Farmers' Protest: Haryana Imposes Mobile Internet Ban in Ambala Region
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Chandigarh, Dec 6 (NationPress) The Haryana government has declared a temporary halt on mobile internet and bulk SMS services in certain areas of Ambala district until midnight on December 9. This measure has been taken in response to a scheduled farmers' march aimed at reaching Delhi from Punjab’s Shambhu border via Haryana.
Officials indicated on Friday that the suspension is intended to ensure peace and public order within the region.
Over 100 farmers are preparing to advance towards the national capital, advocating for legal assurances regarding the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops, along with demands for debt relief, pensions for farmers and agricultural workers, and the restoration of the Land Acquisition Act.
To avert any disturbances, the Haryana Police have heightened security measures at the Ambala-Delhi border, implementing multilayered barricades at the Shambhu border along National Highway 44, and deploying water cannons.
The Ambala administration has invoked Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which prohibits gatherings of five or more individuals in the district.
Additionally, all government and private schools in the district have been closed.
Ambala Superintendent of Police Surinder Singh Bhoria stated: “We have established sufficient security measures. We urge the farmers to uphold law and order. They have been instructed to seek permission from the Delhi police for their march. We will permit them to proceed only if they possess the necessary approvals.”
Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher pointed out that the protest has now reached its 297th day, accompanied by an indefinite hunger strike. “The protest has entered its 297th day and the indefinite hunger strike at the Khanauri border has reached its 11th day. At 1 PM, a jatha of 101 farmers will depart towards Delhi from the Shambhu Border,” Pandher conveyed.
Farmers’ previous attempts to march to Delhi on February 13 and 21 faced resistance due to heavy security at the Punjab-Haryana border. Since then, farmers under the banners of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have been organizing protests at these border locations.
