Farmers' protest: Suspension of internet services extended till Feb 15 in seven districts of Haryana

Mobile internet services bulk SMS and all dongle services will continue to remain suspended in seven districts of Haryana for another 48 hours till February 15 midnight in view of the Delli Chalo call given by farmers organisations reported news agency ANIThe mobile services were earlier suspended on February 11 morning till February 13 midnightAccording to a notification issued by the Haryana administration bulk SMS and all dongle services provided on mobile networks except voice calls will remain suspended in the jurisdiction of districts Ambala Kurukshetra Kaithal Jind Hisar Fatehabad and Sirsa reported ANIMeanwhile long traffic jams were seen at the DelhiGhaziabad border on Wednesday due to the farmers protest and security checks put in place by the authoritiesRapid Action Force personnel Police personnel and Riot Control Vehicles are deployed at the Singhu Border in Delhi in view of the farmers protest reported ANIThe morning visuals showed that security arrangements have been intensified at the Shambhu border in Ambala Haryana as farmers who marched towards Delhi on Tuesday clashed with the police reported ANIMore concrete is being poured between the concrete slabs at the Tikri Border to make the border stronger on day two of the farmers march towards the national capital reported ANIDSP Anil Kumar of Jhajjar Haryana said that the traffic has been diverted and currently the atmosphere is peacefulCurrently the atmosphere is peaceful Traffic has been diverted The movement of the pedestrians is normal DSP Kumar told ANIPunjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee General Secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher said that they want the Prime Minister to step forward and speak with the farmers reported ANIThere are reports in the media that the MSP guaranteeing law can not be formed so soon All we are saying is to give us a legal guarantee on that MSP so that we dont sell crops below that MSP So there is no question of a Committee We would want the PM to step forward and speak with the farmers Pandher said reported ANIThe protesting farmers on Tuesday were seen attempting to break the multilayered barricades using their tractors and hand weapons The Haryana police meanwhile detained several protesting farmers The police deployed concrete slabs iron nails barricades barbed wires and police and paramilitary personnel at Kurukshetra in Haryana in view of the Delhi Chalo march by the farmersTo ensure law and order Delhi police enforced Section 144 restricting the entry of tractortrolleys and large assembliesThe farmers have put forth 12 demands before the central government for which theyre marching to Delhi The protest this time has been called by Sanyukt Kisan Morcha and Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee led by farmer union leaders Jagjeet Singh Dallewal and Sarwan Singh Pandher reported ANIAccording to the protesting farmers the centre promised them better crop prices after which they ended the 2021 protest They are demanding to enact a law guaranteeing a minimum support price MSP for all crops as recommended by the Swaminathan Commission report reported ANIThey are also demanding a complete debt waiver and a scheme to provide pensions to farmers and farm labourersThe farmers have also urged to scrap the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 and are demanding to reintroduce the Land Acquisition Act of 2013 ensuring consent from farmers and compensation at 4 times the collector rateFurther they are demanding to punish those involved in the Lakhimpur Kheri killings An appeal to provide 200 days of employment per year and a daily wage of Rs 700 under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 MGNREGA linking it with farming has also been made by the farmersAlso they have demanded compensation to the families of farmers who died during the protests in 2021 and a job for any family member has been put in placeWith inputs from ANI