Delhi Metro shuts entry-exit at Tikri border, three other stations
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Delhi Metro shuts entry-exit at Tikri border, three other stations
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NEW DELHI: Entry and exit at four metro stations, including at Tikri border, one of the epicentres of the farmers’ agitation, were shut on Thursday by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in view of the security situation. The Tikri border metro station is near the farmers’ protest site. A Metro tweet on Thursday said, “Security Update Entry/exit for Tikri Border, Pandit Shree Ram Sharma, Bahadurgarh City, and Brig. Hoshiar Singh have been closed.” Meanwhile, Delhi Police on Thursday tightened security in several parts of the national capital, especially near railway tracks, in view of the “rail roko” (rail blockade) called by the farmers’ groups protesting against the Centre’s new agri laws, officials said. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmer unions spearheading the protest, last week had announced the rail blockade to press for its demand of repealing the legislations. The farmers’ body had said the blockade will be held across the country from 12pm to 4pm.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-02-19
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Delhi