On the second day of their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, Haryana security personnel hurled tear gas shells on farmers from Punjab at the Shambhu border between the two states as thousands of protesters stayed there on Wednesday. The police action came whenever any group of the protesting farmers tried to move towards the barricades. Some farmers also pelted stones at the security personnel, who were positioned close to the barricades. The police have deployed a drone to keep an eye on the protesting farmers, who are demanding a legal guarantee of the minimum support price (MSP).
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The Delhi Police has placed orders for more than 30,000 tear gas shells, an official said, as the force prepares to prevent Punjab farmers from entering the national capital under their ‘Dilli Chalo’ protest. Hundreds of farmers marching from Punjab have been stopped at the state’s border with Haryana near Ambala, about 200 kilometers away from Delhi. Haryana security forces have used tear gas on them to try and disperse them.
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