Farmers protesting for their rights temporarily stopped their march to Delhi on Friday after some of them got hurt from tear gas used by security forces. A farmer leader named Sarwan Singh Pandher announced that they were calling back the group, called a ‘jatha,’ for the day due to these injuries. He mentioned that five to six farmers had been hurt because of the tear gas fired by security personnel in Haryana.
A group of 101 farmers had started their foot march to Delhi from their protest site at the Shambhu border but were stopped just a short distance away by barriers set up by Haryana police. The police fired tear gas to send the farmers back to where they came from. Some injured farmers were taken to the hospital for treatment.
The Haryana Police warned the farmers not to move forward, using a law that prevents large gatherings. The Ambala district administration has also banned groups of five or more people from assembling in the area. The farmers aim to pressure the government to give them a legal guarantee for the minimum support price for their crops. In a show of determination, some farmers tried to push down the metal barriers placed by the officers over a bridge by the Ghaggar River.
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