Delhi Police put up 'warning' posters at Tikri border to disperse farmers

As thousands of farmers are still standing strong at the Delhi borders, as a precautionary measure, the Delhi Police have put up hoardings at the Tikri border to disperse the protesting farmers.

The posters are titled ‘Statutory warning”, and are written in Hindi and Punjabi. It reads, “Your gathering has been deemed illegal. You are being warned to disperse, otherwise, legal action will be taken against you.”

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A similar ‘warning’ poster was put up at Delhi borders on January 26, some posters were recently put up against as a ‘precautionary’ measure. However, the Delhi Police said that no action was being taken against the farmers.

The posters have been creating unease among farmers, but they have said that they "won’t budge".

"I spotted this notice around 5 pm near the Tikri border, close to the spot where Naka of Delhi Police can be seen. It is on the pillar of the National Highway; it may be at other locations as well. However, we aren’t bothered; farmers are firm and we will not budge. Our dharnas will remain until the laws are repealed,” a farmer told The Indian Express.

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The news website quoted another farmer saying, “We strongly condemn such actions. Farmers are protesting in a peaceful manner at the borders for 90 days and we will continue to protest till our demands are met. We are not even sitting inside Delhi.”

Thousands of farmers from different parts of the country, including Punjab and Haryana, have been protesting at multiple Delhi borders against the three farm laws, which they are afraid, will do away with the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system, leaving them at the mercy of the big private corporations.

While the government has been projecting the laws as agricultural reforms, farmers have been demanding the repeal of the three legislation.