasized their right to peaceful protests and criticized the government for neglecting farmers' demands,

Security forces were deployed ahead of the march in parts of Delhi and Noida, along with a 3-tier security plan in place.