Farmers snapping power supply to cellular towers: Disruption will affect state’s economy, says Captain

Amid reports that farmers were disconnecting the power supply to mobile towers in Punjab, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh Friday appealed to them to not inconvenience the general public with such actions.

Pointing out that telecom connectivity had become even more critical for people amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Amarinder said the farmers should show the same discipline and sense of responsibility which they had been exercising during their protest at the Delhi border, which completed one month, and also earlier during their agitation in the state.

Amarinder’s appeal came in the wake of a request from the Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA), a registered body of telecom infrastructure providers, asking the state government to persuade farmers not to resort to any unlawful activity in their fight for justice, a state government statement said.