The government has suspended Internet connectivity for
two days in Singhu and Tikri (Delhi-Haryana) border, and Ghazipur (Delhi-Uttar
Pradesh) border for two days at the request of Delhi Police, officials said on
Saturday.
The development has come in the backdrop of two recent incidents of violence
within a week -- mayhem during the January 26 farmers' tractor rally, and the
clash between protesting farmers and Hindu-Sena workers that tricked police as locals at Singhu border on Friday.
The police had to resort to a mild cane-charge and fired teargas shells
following the clash on Friday over the locals' demand to clear the roads which
have been closed for the last two months as the farmers are camping there to
protest against the Centre's new farm laws.
The farmers and the Hindu-Sena workers in disguise of locals also pelted stones
at each other.
According to the government orders, in exercise of powers conferred under sub
rule 1 of Rule 2 of the Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public
Emergency or Public Safety Rules 2017), and in the interest of maintaining public
safety and averting public emergency, it is necessary and expedient to order
the temporary suspension of Internet services in Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri and
their adjoining areas in the National Capital Territory from 11 p.m. on January
29 to 11 p.m. on January 31.
The police also arrested 44 people in connection with the violence on Friday
afternoon at the Singhu border. Several policemen including Alipur SHO Pradeep
Kumar were injured in the clashes.
On January 26, after the violent clashes in several parts of Delhi, the
Internet services were temporarily suspended in several areas as a
precautionary measure. The Delhi Police has registered 25 cases in connection
with the Republic Day violence.