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Farmers’ protest turns violent; police use water canons, tear gas

Farmers’ protest turns violent; police use water canons, tear gas

Farmers' protest turns violent; police use water canons, tear gasNew Delhi : The protest by thousands of farmers at the Uttar Pradesh-Delhi border turned violent on Tuesday as they tried to break barricades and run them over with tractors to enter the national capital, forcing police to use water cannons and tear gas shells to disperse them.

The police action led to several injuries while one of the protestors lost consciousness, said an agitating farmer. They also claimed that the policemen baton-charged to disperse the protestors.

The farmers, who were marching to Delhi from Haridwar under the banner of Kisan Kranti Yatra demanding complete loan waiver and reduction in electricity tariff among other, were stopped by police at the border near Ghaziabad.

The protesters started their 10-day march from Haridwar lead by the Bharatiya Kisan Union and on Tuesday they reached the Uttar Pradesh-Delhi border.

In view of the protest, heavy security forces were deployed at the border area and section 144 was also imposed in the several areas of the national capital.

—IANS

As farmers’ protest enters Day 3, vegetable prices soar

As farmers’ protest enters Day 3, vegetable prices soar

As farmers' protest enters Day 3, vegetable prices soarBhopal : A 10-day nationwide protest called by farmer outfits entered its third day on Sunday in Madhya Pradesh, affecting vegetable and milk supply which in turn increased the vegetable prices.

There were no reports of violence during the “Gaon Bandh” (rural shutdown) which the farmers started on Friday demanding loan waiver, higher prices for their produce and immediate implementation of the Swaminathan Commission report on farming.

Vegetables were sold at some places under police protection.

Aam Kisan Union chief Kedar Sirohi told IANS: “The farmers are supporting the agitation in a big way because of which the supplies are not reaching the cities (from villages). The government is trying to break the protest but has failed.”

The protest was called ahead of the first anniversary of the death of several farmers in police firing in the state’s Mandsaur (on June 6, 2017).

On Wednesday, a ceremony will be organised to pay tribute to the Mandsaur victims which will be attended by Congress President Rahul Gandhi.

—IANS