Delhi News: In a dramatic escalation at the Shambhu border on Sunday, farmers from Punjab reignited their march to Delhi, demanding a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The Haryana police, determined to halt their advance, implemented multi-layered barricades and employed unconventional measures to disperse the protesters.Tear Gas and Pepper Spray DeployedTo prevent the farmers from breaking through, security forces fired tear gas shells at regular intervals and deployed pepper spray on individuals nearing the barricades. Despite this, the determined farmers have come well-prepared. Protesters covered their faces to counter tear gas effects, donned protective eyewear, and used wet jute bags to neutralize the gas shells.🚨 SHOCKING REVELATION by Haryana Police.We have a list of the names of 101 farmers & they are not those people.They are not letting us identify them, they are moving ahead as mob.Now Haryana Police has stopped them at Shambhu Border 🎯 pic.twitter.com/Y5ffePHXFq— Megh Updates 🚨™ (@MeghUpdates) December 8, 2024The situation grew tense when the police demanded written permission from the protesters to continue their march. They claimed that the farmers moving ahead did not match the list of 101 individuals permitted to participate. A Haryana police official stated, We will first identify them and then allow them to proceed. The group moving forward does not match our list—they are behaving like a mob.In response, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said, “The jattha of our 101 farmers and laborers has reached. If they (the police) want to check IDs, we will cooperate. We are disciplined and ready for any sacrifice. The PM holds the solution to our problems—either he resolves them or lets us march to Delhi.”Renewed Push Despite SetbacksThis marks the second attempt by farmers to march towards the national capital, following their February effort which was thwarted by authorities. The farmers, who have been camping at the Shambhu border since then, resumed their march in hopes of pressuring the government to meet their demands. Despite enhanced security measures and regular clashes, the farmers remain undeterred, signaling their readiness for prolonged resistance to achieve their goals.
