Farmers Movement Archive

‘Dilli Chalo’: Haryana ramps up security on Punjab border

CHANDIGARH/AMBALA/ PATIALA: With farm unions from Punjab moving towards Delhi to protest against the three new agricultural laws, the Haryana government on Tuesday ramped up security on all borders with the neighbouring state to ensure law and order. In Ambala, district administration sealed the state’s border with Punjab at Shambhu on National Highway-44 and Sadopur on NH-152. In Kurukshetra district, the border at Teokar village in Pehowa area was sealed and a duty magistrate has been appointed for the task. Haryana chief secretary Vijai Vardhan said as more farmers from Punjab are expected to travel towards Delhi, special monitoring will be conducted on Shambhu Border. Apart from this, additional police forces will be deployed in Gharaunda and Mundhal where huge farmer gatherings are expected. He also directed to set up multi-layer barricading on highways leading to Haryana. The Haryana police also issued an advisory against all non-essential travel on routes approaching New Delhi via Haryana on Wednesday and Thursday and on routes passing through Haryana from New Delhi on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The farmers plan to use four main highways – Ambala-Delhi, Hisar-Delhi, Palwal-Delhi and Rewari-Delhi – to march to Delhi. Four major national highways leading towards Delhi, ie Ambala to Delhi, Hisar to Delhi, Rewari to Delhi and Palwal to Delhi will have traffic diversions and road blocks. Specifically, at Shambhu Border in Ambala district, Mundhal Chowk in Bhiwani district, Anaj Mandi at Gharaunda in Karnal district, Tikri Border at Bahadurgarh in Jhajjar district and Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Rai, in Sonipat district. The police said besides these points, they may divert or block traffic at entry points from Punjab to Haryana in districts of Panchkula, Ambala, Kaithal, Jind, Fatehabad and Sirsa from November 25 to 27. Vardhan also directed officers to make arrangements for drinking water, medical assistance, electricity supply and tents. Police will establish control rooms to coordinate with district administrations. Deputy commissioners and superintendents of police have been directed to disseminate minute-by-minute information to the home secretary, director general of police and chief secretary’s office, he said. Police patrolling will be increased on five national highways in the state which connect to Delhi to maintain supply of essentials, he said. In the eventuality of protesters succeeding in blocking roads, traffic should be directed to alternative roads, he said. In Ambala, DC Ashok Kumar Sharma and superintendent of police (SP) Rajesh Kalia inspected the state borders.

The Times of India

2020-11-25

Gurgaon