Indian police use drones to fire tear gas on protesting farmers
Indian security forces used drones to fire tear gas at farmers who were marching on New Delhi after talks with the government broke down.
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Indian security forces used drones to fire tear gas at farmers who were marching on New Delhi after talks with the government broke down.
MSP is the price at which the government purchases crops from the farmers.
A moderate gathering of protesting farmers and a stringent police response to stop them from reaching Delhi brought traffic to a crawl or a standstill for much of Thursday on Noida Expressway and its connecting roads.
A senior police officer, privy to the closed-door meeting, told PTI that the delegation of protestors was told to come back with a "proposal" of what they want now and accordingly the next step would be decided. The BKP member, led by Sukhbir Yadav 'Khalifa', said all issues are known to the UP government.
Farmers opposing foreign imports stage a slow-moving tractor protest on roads around Dover.