Will walk to Delhi even if stopped: Farmers

November 26, 2020 11:12

Haryana: Farmers gathered in Karnal to protest against farm laws, on their way to Delhi "They have barricaded the roads but we're still going to walk through. The public is facing problems. They shouldn't have closed the road," says a protestor.

Security deployment has been increased near Karna lake in Haryana's Karnal, in view of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' protest march from November 26 to November 28.

A traffic jam was witnessed on the Delhi-Jammu highway due to a strike called by farmers.

Meanwhile, heavy deployment of police personnel has been on the Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana border) in the anticipation of farmer's protests. Police are using drones to monitor the situation.

Furthermore, security has been tightened at the Delhi-Haryana border near Faridabad and Singhu village, in view of the protest march.Forces from at least two police stations, besides three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalions, have been deployed at the Delhi-Faridabad border.

"We are checking every vehicle passing from here. Home Guard jawans are here. Senior officers are making rounds. We are prepared to deal with any situation," Sub-Inspector Prithviraj Meena told ANI on Thursday.

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