11-Feb-2024 04:47 PM
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New Delhi, Feb 11 (Reporter) The Delhi Police on Sunday imposed restrictions at all borders between the national capital and Uttar Pradesh with effect from today until March 11, 2024, to avoid any untoward incidents ahead of the farmers' call for a march on February 13.
During this period, the gathering of the general public at all borders between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and nearby areas in the jurisdictional area of the North East District will be prohibited, the Delhi police said in an official statement.
It further prohibited the entry of tractors, trolleys, buses, trucks, commercial vehicles, personal vehicles, horses, etc. carrying protestors in Delhi from Uttar Pradesh.
In an official statement, the police ordered the North East District Police to make all efforts to prevent protestors from entering Delhi.
“No person or protestor shall be allowed to bear arms, including firearms, swords, trishuls, spears, lathi, rods, etc. North East District Police shall make all efforts to detain these persons on the spot,” the statement said.
Any person found to be acting in contravention of this order shall be liable to be punished under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, it added.
“Information has been received that some farmer organizations have given a call to their supporters to gather or march to Delhi on February 13 for their demands of the law on MSP and others. They are likely to sit at the border of Delhi until their demands are met. In order to avoid any untoward incident and to maintain law and order, a precautionary order under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, is required to be issued to save lives and property in the area,” the police said.
Meanwhile, the Haryana government has also ordered the suspension of mobile internet, SMS, and other dongle services until February 13 in seven districts ahead of the farmers' march to Delhi.
According to the order issued by the Haryana additional chief secretary (home department), mobile internet services will remain suspended in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad, and Sirsa districts from 6 a.m. on February 11 to 23:59 p.m. on February 13...////...