Farmers' protest: India police fire tear gas at protesting farmers on Delhi march - BBC News

Protesting Indian farmers have resumed their march to Delhi after talks with the government failed.

7 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIndian farmers protest 2020Image source, ReutersImage caption, Farmers flee tear gas at Shambhu barrier - a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana statesBy Arvind Chhabra in Haryana & Meryl Sebastian in KochiBBC NewsPolice in India have fired teargas on protesting farmers who have resumed their march on capital Delhi after four rounds of talks with the federal government failed to end the deadlock.

The farmers, who are demanding assured prices for their crops, say they are prepared with months of supplies.

Delhi's borders have been fortified with several layers of barricades and barbed wires to stop their entry.

But protesters have warned they would use heavy machinery to push through.

On Wednesday, visuals from the Shambhu border between the neighbouring Punjab and Haryana states showed thousands of farmers preparing to push past barriers using bulldozers and earthmovers.

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