Police officers in riot gear stand guard near the site of a protest against the farm laws at Singhu border in New Delhi, India, January 30, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police and paramilitary dug ditches and spread razor wire across main roads into New Delhi on Monday to prevent protesting farmers entering the capital as the finance minister prepared to deliver the government's annual budget in parliament.
Internet and messaging services were blocked in several neighbourhoods on the outskirts where protests turned violent week, and security was stepped up around parliament and other important government offices in the central district.
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