With farmers from Punjab assembling at Haryana’s border with Delhi on Thursday morning, the police in the national Capital have stepped up...
With farmers from Punjab assembling at Haryana’s border with Delhi on Thursday morning, the police in the national Capital have stepped up their patrol and said that they had denied all requests from farmers’ groups, reported The Indian Express.
On Wednesday, thousands of farmers from Haryana’s Ambala district began a protest march towards Delhi against the Centre’s new agriculture laws. The farmers were undeterred even as the Haryana Police set up road barricades and diversions on the highways to prevent them from reaching the national Capital as part of their “Delhi Chalo’’ march. The protesting farmers have threatened to block all roads to Delhi if authorities stop them during their march.
Delhi Police Public Relations Officer Dr Eish Singhal said they have urged organisations on social media to delay the protest as it was prohibited under the Delhi Disaster Management Authority’s guidelines putting a curb on public gatherings. “We can’t allow this march due to Covid-19,” Singhal told the newspaper. “Protesters and policemen deployed on the road are both at risk. However, we are anticipating protesters at the border and will conduct intensive checking.”
Farmers from 500 groups will march to the Capital through five highways. In East Delhi, local and paramilitary forces will guard major roads and small borders. “There’s heavy deployment at Ghazipur border, DND...
