Distressed farmers marching for 10 days ran into water cannons and tear gas on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border
Distressed farmers marching for 10 days ran into water cannons and teargas on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border on Tuesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi who taught the world the power of non-violence and Lal Bahadur Shastri who immortalised the “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan” slogan.
The Opposition alleged that the Modi government had managed to unleash the jawan on the kisan as an aged farmer holding off eight policemen with his stick in self-defence became the face of the Kisan Kranti Yatra on social media.
Several farmers were injured in the police action that took place ahead of key state polls and the general election. Seven policemen were hurt too. The Centre agreed to meet a delegation of the farmers and was engaged in talks with office-bearers of the Bharatiya Kisan Union till the evening.
BKU spokesperson Yudhvir Singh said the government had agreed to seven of their 11 demands, including moving court on the National Green Tribunal’s ban on 10-year-old tractors. There was no agreement on the key issue of the formula for calculating the minimum support price and loan waivers.
As night fell, the farmers were still staying put on the border. The Ghaziabad administration has asked schools not to open on Wednesday.
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