Despite Capt Amarinder’s appeal, ‘protesting farmers’ destroy 150 telecom towers overnight
4 years, 2 months ago

Despite Capt Amarinder’s appeal, ‘protesting farmers’ destroy 150 telecom towers overnight

Op India  

In spite of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s appeal, the ‘protesting farmers’ have destroyed 150 more telecom towers overnight. The ‘protestors’ have been targetting Reliance Jio towers because of the claims that Reliance as well as Adani group, are out to exploit the farmers with help of new farm laws. On Friday, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder had appealed to the ‘protesting farmers’ to not inconvenience the general public by disrupting power and destroying infrastructure. However, it seems the ‘protesting farmers’ did not pay any heed to the chief minister’s appeal.

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'Won't let Punjab plunge into anarchy': CM Amarinder Singh issues stern warning after protesters damage 1,500 mobile towers in state
4 years, 2 months ago

'Won't let Punjab plunge into anarchy': CM Amarinder Singh issues stern warning after protesters damage 1,500 mobile towers in state

Firstpost  

The chief minister also warned that the use of violence could alienate the protesters from the masses which would be detrimental to the interests of the farming community Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said that 1,561 mobile towers have been “impacted” in the state during the farmers’ stir against the agri laws and directed the police to …

Sabotaging telecom infra, disrupting services in Punjab strongly condemned, says COAI, after protesters target 1,500 mobile towers
4 years, 2 months ago

Sabotaging telecom infra, disrupting services in Punjab strongly condemned, says COAI, after protesters target 1,500 mobile towers

Firstpost  

The COAI’s remark comes a day after CM Amarinder Singh told the Punjab police to take strict action against those involved in destruction of mobile towers and disruption of telecom services in the state New Delhi: Industry body COAI on Tuesday “strongly condemned” the sabotaging of telecom network infrastructure and disruption of services as a form of protest, after over …

Farm protests: Hooligans destroying mobile towers are denting India's image and harming farmers' cause
4 years, 2 months ago

Farm protests: Hooligans destroying mobile towers are denting India's image and harming farmers' cause

Firstpost  

These incidents are taking place at a time when Indian recession-hit economy is struggling to turn around and looking for foreign investments. It is interesting that Captain Amarinder Singh is issuing “stern warning” to vandals in Punjab who are destructing mobile towers in the state, threatening employees of Jio and burning fiber cables. As it happens, thousands of Jio mobile …

Telecom towers vandalised as Indian farmers continue protests
4 years, 2 months ago

Telecom towers vandalised as Indian farmers continue protests

Al Jazeera  

More than 1,500 towers attacked in Punjab state as anger grows against companies which are seen as the beneficiary of the new farm laws. More than 1,500 telephone towers have been vandalised in the northern Indian state of Punjab where farmers have taken the lead in an increasingly angry campaign against government agriculture reforms, officials said. Farmer leaders say the …

Punjab govt probes whether protesting farmers sabotaged telecom infrastructure
4 years, 2 months ago

Punjab govt probes whether protesting farmers sabotaged telecom infrastructure

Live Mint  

Authorities in Punjab are investigating whether protesting farmers were disrupting power supply to hundreds of telecom towers, a state official said on Monday, amid protests over new farm laws. A senior Punjab state police official said the power supply was disrupted to several telecom towers in the state, mainly ones owned by Jio, the telecommunications arm of Reliance Industries. At …

Video: Protestors steal generator of Jio Tower, 'donate' it to Gurdwara
4 years, 2 months ago

Video: Protestors steal generator of Jio Tower, 'donate' it to Gurdwara

Op India  

Amidst the ongoing agitation against the historic farm laws, ‘protesting farmers’ in Punjab were seen stealing generators connected to Reliance Jio telecom towers, and ‘donating’ it to a Gurudwara. The ‘protestors’ have been targeting Reliance Jio towers because Congress politicians have been spreading rumours and misinformation that “Ambani and Adani are about to exploit farmers”. Captain Amarinder Singh appeals to …

Punjab CM's Appeal Fails to Stop Damages to Telecom Towers; 150 More Damaged
4 years, 2 months ago

Punjab CM's Appeal Fails to Stop Damages to Telecom Towers; 150 More Damaged

News 18  

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s appeal to protesting farmers to not damage telecom infrastructure seems to have failed to deter new attacks, with more than 150 signal transmitting sites being vandalised overnight, sources said on Sunday. “Pointing out that telecom connectivity had become even more critical for people amid the Covid pandemic, the chief minister urged the farmers to show …

Why Amarinder Singh appealed to famers to not axe Jio towers?
4 years, 3 months ago

Why Amarinder Singh appealed to famers to not axe Jio towers?

Op India  

The anti-farm law agitation has taken a drastic turn, with the protestors now disrupting telecommunication services in the Congress-ruled state of Punjab. As a part of enforcing the said boycott, hooligans across the state of Punjab have started disrupting the services of Jio mobile by disconnecting power from telecom towers of the company. Punjab Chief Minister worried about harming future …

'Farmers' vandalise 11 Jio towers, Punjab CM appeals for peace
4 years, 3 months ago

'Farmers' vandalise 11 Jio towers, Punjab CM appeals for peace

Op India  

After staging protests along the Haryana-Delhi border causing massive inconvenience to the public, the farmers from Punjab are now resorting to vandalism and forceful disconnection of power supply to Reliance Jio towers to express their opposition to three farm laws passed by the Modi government. After staging protests outside the petrol pumps and retail outlets of #Reliance, farmers in Punjab …

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