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India security forces fire tear gas at protesting farmers on march to Delhi

Published : Thursday, 15 February, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 311
AMBALA, Feb 14: Indian security forces fired tear gas at protesting farmers for a second day on Wednesday to stop tens of thousands from marching to the capital New Delhi to demand higher prices for their produce.
Travelling on trucks and trolleys loaded with food, bedding and other supplies, the farmers began their "Delhi Chalo" (Lets go to Delhi) march on Tuesday morning after talks with the government failed to yield a commitment on minimum prices for a range of crops.
They were stopped by security forces at the Shambhu border that divides Punjab and Haryana - the northern states to which most of them belong - almost 200 km (125 miles) from their destination.
Protesters threw stones and tried to break down barricades, Haryana Director General of Police Shatrujeet Kapur said.
"Police and paramilitary forces used minimum force (like) tear gas and water cannon and kept the situation under control," he said.
Security forces also used drones to drop tear gas canisters on farmers who, in response, released kites into the sky in the hope of entangling the machines.
A similar year-long protest in 2021 by farmers, a powerful voting bloc, had pushed Prime Minister Narendra Modis government to repeal some farm laws and promise to find ways to ensure support prices for all farm produce.
Farmers say the government has been slow on fulfilling the latter promise.
"Last time they fooled us but this time we won be fooled. We will not return until our demands are met," said 23-year-old Jasmeet Singh, a resident of Haryanas Ambala region who also participated in the protests in 2021.
Leaders of farmers unions also said the government should either accept their demands or "democratically" allow them to go to Delhi.
"But they are not doing either," said Sarwan Singh Pandher, general secretary of the Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee.
The latest protests come with the country months away from a national election in which Modi will seek a third term.    —REUTERS



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