Amid the ongoing farmers protest in Delhi, the Ministry of Home Affairs has extended the deployment of 93 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) till March 15, 2021.
“The MHA has extended the deployment of 93 companies of CAPFs including Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Force (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in Delhi till March 15,” informed the ministry.
On February 24, addressing a Kisan mahapanchayat in Rajasthan’s Sikar, Bharatiya kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait threatened the Central Government that if they don’t repeal the farm laws, they will march to the Parliament with 40 lakh tractors.