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Delhi govt to install WiFi hotspots at Singhu Border

NEW DELHI: Delhi government will be installing multiple free WiFi hotspots at Singhu Border to ensure better internet connectivity for the protesting farmers. Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raghav Chadha said it was part of AAP’s selfless service for the farmers. Each WiFi hotspot will cover a radius of 100 metres. The government has promised to install the first hotspot, which will offer unlimited data for the farmers, within 48 hours. Chadha, the co in-charge of AAP’s Punjab unit, said the WiFi hotspots would be installed in a phased manner across the Singhu Border. “CM Arvind Kejriwal and AAP MLAs have made repeated visits to the border and regularly interacted with farmers. Many farmers had complained about the poor connectivity and bad network due to which they were unable to talk to their family members,” Chadha said, adding that free WiFi hotspots will help the protesting farmers stay connected to their loved ones. “The WiFi hotspots will help the farmers give a befitting answer to BJP and will let farmers continue busting fake news that is being spread about them.” Hundreds of farmers are camping at the border for over a month demanding repeal of the three farm laws passed by the central government recently. “We vow to install as many WiFi hotspots as required by our farmer brothers and sisters who have been sitting at Delhi’s borders in this bitter cold,” Chadha announced in a press conference. AAP has been supporting the farmers’ agitation since it began. Kejriwal has said that the farm laws do not have any advantage for the farmers and will only make their life difficult. He has appealed to the central government to repeal the three laws.

The Times of India

2020-12-30

Delhi