BHOPAL, Feb. 14 -- As agitating farmers head to the national capital, villagers residing along the border with Haryana are facing inconvenience, with tight security arrangements and traffic diversions making daily commuting difficult. Many are also worried about possible face-off between protesters and police on the heavily barricaded entry roads.

"Farmers are coming from Haryana and Punjab and no locals are involved, but due to such protests we face difficulties doing our business as police do not allow us to open our shops," said Devendra Singh, who runs an eatery near Tikri border Metro station.

People are also facing hardships due to traffic chaos caused by diversions from different routes from Mundka of Delhi towards Haryana.

"There...