The Delhi Police said commuters may face traffic jams due to farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest on Wednesday. A huge jam was already witnessed at Delhi-Haryana’s Singhu border as farmers started gathering there, sourrces reported.
The Delhi Police said it will be keeping a strict vigil at the Tikri, Singhu, and Ghazipur borders, as well as railway and Metro stations and bus stands, sources added.
An officer said the police have stepped up security at all three borders. However, they are not shutting any border or route but vehicle checking will take place.
“We are keeping a tab on the situation in the wake of this call given by the farmers,” deputy commissioner of police (outer) Jimmy Chiram said force is already deployed at the Delhi-Haryana border.
Another officer said, “We had temporally removed barriers for commuters at the Singhu and the Tikri borders. The deployment of police and paramilitary personnel is still there and (they) will ensure strict, round-the-clock vigil.”
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