New Delhi: Farmers launched their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march from Punjab on Tuesday morning, intensifying their push for key demands, even as heavy barricades greeted them at the Haryana-Punjab border and entry points leading into the national capital.
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- The Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border witnessed chaotic scenes as the protesting farmers marching towards Delhi attempted to break police barricades. Farmers were seen attempting to remove the cement barricade with their tractors as they tried to cross the Shambhu border.
- Haryana Police deployed tear gas shells as a group of youths participating in the farmers’ ‘Chalo Delhi’ protest march attempted to breach barricades at the Shambhu border in Ambala, officials said.
- The Punjab and Haryana High Court issued notices to the Central government and the States of Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi regarding the farmers’ protest. The Bench, led by Acting Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji, instructed all parties to submit status reports on the matter.
- Additionally, the court advised for the amicable resolution of disputes and suggested identifying areas for the farmers to hold protests.
- The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation announced potential gate closures in response to security instructions amid the farmer’s march toward the National Capital.
- Stations including Central Secretariat, Rajiv Chowk, Udyog Bhawan, Patel Chowk, Mandi House, Barakhamba Road, Janpath, Khan Market, and Lok Kalyan Marg may be affected.
- Sarwan Singh Pandher, General Secretary of the Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, said that around 10,000 individuals are gathered at the Shambhu border.
- The Delhi airport issued an advisory to passengers in anticipation of the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march scheduled at the city’s borders on February 13th.
- The historic Red Fort in Delhi has been sealed off and fortified with barricades and containers amidst the escalating farmer protests in the national capital.