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Updated: Jul 12, 2021, 01:50 PM IST

WATCH Farmers’ fury hits Delhi-UP border cops fire tear gas to disperse violent protesters

Police resorted to tear gas, water cannons and mild lathi charge as the thousands of farmers tried to enter Delhi near Ghaziabad on Tuesday.

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Police resorted to tear gas, water cannons and mild lathi charge as the thousands of farmers tried to enter Delhi near Ghaziabad on Tuesday.

The situation grew tense when despite police warnings, the farmers tried to break the barricade in their attempt to enter the national capital. TV visuals showed violent faceoff between farmers and the police near UP Gate at Delhi’s Ghazipur area. Anticipating trouble, Delhi Police had imposed Section 144 of the CrPC in East Delhi. 

The protesting farmers have demands ranging from farm loan waiver to cut in fuel prices. 

National Highways leading to the national capital were swamped with farmers who came in from places as far as Gonda, Basti and Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh as well as the sugarcane belt of western Uttar Pradesh.

Police picketed the border with Uttar Pradesh, imposing prohibitory orders banning assembly of five or more people and holding of any public meeting, usage of any amplifier, loudspeaker, and similar instruments.

The Kisan Kranti Yatra, which began from Tikait Ghat in Haridwar on September 23, was joined by farmers from various parts of Uttar Pradesh.

They came on foot, in buses and tractor trolleys.

They carried banners of Bhartiya Kisan Union, which gave the call for the march to press for a series of demands. 

"We are not seeking any alms from the government. We want our right," said Harmik Singh, a farmer who came from Meerut.

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