National Capital fortified with around 50,000 police, Paramilitary, Reserve Forces Personnel deployed bracing for Chakka Jam
New Delhi: The farmers’ movement appears garnering nation-wide and international support even as today when India seems to be united to support the farmers’ three-hour chakka jam.
The Chakka Jam, called by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) demands the withdrawal of three contentious Central farm laws. The block will come into effect at noon today and will be observed along major national and state highways across the country except in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and in the city.
The United Nations has, meanwhile, called for maximum restraint from authorities in the wake of the farmers’ protest.
#India: We call on the authorities and protesters to exercise maximum restraint in ongoing #FarmersProtests. The rights to peaceful assembly & expression should be protected both offline & online. It's crucial to find equitable solutions with due respect to #HumanRights for all.
— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) February 5, 2021
United Nations “#India: We call on the authorities and protesters to exercise maximum restraint in ongoing #FarmersProtests. The rights to peaceful assembly & expression should be protected both offline & online. It’s crucial to find equitable solutions with due respect to #HumanRights for all.”