To beat Internet ban, khaps flip to temple loudspeakers in Haryana

As Haryana authorities prolonged the cellular web suspension in state’s 17 districts for one more day “to prevent any disturbance of peace and public order”, the farmers protesting in opposition to the agri legal guidelines stumble on an ingenious thought to bypass the ban. They have determined to make use of temple loudspeakers to make their voice heard and make messages attain all of the villagers.
During a panchayat, leaders of 17 khaps of Jind district determined to kind committees in every of the 306 villages through which they’ve affect to make sure fast response in case authorities makes any effort to forcibly take away protesters from dharna websites.
The panchayat was held at Khatkar toll plaza on Jind-Patiala freeway through which a lot of ladies too participated.
The new technique was formulated after the authorities made an abortive bid to take away farmers from Ghazipur border of Uttar Pradesh-Delhi Thursday night time.

“If any such move is repeated anywhere, quick announcements will be made from the loudspeakers of village temples asking the farmers to gather. Not only this, thikri pehras will be undertaken by the farmers in villages to remain alert round the clock. We may plan blockage of roads, if the internet services are not restored early as the move is affecting online studies of students ahead of exams,” mentioned Azad Palwa, chief of Dhadan khap of Jind district. Palwa can also be Jind district president of the BKU. The agitators really feel that web providers have been suspended to test the rising agitation of farmers in Haryana.
The khap chief additional mentioned, “The khaps have decided that nobody from 306 villages will invite BJP-JJP leaders in any events including marriage functions till the farmer agitation is going on and the government doesn’t repeal three farm laws.”
The farmers in varied elements of the state have already introduced a social boycott of BJP-JJP leaders to specific their resentment in opposition to three controversial farm legal guidelines terming the identical as “anti-farmer”.
“We have made it clear that no flag of any political party will be used during the farmers’ agitation. The farmers will either use Tricolour or flags of farmer unions during the agitation,” he added.
Meanwhile, sources in Kandela khap have hinted that farmer chief Rakesh Tikait will attain Kandela village of Jind district on February 3 to deal with farmers there. Farmers at Kandela village had blocked Jind-Chandigarh freeway quickly after the authorities had tried to evacuate the farmers from Ghazipur border the place Tikait is main the agitation.
On the opposite hand, the variety of farmer protesters has instantly elevated on the toll plazas on nationwide highways after the agitators smelled that the authorities could attempt to elevate their dharnas. Apart from Khatkar toll plaza, a lot of farmers joined the protesters at Kitlana toll plaza too which is located on Bhiwani-Mahendragarh nationwide freeway. The farmers had rushed to the toll plazas on Thursday night time too when the authorities have been planning to take away farmers from Ghazipur border.
Notably, the motion of farmers has elevated to the borders of Delhi from Punjab and Haryana after the Ghazipur episode. For the complete day Saturday, motion of automobiles, together with tractors, was noticed on the Patiala-Jind-Rohtak-Delhi nationwide freeway.
Sources mentioned a lot of farmers have rushed to Delhi borders in personal automobiles, primarily automobiles and jeeps as an alternative of tractor-trolleys. Tractor is a gradual transferring automobile whereas the farmers need to be part of the protesters instantly with a sense amongst them gaining floor that “different tactics” have been being adopted to take away agitators from Delhi borders.
Internet suspended for one more day
Haryana authorities Saturday prolonged the suspension of cellular web providers, all SMS providers (excluding banking and cellular recharge) and all dongle providers offered on cellular networks besides the voice calls in 17 districts — Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Kaithal, Panipat, Hisar, Jind, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Fatehabad, Rewari, Sirsa, Sonipat, Jhajjar and Palwal until 5 pm on January 31.
“This order is issued to prevent any disturbance of peace and public order in the jurisdiction of these districts of Haryana and shall be in force with immediate effect. Any person who will be found guilty of violation of aforesaid order will be liable for legal action under relevant provisions,” a authorities spokesperson mentioned.
“The authorities has determined to impose this suspension to cease the unfold of disinformation and rumours by means of varied social media platforms and SMS, for facilitation and mobilisation of mobs of agitators and demonstrators who may cause critical lack of life and harm to private and non-private properties by indulging in arson or vandalism and different forms of violent actions, the spokesperson added.
The opposition Congress hit out on the authorities’s determination to droop cellular web providers.
In a press release, Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala claimed the web ban was ordered “with the intention to crush the farmers’ agitation” and demanded its rapid resumption.

He mentioned the choice will have an effect on professionals working from dwelling because of the coronavirus pandemic, college students, merchants and shopkeepers and trigger inconvenience to the widespread individuals.
“The BJP-JJP government has been so engrossed in its evil designs to crush and discredit the farmers’ agitation that it seems to be least bothered about the grave inconvenience being caused to the common people,” he mentioned.

“This government should not be under any illusion to treat the peacefully agitating farmers as a vulnerable lot and the persecution of farmers shall not be tolerated under any circumstances and the entire opposition and the people of the country are in rock solid support with the farmers,” he mentioned.