Haryana government suspends mobile internet, SMS service in Karnal amid farmers’ stir
The Haryana government issuing a statement, said the services were being suspended through social media platforms and will remain in effect till 11.59 pm on Thursday.
FollowChandigarh: The Haryana government has suspended mobile internet and SMS services in Karnal in view of farmers' agitation in the district.
The Haryana government issuing a statement, said the services were being suspended through social media platforms and will remain in effect till 11.59 pm on Thursday.
The state government said the step has been taken "to stop the spread of misinformation".
Hundreds of farmers continue to protest over a police lathicharge that took place last month.
Earlier on Wednesday, another round of talks between district officials and protesting farmers over a police lathicharge failed. The government's order comes a day after this and following which, the protesters said they will continue their sit-in "indefinitely" at the district headquarters in Karnal.
The protesting farmers' demands centre around the suspension of IAS officer Ayush Sinha who was caught on tape allegedly telling policemen to “break heads” of farmers if they cross the line during their August 28 protest.
At least ten farmers suffered injuries following the incident. The protest leaders had also claimed that a farmer died after the August 28 violence, an allegation rejected by the administration.
The sit-in outside the Karnal mini-secretariat, following a mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar on Sunday against three farm laws by the Centre, began on Tuesday evening after talks failed.
The district administration invited a delegation of farmers' body Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) leaders -- including Rakesh Tikait, Yogendra Yadav, and Gurnam Singh Chaduni -- for a meeting in another bid to end the standoff. But the standoff continued.
Farmers for months now, have been sitting on dharnas at Delhi's borders demanding the repeal of the three agri-marketing laws enacted at the Centre. Union leaders claim the law will lead to the dilution of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) at which farmers sell their crops to government agencies.
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