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The affected districts are Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa.
Amid the continuing farmers’ express, the Haryana government on Saturday (Feb 17) prolonged the suspension of cell cyber internet products and companies in seven districts by two more days.
As per the notification released by the order government, the cell cyber internet, bulk SMS and all dongle products and companies will be blocked in seven districts unless Monday (Feb 19).
The affected districts are Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa.
Earlier, the Manohar Lal Khattar-led government had prolonged the ban on cell cyber internet on February 13 and 15.
The protesting farmers have stayed attach at Shambhu and Khanauri factors on Punjab’s border with Haryana because the demonstration enters the sixth day.
Govt requests time for talks
Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leaders on Sunday (Feb 18) stated that the Centre had requested for a whereas to focus on about the matter with the union ministers.
“It’s miles our sixth day at the Shambhu border. This day we are additionally preserving a fourth round of talks with the federal government. The federal government has requested for a whereas and stated that this could per chance focus on about the matter with the union ministers and procure a resolution to it,” the committee’s general secretary Sarvan Singh Pandher stated on Sunday.
Earlier, Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda on Friday (Feb 16) acknowledged that negotiations with farmers will resume on Sunday and that the efforts to procure a resolution are soundless ongoing.
In the midst of the deadlock between protestors and safety forces on the Punjab-Haryana border, the third round of negotiations with the central government concluded on Thursday.
“This became the third meeting between the farmers and the federal government. A number of factors and issues were raised and mentioned. We’re going to in actual fact attain a conclusion if we are in a position to raise forward the talks peacefully. I am hopeful that we’ll soon procure a resolution. One other meeting with the farmers will be held on Sunday. We’re going to focus on about issues in that meeting and will procure a resolution,” the Union Minister had stated.
Munda stated that they’ll pray to have in mind of all connected factors whereas making the chance.
“The chance can not be taken in one of these formulation that folks criticize the disaster with out pondering and dealing out in the upcoming days. Moderately, we may per chance soundless strive to rob display veil of all of the facets of it and focus on about it. The classic lifetime of the other folks may per chance soundless no longer be apprehensive in any formulation,” he added.
Farmers’ express 2024: What are farmers stressful?
Farmers are pushing for his or her calls for including a upright guarantee for MSP, implementation of the Swaminathan Rate’s suggestions, pension for farmers, and varied other agricultural reforms.
The farmers’ checklist of calls for extra contains factors ranging from farm debt waivers, no hike in electricity tariff, withdrawal of police circumstances, justice for victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence, reinstatement of the Land Acquisition Act – 2013, as well to the compensation for the families of farmers who died in the end of the outdated agitation in 2020-21.
(With inputs from companies)
