Ahead of the February 6 ‘chakka jam’ by agitating farmers, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday said the nationwide protest will be peaceful and added that there will be no ‘chakka jam‘ in Delhi.
“We have been protesting peacefully and the ‘chakka jam’ will also be held peacefully across the country on February 6. There will be no chakka jam anywhere in Delhi. The farmers who are unable to join us will hold chakka jam at their respective places,” he said.
“The people who get stuck will be given food and water, we will peacefully talk to them and explain our point,” he added. Earlier, Tikait told reporters that there will be a three-hour-long chakka jam on February 6 everywhere outside Delhi.
Also, ahead of the chakka jam, Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma held a meeting on the proposed blockade with senior police officials. Delhi Police said adequate security arrangements are in place at borders to prevent any untoward incident and social media contents are under surveillance to prevent the spread of false rumours ahead.
Delhi Police Public Relations Officer Chinmoy Biswal said, “We are monitoring content on social media to make sure rumours are not spread against Police or other things. The protestors are camping at the borders of Delhi. We are in touch with Police Force of other states too.”
Haryana Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Navdeep Singh Virk on Friday also issued directives to the state’s Superintendents of police and Commissioners. “Maximum force shall be pulled out from non-operational duties. Intelligence network should be geared up and necessary preventive action may be taken,” the directive read.
