New Delhi: Around 50,000 personnel of Delhi Police, Paramilitary and Reserve Forces deployed in Delhi-NCR region to maintain law and order situation here on Saturday, amid ‘chakka jaam’ call by the protesting farmers’ representatives. At least 12 metro stations have also been put on alert, police said.
Farmer unions on Monday announced a countrywide ‘chakka jam’ on February 6. Heavy deployment of police personnel seen at Red Fort, as a preventive measure to dispel actions resulting from the calls for ‘Chakka Jaam.’
“Around 50,000 personnel of Police, Paramilitary and Reserve Forces deployed in Delhi-NCR region. At least 12 metro stations in the national capital have been put on alert for closing the entry and exit, in view of any disturbance,” Delhi Police said.
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Delhi: Personnel of Security Forces including that of Rapid Action Force deployed at Ghazipur border (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh).
Around 50,000 personnel of Delhi Police, Paramilitary & Reserve Forces have been deployed in Delhi-NCR region, as per Delhi Police. pic.twitter.com/PBZleWSQOY
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021
Kerala: Police use water cannon, teargas & grenade on Youth Congress workers demonstrating against backdoor appointment made by LDF government in Thiruvananthapuram pic.twitter.com/UZn6lt0UCm
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021
Telangana: Police removed the protesters who were agitating on a highway on the outskirts of Hyderabad as part of the countrywide 'chakka jaam' called by farmers today.#FarmLaws pic.twitter.com/kdWepxOeh3
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021
#WATCH: Heavy security deployment at Ghazipur border (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh), in view of protests against the farm laws.
(Video source: Delhi Police) pic.twitter.com/yyQGSj393R
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021
Delhi: Police detain the protesters in Shahidi Park area who were protesting against farm laws as part of the countrywide 'chakka jaam' called by farmers today pic.twitter.com/TS3GNlPJoY
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021
Haryana: Protests being held at Atohan Chowk near Palwal as part of countrywide 'Chakka Jaam' call given by farmers. pic.twitter.com/i5MCTe9GYE
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021
J&K: Farmer organisations in Jammu stage protest on Jammu-Pathankot highway as part of the nationwide 'chakka jaam' called by farmers today.
"We appeal to the govt to repeal these laws. We support the farmers protesting on the borders of Delhi," says a protester pic.twitter.com/cpnLBt3TTl
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021
Bengaluru: Police detain the protesters who were agitating outside Yelahanka Police Station against the farm laws as part of the countrywide 'chakka jaam' called by farmers today.
#Karnataka pic.twitter.com/NQz9WlmC21
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021
Punjab: Protesters block roads as part of 'Chakka Jaam' call given by farmers from 12 pm to 3 pm today; visuals from Amritsar and Mohali#FarmLaws pic.twitter.com/xt5GvLYBlj
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021
Protesters block national highway near Shahjahanpur border (Rajasthan-Haryana), as part of 'Chakka Jaam' call given by farmers from 12 pm to 3:00 pm today.#FarmLaws pic.twitter.com/QVPyqIndah
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021
Entry/exit gates of Khan Market and Nehru Place are closed: DMRC
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021
The arrangements have been strengthened since January 26 to avoid any law and order situation. We are hoping that it will be a peaceful situation. Drones have been arranged for an aerial view, CCTV cameras have been installed in sensitive areas: Alok Kumar, Joint CP, Delhi Police
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021
Around 50,000 personnel of Delhi Police, Paramilitary & Reserve Forces deployed in Delhi-NCR region. At least 12 metro stations in the national capital have been put on alert for closing the entry & exit, in view of any disturbance: Delhi Police#FarmersProtest https://t.co/40jTX4M9av
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021
Meanwhile, security across Delhi tightened on Saturday with the deployment of extra forces, putting up multi-layered barricades and barbed wires on the roads ahead of the proposed ‘chakka jam’ by farmer unions.
Delhi: Extensive barricading measures undertaken at Ghazipur border with water cannon vehicles deployed, as a preemptive measure to deal with possible disturbances resulting from 'Chakka Jaam' calls by farmer unions protesting farm laws
Visuals from the Delhi side of the border pic.twitter.com/wQcfu5CTDN
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021
Police along with the barricading measures at the Minto Bridge area deployed. The area has been blockaded as a peremptory counter-measure to thwart the calls. Barbed wires placed over police barricades seen in Delhi’s ITO area.
Farmers have been protesting at different borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the three newly enacted farm laws: Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
