Wed, Feb 21, 2024
Haryana Police detain farmers marching towards Delhi from Manesar on February 20, as the 'Dilli Chalo' protest enters its ninth day. The farmers, demanding a law guaranteeing Minimum Support Price (MSP), were protesting at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana.
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Several tractors shielded with iron sheets were deputed by the protesters at the Punjab-Haryana's Shambhu border in Patiala district to break Haryana Police concrete barricades.
Mon, Feb 19, 2024
The crops which the Centre has proposed to buy on assured MSP include three pulses -- arhar, tur and urad, besides cotton and maize. It is proposed that the central agencies such as the NCCF, NAFED and the Cotton Corporation of India will sign a contract for five years to buy the crops from the farmers.
Wed, Feb 14, 2024
Police deployed tear gas to disperse protesting farmers at the Haryana-Punjab Shambhu Border on February 14. Despite this, farmers vow to press on with their 'Delhi Chalo' march towards the capital. The farmers are advocating for demands such as a 'MSP guarantee law' and debt relief.
Tue, Feb 13, 2024
Driving tractors to go ahead with 'Dilli Chalo' march, they will pass through city, town and village streets of Punjab, disrupting traffic as they stepped up their protests against their demands, mainly legal guarantee for the minimum support price (MSP) for the crops.
Mon, Feb 12, 2024
The order further stated that there was an imminent risk of widespread tension, public nuisance, public annoyance, social unrest and the potential for violence on account of the participants of the march entering into the territory of Delhi/New Delhi.
Over 25,000 farmers plan to move to Delhi on February 13, modifying tractors to remove barricades. Central intelligence agencies alerted police in Punjab, UP, Haryana, and Delhi. Tractors equipped with hydraulic tools to clear barricades, fire-resistant trailers for tear gas shells. Farmers anticipate police resistance, with forces prepared for counterattacks. Earlier, sand-laden dumpers and containers blocked roads, but farmers reached Delhi border. Haryana suspends mobile internet and bulk SMS in several districts till February 13 amid protests
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