The tractors carrying the logs for cremation were flagged off with much fanfare with AAP supremo and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's face printed on the flags.
Addressing farmers at the Ghazipur Border, Rakesh Tikait had said they would not surrender before the police and demanded that a Supreme Court-appointed committee should investigate the January 26 violence in Delhi.
The AAP's attempt to draw similarities between the sacred mountains of the Himalayas and Delhi's garbage dump did not go down well with social media users.
Ghazipur landfill facility was opened in 1984 and has already reached its capacity in 2002. However, it was not closed but was allowed to function with more trucks arriving each day with tonnes of garbage.