Farmers' Protest Highlights: BKU Leader Calls For Peaceful Protests, Urges Haryana Farmers To Join Tractor March Tomorrow
Farmers Protest Highlights: As farmers from the country's northern half make their way to the national capital, follow this space for all recent updates.
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Farmers will once again try to enter the national capital after being stopped at the borders on Tuesday after a day of chaos and clash with the police on the first day of their protest. The first day of the protest was marked with violence, vandalism and tear gas lobbing along with massive traffic snarls due to the stringent restrictions in the capital.
On Tuesday, farmers from Punjab encountered tear gas and drone-dropped shells as clashes unfolded at two border points, where protesters attempted to breach barricades set up by Haryana Police to prevent them from advancing towards the national capital.
Police deployed tear gas, and met with protesters hurling stones, at the Shambhu border near Ambala in Haryana. Similar confrontations occurred at the border between Haryana and Punjab in Jind district. The stand-off at Shambhu persisted for hours, with some protesters reportedly detained by the Haryana Police.
The 'Delhi Chalo' movement, led by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, aims to pressure the Centre for their demands, including legislation on minimum support prices (MSP) for crops and loan waivers.
A substantial group of farmers, including women, departed from Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib towards the border with BJP-ruled Haryana. The Delhi Police fortified major entry points to the capital with various barriers, reminiscent of the farmers' protests in 2021.
Monday's talks in Chandigarh between farmer leaders and Union ministers failed to yield an agreement. The 'Delhi Chalo' march encountered its first hurdle at Shambhu, where security personnel used tear gas when protesters attempted to remove barricades from the Ghaggar river bridge.
Drones were observed dropping tear gas shells over the crowd, prompting a response from the Haryana Police, citing the need to control the situation amid stone-pelting at police personnel.
Authorities in Haryana strengthened borders with Punjab at multiple locations, deploying riot control vehicles, water cannons, and drones to monitor protesters. Tear gas and water cannons were used at the main border point in Jind, where farmers attempted to cross barricades.
The Haryana government imposed restrictions on assembling people under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code in 15 districts. Farmers criticized the heavy barricading, likening the situation to an international border.
Despite a lengthy second round of talks with the Centre, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher expressed skepticism about the government's commitment to their demands. Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda, however, claimed consensus on most issues and proposed a committee to address remaining concerns.
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Gurnam Singh Charuni, leader of BKU (Charuni) said: "Farmers of Haryana have always played an active role in agitations. Today we gave a call for closing toll (booths) in Haryana for three hours and it was heeded. We appeal to all the farmers to take out a tractor march in their nearest town tomorrow. No roads will be blocked and discipline will be maintained.”
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