Farmers protest: The Haryana Police have mentioned that not less than two police personnel have died and over 30 cops have been injured in Ambala through the âDelhi Chaloâ protest march organised by a number of farmer unions.Â
In a press launch, the Ambala Police talked about that farmers have made persistent efforts to dismantle the obstacles at Shambhu border that had been erected by the police. It additionally reported incidents of stone-pelting at officers, destruction of public and authorities properties, and disruption of peace and order.
Cops who died throughout farmers protest
- Heera Lal, GRP, Haryana PoliceÂ
- SI Kaushal, Haryana Police
The police, in its assertion, mentioned that the clashes have resulted in accidents of as many as 30 officers. One amongst them suffered mind haemorrhage, whereas two others misplaced their lives. The press launch additionally added that the function of social media platforms such as- WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram, and Instagram performed in spreading provocative content material by farmers.
According to eyewitnesses, the protestors got here with full planning together with stones, swords and different sharp objects. The protestors additionally lined their faces with masks whereas agitating on roads.Â
Haryana Police withdraws NSA
The Haryana Police mentioned it’s withdrawing its earlier resolution to invoke provisions of the National Security Act (NSA) in opposition to some farmer leaders who’re part of the continuing farmers’ agitation. In a associated growth, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar introduced waiver of curiosity and penalty on sure crop loans and didn’t hike taxes as he offered a Rs 1.89-lakh crore price range for the 2024-25 monetary 12 months.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) are spearheading the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march to press the federal government to just accept their calls for, together with a authorized assure of minimal assist worth (MSP) for crops and a farm mortgage waiver.
The Punjab farmers are additionally demanding the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission’s suggestions, pension for farmers and farm labourers, no hike in electrical energy tariff, withdrawal of police instances and justice for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence, reinstatement of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013, and compensation to the households of the farmers who died throughout a earlier agitation in 2020-21.
Just a few protesters threw stones at police personnel when farmers from Kheri Chopta village close to Hisar in Haryana had been stopped from going to Khanauri the place farmers, largely from Punjab, have been tenting since final week after their march was halted by the safety forces. A conflict between police personnel and farmers ensued, forcing Haryana safety personnel to fireplace tear fuel shells.
Some police personnel and farmers had been injured within the conflict, officers mentioned, including some farmers have been detained. Bharatiya Kisan Union’s Hisar unit president Golu Data alleged that moreover utilizing tear fuel, the police additionally resorted to lathi-charge and turned on a water cannon in opposition to the farmers. He criticised the state authorities for the police motion.
Haryana extends cell web suspension in 7 districts
The Haryana authorities has additional prolonged the suspension of cell web and bulk SMS companies in seven districts by a day until Saturday within the wake of the continuing farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation. Mobile web and bulk SMS companies had been first suspended in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa on February 11 and the suspension was prolonged on February 13, 15, 17, 19, 20 and 21.
In the order issued on Friday (February 23), Additional Chief Secretary TVSN Prasad mentioned, “After assessment of the current prevailing law and order situation in the state, the conditions are still critical and tense in the district Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa.”
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The order was issued underneath Section 5 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and Rule 2 of Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules 2017. The suspension of cell web companies, bulk SMS (excluding banking and cell recharge) and all dongle companies, and so forth., supplied on cell networks besides voice calls within the jurisdiction of districts of Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa has been prolonged until February 24 (2359 hours), the order said.
Prasad mentioned the order is prolonged to forestall any disturbance of peace and public order in jurisdictions of Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa, together with Dabwali, districts in Haryana.
Delhi Chalo march
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha are spearheading the ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation to place strain on the Centre to just accept their calls for, together with a regulation on minimal assist worth (MSP) for crops and a farm mortgage waiver.
Protesting farmers from Punjab collaborating within the march have been tenting at Shambhu and Khanauli border factors of the state’s border with Haryana since February 13, when their march was stopped by safety personnel. The farmers will proceed to remain put on the two border factors until February 29, when the subsequent plan of action will likely be determined, farmer chief Sarwan Singh Pandher had mentioned on Friday.
Farmer leaders had put the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march on maintain until February 29 after a protester was killed and several other police personnel had been injured in clashes at Khanauri border.
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