Haryana Director General of Police Shatrujeet Kapur on February 18 said the police were using “minimum force” and denied the usage of pellet guns against farmers who have been blocked at two locations — Khanuari and Shambhu Barrier — along the Punjab-Haryana border since February 13.
The farmers were stopped by the Haryana Police as they prepared to march to Delhi, over 200 km away, to protest over 12 demands which include a guaranteed minimum support price (MSP) on crops.
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