Restore internet at protest sites, else will hold demonstration: Farmers to Government as crowd swells at UP Gate
The Haryana government on Friday suspended all mobile internet, SMS, and dongle services in 17 districts including Sonipat, Palwal, and Jhajjar till 5 pm on January 30.
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Farmers gather at the site along a blocked highway during a demonstration against the central government s recent agricultural reforms. (Photo | Parveen Negi/EPS) By ANI
NEW DELHI: As the internet services were shut down in parts of Delhi-NCR close to farmers protest sites, Krantikari Kisan Union leader Darshal Pal has appealed to the government to restore the services, else the farmers will protest against it.
Read more about Farmers stay put at UP Gate, excess security force removed on Business Standard. Hundreds of Bharatiya Kisan Union members stayed put on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway early on Friday, notwithstanding the Ghaziabad administration s ultimatum to vacate the UP Gate protest site
A confrontation was building up at the UP Gate in Ghazipur even as frequent power cuts were witnessed on Thursday evening at the protest site, where BKU members, led by Rakesh Tikait, are staying put since November 28 last year.
Ghazipur: Farmers Refuse to Blink as More Protesters Show Up, Police Leave Site
The Uttar Pradesh government had given a verbal ultimatum to the protesting farmers, asking them to vacate the site on Thursday.
Farmers at the Ghazipur border. Photo: Shekhar Tiwari/The Wire
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New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government’s attempts to force the farmers who were protesting at the Ghazipur border to vacate the site did not bear fruit, with the ultimatum and union leader Rakesh Tikait’s appeal acting as a catalyst for more protesters to show up at the spot.
While there was no formal order, Ghazipur district magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey issued a ‘verbal ultimatum’ asking the farmers to leave the site on Thursday. Section 144 (no assembly) was imposed and there was heavy police deployment at the protest site.
Farmers protests: BKU members stay put at UP Gate despite government showing iron fist
Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh government started to clear the Ghazipur agitation site. Look out circulars are used by immigration officials to prevent accused persons from leaving the country.
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Farmers at Ghazipur border during their ongoing agitation against Centres farm reform laws in New Delhi Thursday. (Photo | Parveen Negi/EPS)
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NEW DELHI: Proceeding swiftly in the Republic Day violence case, the Delhi Police on Thursday issued 44 look-out circulars (LOC) against three dozen farm union leaders. They have been asked to join the probe by January 31 and directed to bring their passports along.