Farmers Protest Delhi Live Update: As the farmers are preparing for ‘Dili Chalo’ march, security has been tightened at Shambhu crossing today. 101 farmers of Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and SKM group will march towards Delhi in the afternoon. Some farmers were injured in tear gas firing on Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border on Friday.
On Saturday, the agitating farmers were waiting to see if the Center would initiate talks to address the issue, but there was no response. 15 farmers were injured and 17 farmers were admitted to hospital when tear gas was fired on the Punjab-Haryana border on Friday.
What is their demand? Apart from a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP), farmers are demanding farm loan waiver, pension to farmers and farm labourers, no increase in electricity tariffs, police cases (against farmers), and “justice” to the victims. 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence. Restoration of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013 and compensation to the families of farmers who died during the previous agitation in 2020-21 are also part of their demands.
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