Tear gas being used to disperse protesting farmers at Shambhu Border during their foot march towards Delhi, in Patiala district, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. A group of 101 farmers resumed their foot march to Delhi shortly after 12 noon on Sunday from the Shambhu protest site on the Punjab-Haryana border to press the Centre for various demands, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP).
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Modi govt in no mood for talks, 101 farmers to march towards Delhi on Sunday: Pandher
Addressing the media at Shambhu on the Punjab-Haryana border on Saturday, Pandher said 16 farmers suffered injuries and one of them lost hearing ability because of the teargas shelling by Haryana security personnel.
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Farmers to resume 'Dilli Chalo' march today
Drone visuals from the Haryana-Punjab Shambhu Border where the farmers are protesting over various demands.
Modi govt in no mood for talks, 101 farmers to march towards Delhi on Sunday: Pandher
Punjab farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said on Saturday they have not received any message from the Centre for talks to address their issues and a group of 101 farmers will resume their march to Delhi on December 8.
On Friday, protesting farmers suspended their march to the national capital for the day after some of them suffered injuries due to tear gas shells fired by security personnel, who stopped them at the Punjab-Haryana border. The farmers have been pressing for various demands, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Morning visuals from the Haryana-Punjab Shambhu Border where the farmers are protesting over various demands.
Farmers hold a meeting at the Shambhu border over the 'Dilli Chalo' march
'AAP says they are with farmers, then why they are stopping media? Mann govt's face has been exposed', says farmer leader ahead of march
The media personnel said that officials misbehaved with them telling that it is DGP's order: Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher speaking at the Shambhu border from where farmers will embark on 'Dilli Chalo' protest march.
"Media is also complaining, there was a letter from the DGP to keep media one km away, it was because they were showing atrocities on farmers. I told them not to stop the media. Then the DGP briefed them, the DGP told them to take care of themselves while going ahead, and keep masks. The media personnel said that officials misbehaved with them telling that it is DGP's order. They said that there was no advisory to press. The DGP said that it was a miscommunication, he also said that there was no such order. They were then allowed to cover. We will move at 12 pm," says farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher speaking at the Shambhu border from where farmers will embark on 'Dilli Chalo' protest march.
Farmers wear face shields in Dilli Chalo March
Farmers begin their 'Dilli Chalo' protest march from Shambhu border.
Police and protesting farmers get into verbal altercation at Shambhu border over movement towards Delhi
"We have a list of the names of 101 farmers, and they are not those people - they are not letting us identify them - they are moving ahead as a mob." says a Haryana police official deployed at the site
"The police are asking for identity cards, but they should give a guarantee that they would allow us to go Delhi. They say that there is no permission to go to Delhi, then why we should give the identity cards. We will give identity cards if they allow us to go to Delhi," says a protesting farmer at Shambhu border.
Police use tear gas to disperse farmers who began 'Dilli Chalo' march today
Police use tear gas to disperse farmers who began their 'Dilli Chalo' march today, but stopped at the Shambhu border "We will first identify them (farmers) and then we can allow them to go ahead. We have a list of the names of 101 farmers, and they are not those people - they are not letting us identify them - they are moving ahead as a mob." says a Haryana police official deployed at the site
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Glimpse from farmers' protest march on Sunday
Police use water cannon to disperse farmers agitating at Shambhu border, in Patiala district, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. A group of 101 farmers resumed their foot march to Delhi shortly after 12 noon on Sunday from the Shambhu protest site on the Punjab-Haryana border to press the Centre for various demands, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Tear gas being used to disperse protesting farmers at Shambhu Border during their foot march towards Delhi, in Patiala district, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. A group of 101 farmers resumed their foot march to Delhi shortly after 12 noon on Sunday from the Shambhu protest site on the Punjab-Haryana border to press the Centre for various demands, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP).
An aerial view of the protest site at Shambhu Border during farmers' foot march towards Delhi, in Patiala district, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. A group of 101 farmers resumed their foot march to Delhi shortly after 12 noon on Sunday from the Shambhu protest site on the Punjab-Haryana border to press the Centre for various demands, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP).
A security official offers food to protesting farmers at Shambhu Border during the latters foot march towards Delhi, in Patiala district, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. A group of 101 farmers resumed their foot march to Delhi shortly after 12 noon on Sunday from the Shambhu protest site on the Punjab-Haryana border to press the Centre for various demands, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Tear gas being used to disperse protesting farmers at Shambhu Border during their foot march towards Delhi, in Patiala district, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. A group of 101 farmers resumed their foot march to Delhi shortly after 12 noon on Sunday from the Shambhu protest site on the Punjab-Haryana border to press the Centre for various demands, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Tear gas being used to disperse protesting farmers at Shambhu Border during their foot march towards Delhi, in Patiala district, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. A group of 101 farmers resumed their foot march to Delhi shortly after 12 noon on Sunday from the Shambhu protest site on the Punjab-Haryana border to press the Centre for various demands, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Plea in SC seeks direction to clear blockage of highways in Punjab
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre and others to immediately clear the blockage of national and state highways in Punjab where farmers are staging protests. The plea, filed in the apex court by a social activist hailing from Punjab, also sought directions to the Centre and others to remove restrictions on farmers’ protests and to ensure that national highways and railway tracks are not blocked by the agitating farmers. (PTI)