The farmers have blocked a handful of entry points to Delhi.
Two Delhi Police officers overseeing safety at the Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana), exactly where thousands of farmers have been camping as component of their agitation against the Centre more than the not too long ago enacted farm laws, have tested positive for coronavirus. PTI reports that the DCP-ranked officers tested positive a handful of days ago and at present they are in isolation. Thousands of farmers from Haryana and Punjab have been camping at a number of borders and highways connecting UP and Haryana to Delhi.
The farmers have been demanding the full rollback of 3 farm laws enacted not too long ago by Parliament. They have also been demanding assure of minimum help value by way of law. They want MSP to be inserted in laws. However, the Centre has turned out these demands but has supplied to make some amendments. Following Centre’s refusal, the protesting farmers have threatened to intensify their protests and block more highways on December 12.
The Delhi Police have beefed up the safety and deployed personnel to handle ongoing protests. Despite all the arrangements, the crowds can be observed in full violation of social distancing norms needed to include the spread of virus. The agitators can be observed in close proximity at the protest web page.
On Wednesday, a equivalent circumstance was witnessed in front of Arvind Kejriwal’s residence exactly where hundreds of his celebration workers gathered and insisted the police let them to meet the Delhi Chief Minister. The Delhi Police refused the entry to such a substantial gathering, citing Covid.
Delhi has so far reported more than 6 lakh coronavirus instances and 9874 deaths. As of today, the national capital has 18,753 active instances. For the previous handful of weeks, the city has been recording 3,000-4000 instances each day.