Police use tear fuel, water cannon, cease 101 farmers on the Shambhu border itself.
New Delhi:
No less than 10 farmers had been injured when police used tear fuel and water cannons to disperse them on the Haryana-Punjab border right now. A gaggle of 101 farmers resumed their ‘Delhi chalo’ foot march at midday, urgent the federal government for the achievement of their calls for, together with a authorized assure for the Minimal Assist Worth (MSP).
Congress chief and wrestler, Bajrang Punia, joined the farmers on the Shambhu border. “On one hand the federal government is saying that we aren’t stopping the farmers, however however, they’re utilizing tear fuel and different issues. It’s being handled as if it’s the Pakistan border. When leaders go to Delhi to protest, do they take permission?” he mentioned.
It’s the third try by the protesting farmers to march in the direction of the nationwide capital since December 6. They had been earlier not allowed to proceed by safety personnel in Haryana on December 6 and December 8.
Forward of their deliberate march right now, the Haryana authorities suspended cellular web and bulk SMS companies in 12 villages of Ambala until December 17 to forestall the unfold of misinformation. The order applies to the next villages – Dangdehri, Lehgarh, Manakpur, Dadiyana, Bari Ghel, Choti Ghel, Lharsa, Kalu Majra, Devi Nagar (Hira Nagar, Naresh Vihar), Saddopur, Sultanpur and Kakru.
Forward of the deliberate march, Haryana safety personnel put up a multi-layered barricading to forestall farmers from marching in the direction of Delhi. The Ambala police had earlier mentioned the farmers may march to Delhi solely after getting permission from the Delhi administration.
The farmers have been protesting over numerous calls for, which embrace a authorized assure for the MSP, a farm debt waiver, pension for farmers, and no hike in electrical energy tariff. They’re additionally demanding the withdrawal of police instances towards farmers and “justice” for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence, apart from reinstatement of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013.
On the sidelines, farmer chief Jagjit Singh Dallewal has been on a fast-unto-death on the Khanauri border for 19 days now. The Supreme Courtroom bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan has directed the Centre and Punjab authorities representatives to satisfy Mr Dallewal and persuade him to interrupt his quick.
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