The Delhi Police has tightened security at borders. “Delhi Police is on alert and security has been tightened at the border points of the city. A skeletal deployment has been made at the Singhu Border but it may increase as per the situation at the Shambu border on the Punjab-Haryana border,” a senior police officer told PTI.
#WATCH | Drone visuals from the Shambhu border, from where the farmers will start their march towards Delhi at 1 pm today.
(Drone visuals shot at 9 am) pic.twitter.com/137mQwewE2— ANI (@ANI) December 6, 2024
As a precautionary measure, the internet services has been suspended in parts of Ambala.
Internet services suspended in parts of Ambala in Haryana in view of the farmers’ march towards Delhi. pic.twitter.com/Wq60vS4KMG
— ANI (@ANI) December 6, 2024
Also, the Ambala district administration has issued an order under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), restricting any unlawful assembly of five or more persons in the district.
Central paramilitary forces have also been deployed on the Haryana side of the border along with multi-layer barricading.
#WATCH | UP: Heavy traffic snarl seen on Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. pic.twitter.com/POwzBc0v9h
— ANI (@ANI) December 6, 2024
The farmers gathered under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha are seeking legal guarantee for the minimum support price of crops, among several other demands.
They have been camping at Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 after their march to Delhi was stopped by security forces.
Farmers demand
- Legal guarantee for minimum support price of crops
- Farm debt waiver
- Pension for farmers and farm labourers
- No hike in electricity tariff
- Withdrawal of police cases (against farmers)
- “Justice” for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence
- Reinstatement of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013
- Compensation to the families of farmers who died during the previous agitation in 2020-21
With inputs from PTI
First Published: Dec 6, 2024 9:36 AM IST
