IN PHOTOS: Farmers` Delhi Chalo march met with tear gas and heavy barricades

Updated On: 13 February, 2024 02:52 PM IST | Sanjana Deshpande

Farmers initiated their `Delhi Chalo` march from Punjab towards Delhi, on Tuesday aiming to highlight their demands. Pics/ PTI

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Farmers initiated their `Delhi Chalo` march from Punjab towards Delhi, on Tuesday aiming to highlight their demands. Pics/ PTI

<p>Farmers` demands encompass various issues affecting their livelihoods, including MSP, pensions, debt waiver, and compensation for previous agitation-related losses.</p>

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Farmers` demands encompass various issues affecting their livelihoods, including MSP, pensions, debt waiver, and compensation for previous agitation-related losses.

<p>Haryana Police resorted to using tear gas shells as a group of youths attempted to breach barricades at the Shambhu border in Ambala, leading to the detention of some farmers.</p>

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Haryana Police resorted to using tear gas shells as a group of youths attempted to breach barricades at the Shambhu border in Ambala, leading to the detention of some farmers.

<p>Authorities fortified the Haryana-Punjab border and entry points into Delhi with concrete blocks, iron nails, and barbed wire to prevent the farmers` march.</p>

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Authorities fortified the Haryana-Punjab border and entry points into Delhi with concrete blocks, iron nails, and barbed wire to prevent the farmers` march.

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Farmers, accompanied by the elderly, youth, and women, moved towards the Shambhu border in tractor trolleys to join the march.

<p>Section 144 of the CrPC has been imposed in 15 districts of Haryana, restricting the assembly of five or more people and banning demonstrations or marches with tractor trolleys.</p>

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Section 144 of the CrPC has been imposed in 15 districts of Haryana, restricting the assembly of five or more people and banning demonstrations or marches with tractor trolleys.

<p>Sarwan Singh Pandher criticised heavy barricading, comparing state borders to international borders, and accused the Haryana government of harassment.</p>

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Sarwan Singh Pandher criticised heavy barricading, comparing state borders to international borders, and accused the Haryana government of harassment.

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Paramilitary personnel and Haryana Police were deployed across various districts to maintain law and order during the march.

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Farmer leaders emphasised peaceful protests but expressed frustration with the government`s response to their demands.

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Allegations of farmer detentions in Madhya Pradesh arose, while farmers claimed widespread support despite government actions.

<p>Farmers persisted in demanding legal guarantees for MSP, implementation of the Swaminathan Commission`s recommendations, pensions, debt waiver, and justice for violence victims.</p>

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Farmers persisted in demanding legal guarantees for MSP, implementation of the Swaminathan Commission`s recommendations, pensions, debt waiver, and justice for violence victims.

<p>Union Ministers met with farm leaders, proposing committee formation to address demands, but farmers expressed scepticism about the government`s intentions.</p>

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Union Ministers met with farm leaders, proposing committee formation to address demands, but farmers expressed scepticism about the government`s intentions.

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