The ‘Dilli Chalo‘ march was called off on Friday after multiple rounds of tear gas were fired at the protesting farmers, a ‘jatha‘ (group) of 101 farmers who started their foot march towards the national capital from the Shambhu protest site. At least seven farmers were injured during the clashes. Several farmers were also detained at Greater Noida’s Pari Chowk as they commenced their march. The march led to traffic snarls in many areas as heavy deployment of security personnel was made for checking at the borders and central Delhi. “We have called back the ‘jatha’ for today in view of the injuries suffered by a few farmers,” said Punjab farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher. Pandher further said that the two farmer bodies, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, would decide on the next course of action after a meeting. The police also fired tear gas shells as the farmers removed barbed wires and barricades put up by the police in an attempt to cross the Shambhu border.
Farmers Call Off ‘Delhi Chalo’ March After Cops Fire Tear Gas At Shambhu Border, 7 Injured
