Delhi Metro closes entry, exit gates of 10 stations as farmers' ‘chakka jam’ underway
The decision has reportedly been made to maintain law and order in view of any disturbance during the agitation.
FollowNew Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Saturday (February 6) ordered the closure of at least 10 Metro stations ahead of the nationwide highway blockade called by farmers protesting against three agricultural laws enacted by the government in September last year.
The decision has reportedly been made to maintain law and order in view of any disturbance during the agitation.
The entry and exit gates of Mandi House, ITO, Delhi Gate, Vishwavidyalaya, Lal Quila, Jama Masjid, Janpath, Central Secretariat, Khan Market and Nehru Place are closed as a precautionary measure due to the protests against the new agriculture laws.
Earlier, the Delhi Police asked DMRC to to stay prepared to shut down over a dozen metro stations, if the need arises, within short notice, in view of the protest. The DCP has said that given the circumstances of law and order and to control the crowd, the metro staff should be ready.
However, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has said that ‘chakka jam’ will not take place in Delhi, UP and Uttarakhand.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of the farmers' unions protesting against the farm laws, has said that there will be no disruption in the national capital due to their demonstration and have assured that emergency and essential services such as ambulances and school buses will not be stopped during the 'chakka jam'.
Despite farmers’ assurance that Delhi won’t be impacted, the Delhi Police have stepped up security measures with thousands of police personnel and paramilitary deployed across the city and especially at Ghazipur, Tikri and Singhu borders. Heavy deployment of police personnel seen at Red Fort, as a preventive measure to dispel actions resulting from the calls for 'chakka jam.'
