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Farmers protest LIVE updates: Punjab Police evicts farmers from Shambhu and Khanauri protest sites

Farmers protest LIVE updates: Punjab Police evicts farmers from Shambhu and Khanauri protest sites

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Police remove farmers at Punjab-Haryana Shambhu Border where they were sitting on a protest over various demands, on Wednesday, March 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Following the eviction of protesting farmers from the Shambhu border, Haryana security personnel on Thursday (March 20, 2025) morning started removing cemented barricades, which were erected to prevent the Punjab farmers from heading to Delhi. Meanwhile, security has been heightened at the Haryana – Punjab Shambhu Border. Several farmer leaders including farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal who is on an indefinite fast and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha leader Sarvan Singh Pandher were detained by the Police. Reacting to it, farmer leader and national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Rakesh Tikait condemned the Punjab government’s action. Also read: Discussions with farmer leaders to continue; next meeting on May 4: Shivraj Chouhan The seventh round of talks between farmer leaders and a central delegation concluded on Wednesday (March 19, 2025), with Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announcing the next meeting on May 4. (With inputs from agencies) Follow here …

Farmers, demanding MSP guarantee and loan waivers, to resume ‘Delhi chalo’ today | Key points | Latest News India

Farmers, demanding MSP guarantee and loan waivers, to resume ‘Delhi chalo’ today | Key points | Latest News India

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Dec 08, 2024 08:27 AM IST On Friday, a group of farmers began to march towards Delhi from their protest site at the Shambhu border but was stopped a few metres away by barricading. Two days after halting the ‘Dilli Chalo’ [march to Delhi] agitation, protesting farmers have planned to again attempt to enter the national capital from the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana to press for their demands, which include a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) and loan waivers. Patiala: Security arrangements during farmers’ agitation at the Shambhu border in Patiala district, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (PTI) On Friday, December 6, a ‘jatha’ of 101 farmers began to march towards Delhi from their protest site at the Shambhu border but was stopped a few metres away by multilayered barricading erected by Haryana security personnel. The farmers called off their protest after several protesters were reportedly injured in tear gas shelling by thr police at the Shambhu border. The farmer leaders, however, asserted that the march will be held again on December …

Govt will purchase farm produce at MSP, this is our guarantee, says Centre amid farmers protest – India TV

Govt will purchase farm produce at MSP, this is our guarantee, says Centre amid farmers protest – India TV

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Image Source : PTI Farmers hold protest at Haryana-Punjab border. Amid ongoing farmers protest at the Haryna-Punjab border, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday made a big announcement and told the Rajya Sabha that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government will ensure that all farm produce is purchased at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). “This is Modi govt’s guarantee,” he said.  The statement from the minister could be seen as part of the broader policy efforts by the Modi government to address the issues faced by the agricultural sector.  Farmers begin foot march to Delhi. The development comes at a time when the ‘jatha’ of 101 farmers Friday began its foot march to Delhi from their protest site at Shambhu border, but was stopped a few metres away by a multilayered barricading. Haryana police asked farmers not to proceed further and cited a prohibitory order clamped under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). Public gathering banned in Ambala The Ambala district administration has banned any unlawful assembly of five or …

Police use tear gas to disperse protesting farmers at Haryana-Punjab Shambhu border

Police use tear gas to disperse protesting farmers at Haryana-Punjab Shambhu border

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Image Source : PTI Protesting farmers on the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march were stopped at the Shambhu border as police officials claimed that the famers did not have any permission to enter Haryana. In a massive development, police on Friday used tear gas to disperse the protesting farmers at Haryana-Punjab Shambhu Border. The farmers have announced to march towards the National Capital-Delhi over their various demands. The development comes after these protesting farmers on the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march were stopped at the Shambhu border as police officials claimed that the famers did not have any permission to enter Haryana. Drone visuals from Shambhu border showed police barricades where the protesting 101 farmers were stopped. Heavy police personnel has been deployed at the border. At the Shambhu border, a police official said while speaking to ANI “The farmers do not have any permission to enter Haryana. The Ambala administration has imposed Section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. (BNSS) Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher who was also stopped at the border said that either they (farmers) …

Farmers March To Delhi Over MSP Demand, Centre Offers “Modi’s Guarantee”

Farmers March To Delhi Over MSP Demand, Centre Offers “Modi’s Guarantee”

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Farmers Protest in Delhi: Farmers marching to Delhi were stopped at the Shambhu border. New Delhi: Tear gas was fired at farmers gathered at Shambhu on the Haryana-Punjab border Friday afternoon during their ‘Dilli chalo‘ march to press home various demands, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price, or MSP, waiver of farm loan debts, and protection from increased power tariffs. Visuals shared by news agency IANS showed chaotic scenes at a police barricade across National Highway 44. In the 73-second video white smoke from tear gas canisters enveloped protesting farmers. As the video pans out, rolls of barbed wire can also be seen and the gassed farmers are seen pulling back from the barricade. An elderly farmer, affected by the tear gas, is attended to by fellow-protesters. Ambala, Haryana: Police fired tear gas shells at the protesters pic.twitter.com/3sCa9haqT5 — IANS (@ians_india) December 6, 2024 Shortly before the farmers began their march, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told Parliament the Narendra Modi government is committed to purchasing ‘ produce at MSP. “I want to assure …

Tear Gas Fired At Farmers Marching Towards Delhi At Punjab-Haryana Border

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New Delhi: Tear gas has been fired at farmers massing at the Shambhu border point between Punjab and Haryana – a key meeting point for farmers from each state heading to Delhi as part of their ‘Delhi Chalo’ call. Visuals showed huge plumes of smoke – making visibility almost impossible – and hundreds of farmers, as well as media personnel, running helter-skelter to the sound of tear gas shells being fired. The shelling – the first signs of violence – broke as the clock struck noon and the farmers began their push to Delhi. An estimated two dozen shells were fired, despite no immediate signs of provocation. Visuals from the Shambhu border – over 200 km from Delhi – also showed the police and security personnel – already outnumbered – dropping smoke bombs from drones to disperse the farmers. Around 200 farmer unions – and an estimated one lakh farmers from neighbouring Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh – began marching on the national capital Tuesday morning, in a worrying replay of the 2020/21 protests, in …