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  • Farmers’ stir: Haryana govt suspends internet, SMS services in Karnal

    By ANI

    CHANDIGARH: In view of farmers’ agitation in Karnal, the Haryana government on Thursday suspended the internet and SMS services in the district to “prevent any disturbance of peace and public order”.

    As per a statement released by the state Home Affairs Department, the services will remain suspended from 7 in the morning till 11.59 in the night “in order to stop the spread of misinformation and rumours through various social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, etc. on mobile phone and SMS for facilitation and mobilisation of mobs of agitators and demonstrators who can cause serious loss of life and damage to public and private properties by indulging in arson or vandalism and other types of violent activities.”

    Meanwhile, the internet and SMS services have remained disrupted in Karnal since Monday in view of the Mahapanchayat and call for gherao of the mini secretariat in the district in protest against lathi charge against the farmers on August 28.

    The farmers continue their demonstration outside the secretariat after talks with the district administration failed over their call for action against officials involved in lathi-charge.

    A Kisan Mahapanchayat was also held in Muzzafarnagar on Sunday against three farm laws by the Centre. It declared that they will campaign against the BJP in the upcoming assembly elections and the Mahapanchayat witnessed participation from various political parties.

    Farmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the three newly enacted farm laws.Farmer leaders and the Centre have held several rounds of talks but the impasse remains.  

  • No further Internet cut at Delhi borders ‘as of now’: MHA official

    quot;The MHA has not further extended the suspension of internet in Delhi #39;s borders as of now, quot; a ministry official told PTI.

  • MHA extends suspension of internet in Delhi’s three protests sites till Tuesday night

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Home Affairs has extended the suspension of internet services at the farmer protest sites in Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri borders till Tuesday night, officials said.

    Apart from the three border points, where farmers have been protesting since November against the Centre’s three new farm laws, internet services will remain suspended in their adjoining areas too.

    The suspension is effective from 11 pm of January 31 to 11 pm of February 2.

    The decision has been taken to ‘maintain public safety and averting public emergency’ under Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules 2017, a Home ministry official said.

    The suspension of internet services at the three border points and their adjoining areas was imposed at 11 pm on January 29 and was initially effective till 11 pm on January 31.

    Internet services were also temporary suspended in some parts of Delhi on January 26, when large scale violence was reported during the farmers’ tractor rally.

  • Govt orders ‘lockdown’ against large gatherings in Delhi; temporary internet shutdown in parts of city as agri protests turn violent

    By Express News Service
    NEW DELHI:  Following violence in parts of the city during the tractor rally, Delhi Police on Tuesday announced a ‘lockdown’ to prevent ‘large gatherings’ and suspended internet in several parts of Delhi.

    Police authorities decided there would be no large assemblies, congregations of religious, political, social and cultural nature up to December 31.

    The government also ordered temporary suspension of internet services in parts of Delhi-NCR as a tractor parade by protesting farmers turned violent at several locations in the national capital, officials said.

    The internet shutdown will be effective till midnight Tuesday in Delhi’s Singhu, Ghazipur, Tikri, Mukarba Chowk, Nangloi and their adjoining areas.

    An order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs said the decision has been taken in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the Indian Telegraph Act 1855.

    It said the suspension of internet services was necessary and expedient in the interest of maintaining public safety and averting public emergency.

    The order will be in force in from 12:00 hours to 23:59 hours on January 26, the MHA said.

    People residing close to farmers protest sites said they are getting SMSes informing them about the suspension of internet services in their area.

    “As per the government instructions, the Internet services have been temporarily stopped in your area because of which you are not able to use these services. You will be able to use the Internet services once we get directions from the government,” an SMS sent by a telecom operator read.

    Meanwhile, an MHA source said Rapid Action Force personnel have been repositioned in the national capital and vigil has been intensified in view of the evolving situation.

    Wielding sticks and clubs and holding the tricolour and union flags, tens of thousands of farmers atop tractors broke barriers, clashed with police and entered the city from various points to lay siege to the Red Fort and climb the flagpole on Republic Day on Tuesday.

    While farmer leaders, who have been spearheading the two-month protest at the national capital’s border points to demand a repeal of the farm laws, disowned the protesters, one young man was seen hoisting a yellow triangular flag at the flagpole – the centrepiece of the country’s Independence Day celebrations.

    The protesters were later removed from the premises of the Red Fort.

    (With PTI inputs)

  • Govt orders ‘lockdown’ against large gatherings in Delhi; temporary internet shutdown in parts of city as agri protests turn violent

    By Express News Service
    NEW DELHI:  Following violence in parts of the city during the tractor rally, Delhi Police on Tuesday announced a ‘lockdown’ to prevent ‘large gatherings’ and suspended internet in several parts of Delhi.

    Police authorities decided there would be no large assemblies, congregations of religious, political, social and cultural nature up to December 31.

    The government also ordered temporary suspension of internet services in parts of Delhi-NCR as a tractor parade by protesting farmers turned violent at several locations in the national capital, officials said.

    The internet shutdown will be effective till midnight Tuesday in Delhi’s Singhu, Ghazipur, Tikri, Mukarba Chowk, Nangloi and their adjoining areas.

    An order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs said the decision has been taken in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the Indian Telegraph Act 1855.

    It said the suspension of internet services was necessary and expedient in the interest of maintaining public safety and averting public emergency.

    The order will be in force in from 12:00 hours to 23:59 hours on January 26, the MHA said.

    People residing close to farmers protest sites said they are getting SMSes informing them about the suspension of internet services in their area.

    “As per the government instructions, the Internet services have been temporarily stopped in your area because of which you are not able to use these services. You will be able to use the Internet services once we get directions from the government,” an SMS sent by a telecom operator read.

    Meanwhile, an MHA source said Rapid Action Force personnel have been repositioned in the national capital and vigil has been intensified in view of the evolving situation.

    Wielding sticks and clubs and holding the tricolour and union flags, tens of thousands of farmers atop tractors broke barriers, clashed with police and entered the city from various points to lay siege to the Red Fort and climb the flagpole on Republic Day on Tuesday.

    While farmer leaders, who have been spearheading the two-month protest at the national capital’s border points to demand a repeal of the farm laws, disowned the protesters, one young man was seen hoisting a yellow triangular flag at the flagpole – the centrepiece of the country’s Independence Day celebrations.

    The protesters were later removed from the premises of the Red Fort.

    (With PTI inputs)