Enhanced Security Measures and Traffic Revisions Implemented at Delhi Borders Prior to Farmers’ Rally
Tomorrow, an assembly of over 200 farmer unions is anticipated to commence a march, advocating for various demands, notably the implementation of legislation ensuring a minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce.
New Delhi: Heightened security measures have been put in place along the Singhu, Ghazipur, and Tikri borders in anticipation of the farmers’ large-scale protest slated for tomorrow.
Security barricades have already been erected at these borders to deter farmers from entering the national capital. Authorities have also strategically placed nails on roads to prevent protesting farmers from entering the city in vehicles by puncturing their tires, officials disclosed.
“Approximately 1,000 to 1,500 Delhi Police personnel will be stationed in each of these border regions. However, the deployment pattern and the number of personnel will be adjusted according to the prevailing situation in these areas,” police sources informed NDTV.
Numerous teams have been assembled to maintain stringent surveillance at bus stands, metro stations, railway stations, and thoroughfares to prevent farmers from accessing the city via alternate means of transport.
Extensive measures have been taken to seal the Punjab-Haryana borders in Ambala, Jind, and Fatehabad districts. Additionally, the Haryana government has instructed the suspension of mobile internet services and bulk SMS in seven districts – Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad, and Sirsa – ahead of the anticipated farmers’ march.
In compliance with directives, large gatherings have been prohibited in all areas along the UP border within the jurisdiction of the North-East district of Delhi.
Despite these precautions, farmers are preparing their tractor trolleys for participation in the march. In Rajpura, farmers conducted a tractor march as part of their preparations to converge towards Delhi.
Three union ministers – junior Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda, junior Home Minister Nityanand Rai, and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal – are scheduled to meet with leaders of farmer organizations today, following the initial round of discussions held on Thursday.
The impending march involves over 200 farmer unions, rallying around diverse demands, including the enactment of legislation guaranteeing a minimum support price (MSP) for crops.
Furthermore, farmers are advocating for the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations, provision of pensions for farmers and farm laborers, alleviation of farm debt, withdrawal of police cases, and seeking “justice” for victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
