Panipat (Haryana): The farmers heading towards Delhi as component of ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest march, against the centre’s not too long ago passed farm laws, have halted close to the Panipat toll plaza at the National Highway and will depart for Delhi in the morning of November 27.
Police made use of water cannons and tear gas to disperse the farmers who broke barricades in some areas in Haryana. After the evening halt at Panipat, the protesting farmers will resume the march the subsequent morning.
Amandeep, a farmer, although speaking to ANI stated: “The main demand is that they should listen to us. They have brought farm laws and still, they are not hearing us. If the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Arhtiyas system (middlemen or service providers) are removed then what will the farmers do?” While the government stated the 3 laws will do away with middlemen, enabling farmers to sell their generate in the industrial markets, protestors worry that this could lead to the government not obtaining generate at assured rates, thereby disrupting their timely payments.
“We have brought enough ration to sustain for five to six months in Delhi. We are conducting peaceful agitation. Gurudwaras are sending us food supplies as well,” he added.
He additional stated: “In Kurukshetra, police chased away the elderly farmers by beating them. Will we not be offended by these acts of the state? The farmers will break the barricades. We know how to satisfy the hunger of people so we can overcome any obstacle to meet our demands.” Another farmer Robindeep Singh stated: “We have arranged food supplies to conduct our protests. We have also arranged warm clothes to face the cold. We are going to stay here in the night.” In view of farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest march, heavy safety has been deployed at Rohtak-Jhajjar border, Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana border), Delhi-Gurugram and Delhi-Jammu highway close to Karna Lake in Karnal.
Earlier currently, safety personnel had to use tear gas to disperse the protesting farmers at Shambhu border involving Punjab and Haryana. The protestors have been marching towards Delhi against new farm laws which they think will decrease their earnings, producing substantial retailers far more strong.
Prior to that, police had made use of water cannon to disperse the crowd of angry farmers who pelted stones at safety forces deployed to manage the crowd at the Shambhu border.
Farmers have provided a get in touch with for “Delhi Chalo” protest march, to coincide with the Constitution Day celebrations, against new farm laws. Earlier in the day, Delhi-Jammu Highway also saw heavy targeted traffic jam due to a strike named by farmers.
Forces from at least two police stations, apart from 3 Central Reserve Police Force battalions, have been deployed at the Delhi-Faridabad border. Barricading has been accomplished at 4 to 5 areas on the Delhi-Faridabad border and drone cameras are also getting made use of for safety surveillance.
The Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 have been passed by the Upper House in September via voice vote in spite of objection from opposition parties.