Tear Gas Shells Fired by Drones on Agitating Farmers Marching to Delhi

New Delhi: Tear gas shells were fired at farmers planning to march to Delhi by drones while they were massing at the Shambhu border point between Punjab and Haryana.

Hundreds of farmers, who had gathered up at the spot ran helter-skelter when tear gas shells were fired at around noon.

Visuals from the Shambhu border – over 200 km from Delhi – showed the police and security personnel – already outnumbered – dropping smoke bombs from drones to disperse the farmers.

Around one lakh farmers from 200 farmer unions from Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh have begun marching towards the national capital Tuesday morning. It is repeat of the 2020/21 protests, in which dozens of farmers died and the national capital was blockaded for months.

The Delhi Police have initiated every possible step to stop the farmers’ march from entering Delhi. Heavy police deployment has been made at the Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders. The police have imposed a month-long ban on public meetings and tractors and trolleys entering the city. Added to it, internet services have been stopped in these areas.

Prohibitory orders banning large gatherings have been declared in these areas. The roads leading to Delhi have been barricaded with concrete blocks and barbed wire. The movement of commercial vehicles has been stopped.