The Delhi Police on Sunday tightened its security arrangements after inputs of possible attempts to disrupt the tractor rally by agitating farmers on the Republic Day, while Haryana authorities advised people to avoid travelling to the national capital, reported PTI.

Authorities in Haryana have issued advisories against unnecessary travel towards Delhi over the next couple of days.

The Haryana Police said there would be disruptions in the movement of vehicles on the national highway from Karnal and Rohtak towards Delhi during January 25 to January 27.

“Traffic on KMP-KGP expressway will also be impacted and interchanges at Kundli, Assaudha and Badli will not be accessible to traffic movement on these dates,” a police advisory said.

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“Therefore, all commuters are being advised not to use these routes on these dates to avoid any inconvenience,” it added Thousands of tractors were seen on the highways in Haryana heading towards Delhi, resulting in traffic congestion at several points on the GT Road, a police officer in Karnal said.

Deputy Commissioner Shyam Lal Poonia from Sonipat said that commuters were advised to use routes suggested by the local police in case travel towards Delhi was unavoidable.

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A group of 500 tractors-trolleys left Amritsar and many other batches from Phagwara, Hoshiarpur and other places of Punjab also moved towards the national capital to take part in the tractor parade, farmer leaders said.

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“No one should carry any weapon or drink alcohol. Banners carrying inciting messages are not allowed,” a farmer leader said.

“Three routes, originating from Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border points, have been finalised for the march,” he said.

Those starting from the Singhu border will traverse Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar, Bawana, Qutabgarh, Auchandi border and Kharkhoda toll plaza. The entire route will be 63 kilometers long.

All vehicles will have to return to the originating place. No one will try and stop midway without a valid reason, the farmer leaders said.

Each tractor will carry a tricolour and there will be folk music and patriotic songs. Only five people per tractor will be allowed and strict vigil is being maintained to thwart any “criminal activity”, they said.

Since November last year, farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, have been protesting against the Centre’s three new agriculture laws at several Delhi border points, including Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur, demanding that the legislation be repealed.

Enacted in September last year, the three laws have been projected by the Centre as major reforms in the agriculture sector that will remove middlemen and allow farmers to sell their produce anywhere in the country.