Amid continuous
clashes between police and farmers to vacate the protest sites, where thousands of farmers are protesting against the three central farm laws in Delhi, following
the Republic Day tractor rally violence, senior farmer leader Balbir Singh
Rajewal on Saturday said that a record gathering is expected to emerge at
various borders of Delhi by February 2 to provide mileage to their protest ongoing agitation, PTI reports.

Condemning the chaos erupted on January 26 during the farmers’ tractor parade Rajewal said, “People in large numbers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand are reaching the protest sites and possibly by February 2, there will again be a record gathering of people at the protest sites.”

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On being asked about the investigation notices issued by the Delhi Police to farmer leaders in connection with the tractor rally violence, Rajewal said, “They issued the notices to us on January 27 but an FIR in connection with the matter was lodged on January 26. Since they have already taken action, what reply are they seeking?” adding that farmer unions would respond to all the notices sent by police.

According to
observers, at least 10,000 new protesters have arrived since Thursday to
bolster the campaign.

Meanwhile, police security has been and is still being tightened around all the borders surrounding Delhi as more protesters are expected to join the ongoing agitation.

In view of any potential violence at these sites, internet connection to most of the farmers’ camps had been cut, the most recent being the Haryana government’s Friday declaration to suspend mobile internet services in 14 more districts in the state until Saturday 5 pm.

Farmer leader Rajewal denounced Haryana government’s call for suspending internet services and ensured that the agitation would remain peaceful.

“The government is trying to mislead people through false propaganda in order to defame the ongoing agitation. It is our responsibility to keep the agitation peaceful.” Rajewal stressed.

In addition to the
internet suspension, police also blocked a main road into the Ghazipur camp on
the outskirts of Delhi.

Additional
security forces were also deployed after violence erupted on Friday between protesting
farmers and anti-farmer groups which resulted in serious injuries to a senior
police official.

Around 20 farmer leaders, including Rajewal have been issued notices by the Delhi Police, asking why legal action should not be taken against them in connection with January 26 violence.