Key points:
- The demonstrators hurled stones at barricades, lifted barricades from the police, and lowered them into the water.
- There are water guns being used on them. That kind of injustice is not fair to farmers.
- Farmers’ unions in Punjab have modified their strategy to take only the highways to the national capital.
- The Delhi Police stationed trucks loaded with sand at the Singhu border to avoid the movement of farmer-driven tractors.
On Thursday morning, the situation at the Delhi-Haryana border near Ambala remained tense as Haryana Police sprayed water cannon and tear gas to stop the protesting farmers from reaching Delhi.
On the other side, the demonstrators hurled stones at barricades, lifted barricades from the police, and lowered them into the water. The dispute continued as security around Delhi escalated as farmers formulated new plans to break into groups and enter the national capital.
The reason for Protest:
The widespread criticism of the use of water cannons on protesting farmers in the freezing cold on Wednesday night did not stop the police from resorting to the very same on Thursday morning.
On Thursday morning, when farmers protesting the controversial farm bills marched towards Delhi, police again used tear gas near Ambala, water cannons to stop them from heading to Delhi.
CM Arvind Kejriwal in his tweet:
“The farmers are demonstrating at the Centre against all three rules. The farmers have been stopped from demonstrating peacefully instead of taking this bill back.
There are water guns being used on them. That kind of injustice is not fair to farmers. Their fundamental right is a peaceful protest,” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal posted on Twitter on Thursday morning.
Security at the Delhi-Haryana border was heightened:
On Thursday morning, security at the Delhi-Haryana border was improved in order to stop the protesting farmers from heading to Delhi.
As farmers from the adjacent state began gathering in large numbers as part of the Delhi Chalo march, Haryana completely closed its border with Punjab.
On Wednesday, the Delhi Police said it had denied requests received from various farmers organizations to protest on 26 and 27 November in the National Capital against the new farm laws of the Centre.
Farmers of Punjab change plan:
Farmers’ unions in Punjab have modified their strategy to take only the highways to the national capital. Members of the BKU Kadian, Kirti Kisan Union as well as Rajewal factions plan to meet at Mastuana Sahib in Sangrur then head towards the Shambhu border.
Sand-filled trucks to stop farmers:
The Delhi Police stationed trucks loaded with sand at the Singhu border to avoid the movement of farmer-driven tractors.
This is the first time that sand-filled trucks have been stationed by city police at border points.
Police claim the border has not really been sealed. However, all vehicles entering the national capital are being tested.
The three laws approved by the government:
After the approval of President Ram Nath Kovind, the three laws — the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Price Assurance and Farm Services Act 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020 — that the farmers are protesting came into force on September 27.
