GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 11th Feb. The Manohar Lal Khattar-led government of Haryana announced on Saturday, February 10, that internet services would be suspended in a number of districts ahead of the farmers’ call for a march to India’s capital, Delhi, on February 13.
The state government has announced that all dongle services, bulk SMS, and mobile internet will be unavailable in seven districts until Tuesday, when the farmers are expected to protest. Beginning on Sunday, February 11, the services will be suspended.
Mobile internet services in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad, and Sirsa will be unavailable from 6 a.m. on February 11 until 11:59 p.m. on February 13, per an official order. Ahead of the farmers’ planned “Delhi Chalo” march, Jind, Haryana has increased security.
As a precautionary measure for those who are traveling, Jind Police issued a traffic advisory in response to calls from farmer organizations to march to the nation’s capital. On the day of the scheduled protest, commuters are advised by the police to use the state’s main roads only in an emergency.
To quell farmers’ protests, authorities erect barricades and iron nails.
In the meantime, a number of videos depicting authorities setting up barricades and iron nails at state borders to stop farmers from carrying out their planned protest have been making the rounds on social media.
The police have deployed a large police force, including female officers, and have blocked a portion of the Patiala-Delhi national highway near the Data Singhwala-Khanauri border, according to news agency ANI.
Higher authorities, such as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Matta Ravi Kiran for the Hisar range, have requested that local police enforce a prohibition on Punjabi farmers’ entry into Delhi on February 13.
“Barricading is being done here so that they can’t advance any further,” stated SHO Joginder Singh. There is a three-layer barricading in place.”
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