Farmers suspend Delhi march after eight suffer injuries in police action

After a lsquojatharsquo group of 101 farmers resumed their foot march to Delhi Sunday afternoon from the Shambhu protest site on the PunjabHaryana border they were soon halted by a multilayered barricading erected by the Haryana security personnelTeargas shells were lobbed and water jets were shot through cannons to disperse the protesters after they reached the barricadesThe gas forced the farmers many of whom had covered their faces and were wearing protective eyewear to recede a few metres Some tried to cover the shells with wet jute bagsFarmer leader from Punjab Sarwan Singh Pandher said at least eight farmers were injured and one of them was rushed to the PostGraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research PGIMER in ChandigarhFollowing this farmers in the afternoon suspended their foot march to Delhi for the day Pandher said their protest reached 300 days on Sunday adding that they would decide their next course of action after a meeting of their forumsmdashthe Samyuka Kisan Morcha NonPolitical and the Kisan Mazdoor MorchaFarmers under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha nonpolitical and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have been camping at Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 after their march to Delhi was stopped by security forcesAmbala police had earlier said the farmersrsquo outfits may march to Delhi only after getting permission from the national capital administration300Days since farmers have been protestingJailed Noida farmers launch hunger strikeThe Samyukt Kisan Morcha SKM on Sunday said Greater Noida farmers currently jailed have gone on a hunger strike ldquoFarmers from Greater Noida currently imprisoned in the District Jail of Gautam Buddha Nagar have gone on a hunger strike to defend their rights and interestsrdquo SKM said in a statement ldquoThese farmers were forcibly detained by the administration while peacefully protestingrdquo SKM said ldquoThe farmer detainees have refused to consume food Although their strike is peaceful it poses a significant risk to their healthrdquo it said They said the farmers have longpending demands including the implementation of a new law that ensures 10 per cent land allotment The farmers have also demanded addressing the Leaseback Adadi settlement issue and enforcement of the 2013 Land Acquisition lawThis 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