Farmers Movement Archive

Power supply to seven Jio towers snapped in Jalandhar district

Tribune News ServiceJalandhar, December 25As many as seven Jio towers have been closed in the ongoing angst against the Jio network amidst the farmers’ protests going on in the district. While at least seven towers at Jandiala, Shahkot and Lohian have been closed, farmer unions looked set to close down more at Jamsher and neighbouring villages until the filing of this report. At a time when many cultivators are busy protesting at the Delhi borders, many union activists have stayed back just to ensure the closure of towers across the state.Members of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU Rajewal) severed electricity wires and cables of various Jandiala towers. As a result of the campaign sim cards in huge numbers are being ported out from Jio. Jandiala is now left with only one Jio tower.Amarjot Singh, youth leader of BKU Rajewal, who has been stalling his Delhi visit to get Jio towers closed, said, “At least 600 to 700 people have switched networks in Jandiala alone. Only one tower is left and we plan to get that closed too. In the coming days we shall shut more towers. Towers at Jamsher and Bhode Samrai villages have also been closed today. At Jandiala, the network provided by the one remaining tower is no good to use. ” They are identifying more towers.Amrjot added that during a campaign being run for the coming three days, the farmers of the union shall also get screens put on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee closed, gherao the residences of BJP leaders on December 26 and PM’s Mann Ki Baat address will meet the clamour of thalis on December 27.The gherao of BJP leaders and the ‘thali-battering’ protest are action points were listed in the farmers’ protests bi-weekly newspaper and mouthpiece ‘Trolley Times’ already.Meanwhile, in Jalandhar, three Jio towers were closed by farmers at Jandiala, one tower at the Panchayat ghar of Samrai village was shut off by the members of the union. Also, members of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee got three towers closed at Shahkot, Lohian and Mallian Khurd village.Rajodh Singh, press secretary of the committee, said, “We are here at the Singhu border but our activists are on the job. Towers at various villages have been closed and work is on to get many more closed.”

The Tribune

2020-12-26