Farmers Strike Back By 'Imposing Section 288'

While recent protests have gone to show that the Delhi Police does not shy away from quickly imposing a curfew under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, farmers at certain border areas in Tikri and Ghaziupur have come up with "Section 288", saying if police will not allow them on their side, they will also bar law enforcement from coming over to their side of the barriers.

Many farmers put up banners saying dhara 288 had been imposed on their side of the barricades. The idea came from asserting that if police impose Section 144, they would, in turn, be ready to impose Section 288 as the farmers have come with twice the strength of law enforcement officials, some of the protesting farmers said.

Meanwhile, the handful of farmers at Burari's Nirankari Ground have now shown their frustration that talks with the Centre are yet to begin over ending the deadlock and suggested that they will move back to the borders to join their fellows if a resolution is not arrived at.

According to these farmers, they have been protesting against the bill at the ground for several days but no one from the government has come to talk to them. We want that government should listen to us and no one has listened to them from government and now we may move to borders, farmers said.