The suspension shall be in drive from 6 am on December 14 to 11.59 pm on December 17, it stated. A ‘jatha’ (group) of 101 farmers will resume their foot march to Delhi at midday on Saturday from their protest web site on the Shambhu border on the Punjab and Haryana border.
Punjab farmers on the Shambhu Border amid the continued protest by farmers to press the central authorities to settle for their calls for together with a authorized assure to the MSP on crops, in Patiala district, Friday, December 13, 2024. (PTI Photo)
Hours earlier than the resumption of the farmers’ protest march to Delhi from the Shambhu border, the Haryana authorities on Saturday suspended mobile web and bulk SMS services in 12 villages in the Ambala district to preserve “public peace”. The suspension will stay in drive until December 17, in accordance to an order issued by Additional Chief (*12*) (Home), Sumita Misra stated.
“It has been brought to my notice by the additional director general of police, CID, Haryana, and deputy commissioner, Ambala that given the call for Delhi Kooch given by certain farmers’ organisations, there is an apprehension of causing tension, annoyance, agitation, damage of public and private property and disturbance of public peace and tranquillity in the area of districts Ambala,” the order stated.
Misra stated the order to droop mobile web in Dangdehri, Lehgarh, Manakpur, Dadiyana, Bari Ghel, Choti Ghel, Lharsa, Kalu Majra, Devi Nagar (Hira Nagar, Naresh Vihar), Saddopur, Sultanpur and Kakru villages in Ambala was issued to stop any disturbance of peace and public order.
The suspension shall be in drive from 6 am on December 14 to 11.59 pm on December 17, it stated. A ‘jatha’ (group) of 101 farmers will resume their foot march to Delhi at midday on Saturday from their protest web site on the Shambhu border on the Punjab and Haryana border.
The farmers are marching to drive the Centre for a authorized assure for minimal assist worth for crops. They are additionally urgent the Centre to maintain talks with them to resolve their points. A heavy deployment of safety personnel has already been made on the Haryana aspect of the border.
Earlier, the Haryana authorities had suspended mobile web services, bulk SMS, and dongle services from December 6 to 9. In the contemporary order issued on Saturday, Misra stated, “There is a clear potential of disruption of public utilities, damage to public assets and amenities and disturbance of public law and order in district Ambala on account of misuse of internet services by way of spread of inflammatory material and false rumours, which are being/could be transmitted/circulated to the public through social media/messaging services on mobile internet services, SMS services, and other dongle services”.
“In order to cease the unfold of misinformation and rumours by varied social media platforms, equivalent to WhatsApp, Facebook Twitter on mobile telephones and SMS, for facilitation and mobilisation of mobs of agitators and demonstrators who could cause severe loss of life and injury to private and non-private properties by indulging in arson or vandalism and different sorts of violent actions.
“Therefore, in the exercise of powers conferred upon me, I do hereby order the suspension of the mobile internet services, bulk SMS, and all dongle services provided on mobile networks except voice calls,” stated the order.
The order is being issued after taking utmost care of public comfort by exempting particular person SMS, mobile recharge, banking SMS, voice calls, and web services offered by broadband and lease strains of company and home households, thus not affecting the business/monetary curiosity of the state and primary home wants of people, stated the order.
The farmers are gathered underneath the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and have been tenting at Shambhu and Khanauri border factors between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 after their march to Delhi was stopped by safety forces.
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