Farmers' protest LIVE: Delhi govt denies permission for makeshift jails

As thousands of Punjab farmers moved closer to the national capital on Thursday, the Delhi Police enhanced deployment of security personnel, stationed sand-laden trucks and water cannons and used barbed wires for fencing at the Singhu Border to prevent protesters from entering the city. The police said they would not allow farmers protesting against the Centre's new farm laws to enter Delhi if they reach the borders of the national capital.

By late evening, a large number of protesters from Punjab and Haryana had reached close to the national capital, prompting the Delhi Police to close traffic movement at the Singhu Border.

Delhi Metro services from neighbouring cities to the national capital will remain suspended today in view of the ''Delhi chalo'' protest march by farmers from Punjab against the farm laws.

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