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Wrestlers have been camped out in Jantar Mantar since April 23 (Image File: PTI)
Meanwhile, security has been tightened at the Jantar Mantar border as well as the Delhi border. Wrestlers have been holding a sit-in in Jantar Al-Mantar since April 23.
Hundreds of farmers and KHAP panchayat chiefs from Delhi’s neighboring states are marching towards Jantar Mantar in Delhi to express solidarity with wrestlers who have been protesting against BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Prej Bhushan Charan Singh over allegations of sexual harassment nearly 15 years ago. days.
Meanwhile, security has been tightened at the Jantar Mantar border as well as the Delhi border. The wrestlers have been holding a sit-in in Jantar Al-Mantar since April 23.
SKM announces its support for the wrestlers and demands the arrest of Brij Bhushan
Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), who led a year-long farmers’ protest at the Delhi border in 2020-21 over the now-repeated farm laws, has expanded its support to the wrestlers and demanded the arrest of the WFI boss.
Several SKM leaders from Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh planned to visit Jantar Matar on Sunday. Hundreds of cultivators would probably join them, Times of India mentioned.
In support of the wrestlers, SKM also announced that it will hold protests in state and county capitals and headquarters across the country from May 11-18.
Khab Mahapanchayat in Delhi today
Several Khab Panchayat leaders from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana march to Jantar Mantar on Sunday to offer support to the protesting wrestlers, Hindustan Times mentioned.
More staff, 24/7 CCTVs, barricades, pickets: Delhi Police tighten vigil in Jantar Mantar, city limits
After the scuffle on Wednesday night between the police and the protesters, security and surveillance have been beefed up at Jantar Mantar and at the Delhi border.
As a precautionary measure, police said, barriers have been put in place at several locations across the city to ensure that no untoward incidents occur.
Officials on Thursday said they had inputs that a large number of people including farmers could be heading to Jantar Mantar and thus all 15 police station chiefs were instructed to be on alert, especially in border areas.
They were asked to take special care of the roads to central Delhi, which includes Jantar Mantar, a designated protest site in the city.
A special vehicle of the Delhi Police – Ikshana – a live CCTV surveillance vehicle has been deployed at the site to monitor the law and order arrangements. This vehicle is equipped with eight modern fixed cameras for a 360-degree view of the site.
“The angles of the already installed CCTV cameras are being adjusted so that there is clarity on the activities at the protest site in Jantar Mantar. The damaged CCTV cameras have also been replaced with new ones to maintain 24/7 monitoring of the activities.”
According to the police, as a precautionary measure, barriers have been put in place at several locations across Delhi to ensure that no untoward incident takes place.
The police also intensified their patrols at the borders with the deployment of additional forces and sit-ins. They have checked vehicles at the border posts of the city to stop a large gathering in Jantar Mantar.
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