Cops use water cannon, tear gas as agitating farmers break through barricades
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December 31, 2020
Jaipur, Dec 31: The Haryana Police on Thursday used a water cannon and tear gas as farmers on tractor-trailers broke through barricades at the Shahjahanpur border with Rajasthan, trying to push towards the national capital.
While farmers on around 25 tractor-trailers pushed past the Haryana Police barriers, others stayed behind on the Rajasthan side of the Shahjahanpur-Rewari border, police said.
Farmers have been on a dharna at the site, blocking the road for several days in protest over the three new agri-marketing laws enacted at the Centre.
Farmer leaders at the site made clear that the protesters who forced their way into Haryana did not have their consent.
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Rajasthan farmers break police barricades, march towards Delhi to join protest
Rajasthan farmers break police barricades, march towards Delhi to join protest
The farmers from Rajasthan were on their way to Delhi to join others who have been protesting against the central government s new farm laws for more than one month.
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Screengrab from a video of farmers breaking through police barricades on Thursday.
A group of protesting farmers from Rajasthan broke through police barricades on the Haryana-Rajasthan border on Thursday. These farmers are on their way to Delhi to join others who have been protesting against the central government s new farm laws for more than one month.
Updated Dec 31, 2020 | 19:07 IST
Haryana Police officials said a group of farmers, mostly youths, broke through the barricades set up by them in a bid to move towards Delhi. Enhanced security to stop farmers as they block Rajasthan-Haryana border during their protest against the new farm laws | Photo Credit: PTI
Chandigarh/Jaipur: The Haryana Police on Thursday used a water cannon and tear gas as farmers on tractor-trailers broke through barricades at the Shahjahanpur border with Rajasthan, trying to push towards the national capital.
While farmers on around 25 tractor-trailers pushed past the Haryana Police barriers, others stayed behind on the Rajasthan side of the Shahjahanpur-Rewari border, police said.
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