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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Arunabh SAIKIA

Indian Police Blockade Capital From Protesting Farmers

Police guard a barrier blocking a road to prevent farmers demanding minimum crop prices from marching towards India's capital (Credit: AFP)

Indian riot police fired tear gas Wednesday at columns of farmers on tractors seeking to breach heavily guarded roadblocks and march on the capital to demand guaranteed crop prices.

Farmers in India this week launched the "Delhi Chalo", or "March to Delhi", in an echo of January 2021, when they broke through barriers and rolled into New Delhi on Republic Day during a then year-long protest.

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