Agitating farmers, protesting against Centre farm laws, will hold a ‘chakka jam’ on Saturday and the Delhi Police has tightened security at the city’s border points to deal with any situation after the Republic Day violence, reported PTI.

Farmers have announced to block national and state highways between 12 pm and 3 pm to protest the internet ban in areas near their agitation sites, adding that the blockade will not be observed in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Meanwhile farmers on Ghazipur border on Friday held a plantation drive in response to Delhi Police’s barricades and nails on border points.

On Friday, Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava held a meeting with senior officers and decided to monitor social media to stop rumours.

The police had said that after the January 26 violence, over 500 security personnel were injured and one protestor died. Tens of thousands of farmers atop tractors had broken barriers, clashed with police and entered the city from various points to lay siege to the Red Fort on Republic Day.

Elaborating about the security arrangements for the proposed ‘chakka jam‘, Delhi Police PRO Chinmoy Biswal on Friday said in view of the violence that took place on January 26.

A senior police officer said to prevent any kind of law and order situation and disruption of normal life during the ‘chakka jam’, adequate forces are being deployed across the outer-north district of Delhi Police.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Deepak Yadav said, “According to the protesting farmers, they will not enter the national capital, but still as a precautionary measure, we have made adequate security arrangements to maintain law and order. Adequate police presence will be in place at all important points and junctions across the district.