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Punjab-Haryana borders sealed ahead of farmers protest

Punjab-Haryana borders sealed ahead of farmers protest
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Chandigarh: Ahead of farmers’ plan to head towards the national capital to stage protests, the Haryana government has sealed the state’s border with Punjab in Ambala and also ordered suspension of mobile Internet and bulk SMS services in seven districts, an official said on Sunday.

To prevent any disturbance in the law and order situation, the mobile Internet services will be suspended in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa districts till 11.59 p.m. on February 13.

The government has advised commuters not to take the Delhi-Chandigarh highway. A huge concrete wall was erected on the highway at Shambhu border in Ambala. Authorities have also placed barricades to close the Punjab-Haryana borders in Jind and Fatehabad districts.

PTI
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