Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla met Shah and briefed him about the prevailing situation within the capital and therefore the steps being taken by the Delhi Police to take care of peace, a politician told press agency PTI. Union minister Amit Shah held a gathering with Delhi Police and residential ministry officials to review the safety situation within the capital after violence broke out at farmers’ rally in several areas. within the meeting, it had been decided that additional paramilitary forces are going to be deployed in Delhi.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla briefed Shah about the prevailing situation within the capital and therefore the steps being taken by the Delhi Police to take care of peace, a politician told press agency PTI.Delhi Commissioner of Police SN Shrivastava and IB director Arvind Kumar also attended the meeting. The announcement comes within the wake of violence that was witnessed after police and therefore the agitating farmers clashed with one another. A farmer was killed after his tractor turned over, allegedly after police fired at it. Several police officials were injured and were taken to hospital following the clashes.
Earlier, the Home ministry had ordered the suspension of internet services for 12 hours at five border points of Delhi to make sure public safety. The telecom services were suspended at Singh, Ghazipur, Tikri, Mukarba Chowk, and Nangloi areas of Delhi. Even the adjoining areas of those five protest hubs will witness temporary suspension of internet services, the order stated. Hundreds of farmers took out a Republic Day tractor rally to protest against the three controversial farm laws that the Centre passed in September last year. The laws are- The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and therefore the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020.
