New Delhi: The farmers who have been camping on the Punjab-Haryana border for the last 9 months have started marching towards Delhi. 101 farmers have crossed 2 barricades while moving towards Ambala on foot. Now they have been stopped by the barricades of Haryana Police and paramilitary.
Earlier The farmers uprooted the barricades and barbed wires. After this, Haryana Police warned them. Farmers and police have come face to face.
Visuals of farmers and police faceoff
#WATCH | Farmers protesting over various demands have been stopped at the Shambhu border from heading towards Delhi
Heavy police presence at the Shambhu border pic.twitter.com/G4CNr6locb
— ANI (@ANI) December 6, 2024
#WATCH | Protesting farmers remove the barricades as they try to cross over the Haryana-Punjab Shambhu border. pic.twitter.com/QJdpsfYKCj
— ANI (@ANI) December 6, 2024
The Haryana government has not given permission to the farmers who have been protesting since February 13 for demands like MSP, loan waiver and pension.
In view of the farmers’ protest, Haryana Home Secretary Sumita Mishra has ordered to shut down the internet in 11 villages of Ambala adjoining the Punjab-Haryana border. The internet service has been suspended till December 9 in 11 villages of Ambala.
Haryana Police used tear gas to disperse protesting farmers at the Haryana-Punjab Shambhu Border. The farmers have announced to march towards the National Capital-Delhi over their various demands. Heavy police force have been deployed at the Shambhu border from where farmers are not allowed to go further.
#WATCH | At the Shambhu border, Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher says, “We should be allowed to go towards Delhi peacefully or we should be talked to about our demands… The doors for talks are open from the farmers’ side. We have been saying that if the government wants to… pic.twitter.com/68IPWZ57ef
— ANI (@ANI) December 6, 2024
Either we should be allowed to go to Delhi or we should be talked to: Sarwan Singh Pandher
Farmers have been stopped at Shambhu border by the heavy police forces. At this Pandher said, “At the Shambhu border, Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher says, “We should be allowed to go towards Delhi peacefully or we should be talked to about our demands… The doors for talks are open from the farmers’ side. We have been saying that if the government wants to talk, then show us the letter of the central government or the CM office of Haryana or Punjab… We want the central government to accept our demands… They should give us a place to protest in Delhi… Internet services should be restored in Ambala… Either we should be allowed to go to Delhi or we should be talked to.”
Over 100 farmers were to march towards Delhi to advocate for their demands. On Thursday, Haryana police strengthened barricades near the border, adding three new layers, including wire mesh and movable traffic barriers, to the existing seven-layer setup that features walls, iron nails, and barbed wire. A tent has also been constructed as part of the preparations.
Various unions, including the Bharatiya Kisan Union-Ekta and others from Haryana, are mobilizing under the banners of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) for this march. The protest site at the Shambhu border continues to grow as farmers arrive from several districts in Punjab—such as Taran Taran, Amritsar, Ferozepur, Bathinda, Sangrur, and Patiala—as well as from Haryana districts like Ambala and Sirsa.
A group of 101 farmers began their march to Delhi at 1 p.m. from the Shambhu border protest site, according to Pandher. However, the Ambala district administration has issued an order under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), prohibiting any unlawful assembly of five or more people in the district.