Farmers’ protests | Union Home Ministry uses rarely used provision of Act to suspend Internet in Delhi during tractor rally
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It was ordered only twice before- during anti-CAA protests
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Police using tear gas to disperse farmers attempting to break barricades as they try to march from Tikri Border towards Peeragarhi during the farmers tractors rally (Kisan Gantantra Parade) amid the 72nd Republic Day celebrations, at Nangloi in New Delhi on Tuesday, 26, 2021. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
It was ordered only twice before- during anti-CAA protests
As farmers’ protest turned violent in parts of Delhi on Republic Day, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued orders to temporarily suspend Internet in some areas under a rarely used provision of a British era Act.
Farmer protest: Internet temporarily suspended in some parts of Delhi
India
Updated: Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 17:41 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 26: In the wake of the violent protests the Ministry of Home Affairs has temporarily suspended the internet at Singhu, Ghazipur, Tikri borders, Mukrama Chowk and Nangloi between 12.00 hours today until 23.59 hours, January 26.
The order was passed under the Public Emergency or Public Safety Rules, 2017. The MHA said that the order was passed in the interest of maintaining public safety and averting public emergency.
Earlier, a farmer part of the tractor rally died after a tractor overturned during the parade. The farmers claimed that he had been shot.
Farmer violence: Shah takes stock of law and order situation
India
Published: Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 17:01 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 26: In the wake of the violence that took place during the tractor rally by the farmers, Union Home Minister, Amit Shah held a review while taking stock of the situation.
Farmers tractor rally: Tear gas, lathi charge as farmers push into Delhi | Oneindia News
New agency ANI, while quoting sources said that Shah took stock the law and order situation in Delhi from senior Home Ministry officials.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs has temporarily suspended the internet at Singhu, Ghazipur, Tikri borders, Mukrama Chowk and Nangloi between 12.00 hours today until 23.59 hours, January 26.