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Taking no chances and keen to avoid another Republic – Day January 26 violence around 50,000 personnel of Delhi 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 & exit, in view of any disturbance.
From 12 noon to 3 pm, farmers across the country will observe ‘chakka jam’.
However, an umbrella body of farmers, have said that there will be no road block in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand .
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
The protesters have said it will happen only on national and state highways and nothing will take place inside Delhi, emergency and essential services are “exempted”, and it will be “totally peaceful and non-violent”.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police has deployed additional measures, including tightening security and intensifying vigil at Delhi’s border points, to deal with any situation emerging out of the proposed ‘chakka jam’ by farmers protesting against the Centre’s farm laws.
The protetsing farmers have decided to block roads and highways during the nationwide ‘chakka jam’ for three hours. There will be no ‘chakka jam’ in Delhi.
