Farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' protest: Section 144 imposed in entire Delhi, large gatherings banned

Section 144 has been imposed in the entire Delhi in view of the farmers' call for March to Delhi on February 13, said Delhi Police commissioner Sanjay Arora.

Updated on: Feb 12, 2024, 12:31:08 IST

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Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) have been enforced in the entire Delhi, banning large gatherings, ahead of the farmers' proposed 'Delhi Chalo' march on February 13 to maintain law and order, said Delhi Police commissioner Sanjay Arora on Monday.

Police barricades put up at Ghazipur border in view of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo March' in New Delhi, Monday. (PTI)

The borders have been fortified with concrete blocks and iron nails to prevent vehicles carrying protesters from entering the city. The measures affected traffic movement in the border areas of Delhi on Monday morning, causing inconvenience to commuters.

'Delhi chalo': Top updates on farmers' protest

Several farmer associations, mostly from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab, have called for the march on February 13 to demand a law guaranteeing minimum support price or MSP for their produce, one of the conditions they had set when they agreed to withdraw their agitation in 2021.
According to an advisory issued, traffic restrictions have been imposed for commercial vehicles at the Singhu border since Monday. Tuesday onwards, the restrictions apply to all types of vehicles, it said.
Delhi Police commissioner Sanjay Arora visited the city's borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on Sunday to check the security arrangements.
Police have deployed more than 5,000 security personnel while cranes and earthmovers carrying large containers to block the road were also at work.
Multiple security barricades have already been installed at the borders to stop the farmers from entering the national capital. Nails have been erected on roads so that if the protesting farmers try to enter the city on vehicles, their tyres can be punctured, the officials said.

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