As farmers from Punjab and Haryana marched towards Delhi, extensive security measures were put in place. However, shocking images have emerged, showing police using tear gas to scatter protesters.
Heightened Security Measures Enforced at Delhi Borders Amid Farmers’ “Delhi Chalo” Protest
Significant security measures have been implemented at the national capital’s borders in response to the farmers’ Tuesday “Delhi Chalo” protest. Large gatherings and tractor trolleys are prohibited from entering Delhi, and Delhi police have already put Section 144 into effect to maintain law and order.
Images from the borders of Shambhu, Tikri, and Gazipur in Delhi showed barbed wire and barricades placed on the roads to prevent entry.
Similar configurations, featuring rows of barricades lining the road, are seen at the Singhu border.
#WATCH | Police use tear gas drones at the Haryana-Punjab Shambhu border to disperse protesting farmers. pic.twitter.com/LcyGpDuFbv
— ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2024
Multi-Layered Barricades Erected at Delhi Borders Amid Farmers’ Protest
At these borders, there is a multi-layered barricade that prevents the farmers who are protesting from going into the national capital. In the meantime, on Tuesday morning, Mohammed Sarfaraz, SP, Patiala city, examined the security setup at the Shambhu border with Delhi.
#WATCH | Concrete slabs, iron nails, barricades, barbed wires, police and paramilitary personnel deployed at Kurukshetra in Haryana as Punjab farmers are on their way to Delhi pic.twitter.com/1UnfmH99t5
— ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2024
“11 companies deployed here. We are ensuring that there is no law and order situation here and citizens do not face any trouble in commuting. As of now, there is no march towards the Tikri border (with Delhi), but the situation is dynamic and we are monitoring it using various sources” said SP Jhajjar Arpit Jain.
#WATCH | Heavy vehicular traffic from Noida towards Delhi on the Delhi-Noida-Delhi (DND) road, as Delhi borders are heavily guarded and barricaded to prevent protesting farmers from entering the national capital pic.twitter.com/qcOPzpejDQ
— ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2024
