Top updates: Haryana Police fires tear gas at farmers attempting to breach barricades to reach Delhi

Farmers’ groups, led by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, began their march to Delhi on Tuesday after a meeting with the Central government remained inconclusive about fulfilling their demands.

A look at the top developments from the farmers’ march:

• The Haryana Police fired tear gas using drones at farmers at the Shambhu border – Haryana’s inter-state border with Punjab – as agitators attempted to break barricades, reported The Indian Express. Visuals shared by ANI later showed that the farmers were successful in removing some cement barricades with their tractors. “We are not bothered by tear gas shells, we are clearing the barricades, we shall move ahead,” a farmer leader were quoted as saying. At least four people have reportedly sustained injuries due to the firing of tear gas.

#WATCH | Protesting farmers forcibly remove the cement barricade with their tractors as they try to cross over the Haryana-Punjab Shambhu border. pic.twitter.com/gIyGNy8wsi— ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2024

• Meanwhile, Patiala Deputy Commissioner Showkat Ahmed Parray has directed the deputy commissioner of Ambala to stop the use of drones for firing tear gas at protesting farmers.

• The Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi refused a proposal by the Centre to convert the Bawana Stadium into a jail for agitating farmers. “It is the constitutional right of every...

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