Ahead of the farmers' protest march to Delhi against the Centre's farm laws, the Haryana Government on Wednesday heavily barricaded its borders with Punjab and suspended its bus service to the neighbouring State in a bid to foil the march.The State Government also suspended its transport bus service to Punjab with immediate effect on Wednesday because of the farmers' “Delhi Chalo” call.
Farmers assembled during the day along with their tractor trolleys on the Punjab side of the inter-state border to undertake onward march to Delhi but had to stay put in Punjab amid the heavy police deployment on the border.Haryana police officials said amid the COVID-19 restrictions, they cannot allow movement of a large number of people towards the national capital. The Haryana authorities have also imposed prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC in several parts of the state to prevent assembly of protesters.
