00:00 Bracing for another wave of protests, Haryana Police is taking proactive measures to secure
00:12 state and city borders, deploying 50 companies of paramilitary forces alongside police personnel.
00:19 The aim is to prevent farmers from reaching Delhi NCR, mirroring lessons learned from
00:23 the year-long farmers' agitation on Delhi's borders in 2020-21.
00:29 On Thursday, farmers from Uttar Pradesh staged a sit-in demonstration on the Noida-Greater
00:34 Noida Expressway after their protest march towards Delhi was blocked by the police.
00:39 Several farmer associations, particularly in Ambala, have called for another protest
00:44 on February 13, demanding a law guaranteeing minimum support price or MSP.
00:50 Haryana Police Chief Shatrujit Kapoor held a meeting with top officers to review law
00:54 and order preparations.
00:56 A senior police officer emphasised collaboration with the army, railway engineers and the National
01:02 Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to create barricades deemed impenetrable even by armoured
01:09 vehicles or tractors, ensuring the safety of both protesters and security personnel.
01:14 In a bid to address the farmers' demands, three union ministers arrived in Chandigarh
01:18 to meet representatives from various farmer groups in Punjab and Haryana.
01:23 The farmers, planning a march to Delhi on February 13, seek assurances on issues such
01:28 as MSP for all crops, a waiver of farmer debt, jobs for families of deceased farmers and
01:34 the withdrawal of criminal cases against protesters.
01:38 The Haryana government, anticipating the protest march, has heightened security at its borders
01:43 with Punjab, with security forces on high alert.
01:46 The ministers, including Piyush Goyal, Arjun Munda and Nityanand Rai, engaged in discussions
01:51 with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and representatives from the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh
01:56 Committee and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) factions.
02:00 Earlier, the protest by various pharmacist groups brought traffic to a standstill on
02:05 Delhi's border with Uttar Pradesh.
02:07 The agitation, calling for attention to pharmacists' demands, was eventually called off after assurances
02:13 from the Uttar Pradesh government and Noida Authority, pledging to address the pharmacists'
02:17 concerns by forming a panel.
02:19 As the tension escalates, the Haryana state government has requested the deployment of
02:24 64 companies of paramilitary forces from the centre to handle potential law and order issues
02:30 during the upcoming march.
02:31 The Ambala district administration has imposed prohibitory orders, anticipating potential
02:37 unrest.
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