Modified tractors to head farmers’ protest march, intelligence agencies alert police

Farmers are scheduled to march to Delhi on February 13; tractors that have been adapted to remove obstacles and stones will lead them.
Central intelligence services claim that they have informed the Delhi police, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana of the large-scale farmer movement. Beginning on Monday, about 25,000 farmers and almost 5000 tractors will travel from several districts in Punjab and Haryana to Delhi on Tuesday.

“Tractors have been fitted with hydraulic tools to remove barricades, fire-resistant hard-shell trailers being readied to fight tear gas shells. They have also performed drills with these modified vehicles,” said an official.
The official added that the horsepower of the machines is being doubled to ferry maximum protesters to the site.
Earlier, police had placed sand-laden dumpers, huge concrete blocks, and containers on the road to block protesters from reaching Delhi, but farmers reached the Delhi border.

Police and paramilitary troops have been advised in the report to get ready to launch a sword and stick retaliation. In 2021, violence broke out at a farmers’ protest, resulting in numerous police officers being hurt in a sword assault.
The Haryana government, led by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, declared on Saturday that mobile internet, bulk SMS, and all dongle services would be suspended in a number of areas till February 13, when farmers are expected to march to Delhi to demand a number of demands.

According to a notification issued by the Haryana administration, bulk SMS and all dongle services provided on mobile networks, except voice calls, will remain suspended.
According to an official order, mobile internet services will remain suspended in seven districts–Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa–from 6 am on February 11 till 11.59 pm on February 13.