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Amid Delhi’s Preparations for Large-scale Protest, Central Government Reconnects with Farmers

Security has been heightened along the Singhu, Ghazipur, and Tikri borders in anticipation of tomorrow’s large-scale farmers’ protest in Delhi. Authorities have installed security barricades and placed nails on roads to deter farmers from entering the national capital.

According to officials, approximately 1,000 to 1,500 Delhi Police personnel will be stationed at each border area, with deployment strategies subject to change based on the evolving situation. Vigilance teams have been organized to monitor bus stands, metro stations, railway stations, and roads to prevent farmers from using alternative modes of transportation to enter the city.

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Extensive measures have been implemented to seal the Punjab-Haryana borders in Ambala, Jind, and Fatehabad districts. Additionally, the Haryana government has suspended mobile internet services and bulk SMS in seven districts, including Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad, and Sirsa, ahead of the planned march.

Large gatherings have been prohibited along the UP border areas within the North-East district of Delhi.

Despite these measures, farmers are preparing their tractor trolleys for the protest march. In Rajpura, farmers conducted a tractor march as part of their preparations to converge on Delhi.

Union ministers, including junior Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda, junior Home Minister Nityanand Rai, and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, are scheduled to meet with farmer organization leaders today. This follows an initial meeting held on Thursday.

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More than 200 farmer unions are expected to participate in the march, advocating for various demands, including legislation to ensure a minimum support price (MSP) for crops, implementation of the Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations, pensions for farmers and farm laborers, farm debt relief, withdrawal of police cases, and justice for victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

Naiteek Bhatt

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