Internet shut down in Delhi, Sindhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border and surrounding areas, Home Ministry orders

After Haryana, now the Union Home Ministry has temporarily stopped internet services in the capital city of Singhu, Ghazipur, Tikri border, and their surroundings. Internet service has been banned from 11 pm on 29 January to 11 pm on 31 January.

The government has asked all private and government telecom companies to follow these orders. It is believed that the government has issued these orders to maintain peace, public order, and law and order in the area because of the peasant movement.

Farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal said that the government has stopped the internet where we are sitting, in Haryana also it has stopped internet. Many times water turns off electricity. I appeal to the people in Delhi to join the peaceful protest, but do nothing even in the flow of emotions if someone tries to provoke you. We should take care that we are not going to war. This is our country and our government.

Let us know that after the violence during the tractor parade of farmers on the Republic Day in the capital Delhi, the agitation of the farmers slowed down once again since Friday and the process of increasing the crowd at the picketing is continuing.

Internet shutdown in 17 out of 22 districts of Haryana

Earlier in Haryana, the Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP government on Friday evening banned internet services in all 17 of the 22 districts of the state with immediate effect. However internet is still running in 5 districts. According to the information, internet services were already banned in Sonipat, Palwal, and Jhajjar. 14 more districts where internet service was stopped yesterday - Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Kaithal, Panipat, Hisar, Jind, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Fatehabad, Rewari, and Sirsa districts. It has been decided to discontinue internet services except voice calls in these districts till 5 pm on January 30, 2021. On the other hand, Internet services running in 5 districts of the state include Gurugram, Faridabad, Noonh, Panchkula, and Mahendragarh.

The government has issued these orders to prevent any disturbances in peace and public order in the area. The government has asked all telecom operators to follow these instructions. The state government had decided to extend the period of shutting down of internet services by another 24 hours to prevent the spread of propaganda and rumors through various social media mediums like SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

After the violent demonstration of farmers in Delhi on Republic Day, the Haryana government suspended mobile internet services in the three districts of Sonepat, Jhajjar, and Palwal on Tuesday only to prevent disturbance of peace and order.

The order issued by the Home Department of Haryana had said that the CID of Haryana has been brought to the notice by the ADGP that the situation is still tense and violence can spread in the areas of NCR adjacent to Haryana which on January 26 The tractor was generated due to the parade.