Haryana govt withdraws decision to invoke NSA against protesting farmers

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Police have decided to withdraw their earlier decision to invoke provisions of the National Security Act against the protesting farmers who are part of the ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation.This comes a day after they issued a statement saying that they were implementing the process of detaining office bearers of the protesting farmer outfits under Section 2(3) of the National Security Act, 1980, to maintain law and order and prevent criminal activities.Sibash Kabiraj, IGP (Ambala Range), said that the matter of invoking provisions of the National Security Act on a few farm union leaders had been reconsidered.”Haryana Police appeals to the protestors and their leaders to maintain peace and cooperate with the authorities in maintaining law and order,’’ he said.



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