Karnal's district management announced it was suspending net services from 12.30 am Tuesday (September 7)—hours earlier than farmers heeded a "gherao" call in opposition to the August 28 police action. All kinds of telecom net offerings (2G/3G/4G/CDMA/GPRS), SMS offerings and dongle offerings furnished on cellular networks will be suspended, District Magistrate Nishant Kumar Yadav stated.
Only voice calls will be allowed on cellular networks, he stated after the administration held an assembly on Monday to talk about security arrangements in anticipation of a farmers’ name to gherao the mini secretariat on September 7.
The district management has already imposed Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code in Karnal banning public assemblies and police have stepped up safety withinside the district. The district police have also introduced diversions in anticipation of the protest.
Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Navdeep Singh Virk stated the Inspector General of Police Karnal Range and district superintendents of police in Karnal Range had been requested to be on their guard.
“The main National Highway No 44 (Ambala-Delhi) may see some traffic disruptions in Karnal district. Therefore, the general public using NH 44 are advised to avoid journey through Karnal town or otherwise use alternate routes to go to their destination on September 7,” he said. “All citizens are being informed about these arrangements in advance so that they are able to plan and modify their journey accordingly, to avoid any inconvenience.”
Farmers have warned they would gherao the mini secretariat at Karnal on September 7 unless the administration heeded their demands that included action against the Indian Administrative Service officer who ordered brutal police action on August 28 and the policemen involved in brutal lathi charge of protesting farmers.