Farmers' protest march: Delhi Police orders 30,000 tear gas shells

The Delhi Police has placed orders for more than 30000 tear gas shells an official said as the force prepares to prevent Punjab farmers from entering the national capital under their Dilli Chalo protest Hundreds of farmers marching from Punjab have been stopped at the states border with Haryana near Ambala about 200 kilometres away from Delhi Haryana security forces have used tear gas on them to try and disperse themA Delhi Police source said they are determined to not let the protesters enter the national capital should they advanceAs part of the preparation the Delhi Police has already stocked up a large number of tear gas shells and ordered 30000 more from the BSFs Tear Smoke Unit TSU located at Tekanpur in Madhya Pradeshs Gwalior an official said The freshly ordered shells are being brought to Delhi from Gwalior he saidA tear gas shell is an antiriot equipment which is used by security forces to disperse crowds The gas brings tears by creating irritation in the eyesA stock of tear gas shells was also ordered before the G20 Summit held in September 2023 the officer said adding that a fresh order has been given in the wake of farmers agitationAnother officer said the age of each tear gas shell is three years after which their impact slowly weakens but they are used up to seven years for practice purposes by the forcesUnder the Delhi Police norms once a stock gets acquired the shells are distributed to the district police and other units of the forceAnother officer said that in view of the farmers protest the fresh stock may be distributed to the outer outernorth and east district police under whose jurisdiction the potential protest sites in the national capital fallThe Delhi Police has made all logistical arrangements to stop the farmers at the Singhu Sonipat side Tikri Bahadurgarh side and Ghazipur Ghaziabad side bordersTikri comes under the outer Singhu under the outer north and Ghazipur in the east districtThe security personnel deployed at these borders are already equipped with a large number of tear gas shells water cannons and other antiriot equipmentThe personnel deployed at the borders have been strictly asked to ensure not a single farmer or their tractortrolley enters into the jurisdiction of the national capitalThe Delhi Police has issued prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure CrPC for a month banning an assembly of five or more people processions or rallies and the entry of tractortrolleys ferrying peopleOn the farmers who have gathered near the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana near Ambala the Haryana police have also used tear gas shells some of which they airdropped through drones on protesting farmersThe farmers seek to march to the national capital to press the Centre to agree to their various demands including a legal guarantee on the Minimum Support Price of crops implementation of the Swaminathan Committee report and loan waiver among othersDuring their protest in 2020 farmers from different states mainly Punjab Haryana and Uttar Pradesh staged a sitin at the Singhu Ghazipur and Tikri borders They sat there from August 2020 to December 2021Police had to rush logistics in 2020 to check the entry of the farmers moving in a procession of tractorsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever