Tear gas, barricades: Massive standoff between farmers, police at Delhi border | Photos
Hindustan TimesFarmers marching to Delhi called off their protest after a standoff with police at the Delhi-Haryana border. The farmers, who began their foot march at 1 pm on Friday, were stopped near the Shambhu border by a multilayered barricading erected by the Haryana police. The farmers, gathered under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, have been demanding the Centre give them a legal guarantee for minimum support price for crops. Farmers halted their march near Shambhu border where police has put up barricades Farmers' demands The farmers' march to Delhi has been a point of contention since February 13, when security forces had previously blocked their attempt to enter the capital. The farmers' demands include a legal guarantee for minimum support price for crops, farm debt waiver, pension for farmers and farm laborers, and justice for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence.