Farmers' protest: Haryana Police use water cannon on protesting farmers

19:12 November 25

Leaders of various farmers' organizations across the country announced on Wednesday that indefinite picketing will be held in Delhi on 26 November to protest against agricultural laws brought by the central government.

19:11 November 25

Farmers break police barricades in Kurukshetra

After crossing the barricades at Ambala, hundreds of farmers faced water cannons at Kurukshetra. Dramatic visuals from the spot showed massive jets of water being fired at a huge crowd on the highway barricaded by the police.

Massive security arrangements have been made at the Delhi-Haryana border at Gurugram. The build-up is the heaviest on the Haryana side. The Delhi police have also gathered at the spot, determined not to let the protesters in.

17:53 November 25

Police use water cannon to disperse farmers who have gathered in Kurukshetra to proceed to Delhi to stage a demonstration.

17:44 November 25

As day of the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march approaches, farmers in Punjab and Haryana are egging each other on to stick to their plan even in the face of stiff opposition from the Haryana administration.

While Punjab farmers have reached the state’s borders with Haryana to make arrangements of langar for the jathas that will cross over from these places, farmers in the neighbouring areas of Haryana are reaching out to their counterparts in Punjab to help them with milk supplies, vegetables.

16:11 November 25

Authorities in Haryana put up barricades on borders with Punjab

Chandigarh: Ahead of the farmers' protest march to Delhi against the Centre's farm laws, authorities in Haryana on Wednesday began setting up road barricades on borders with Punjab and deployed additional police forces to prevent farmers' entry into the state.

A Punjab Police official on duty at Khanauri inter-state border told reporters that the Haryana Police used cranes to put boulders on roads and the movement of traffic to the other side has been stopped.

'We are diverting traffic from alternate routes now. We are also ensuring that the movement of essential goods is not affected,' he said.

Asserting that farmers of Punjab will not be allowed to enter Haryana, police said they have placed water cannons and ambulances on the borders.

Haryana Police's Ambala Range IG Y Puran Kumar told reporters that the Shambhu inter-state border will be sealed for two days from November 26.

'Once the movement of farmers takes place from Punjab side, the Haryana Police will act accordingly. So far, the border has not been sealed, those instructions are for November 26-27. But if movement (of farmers) takes place before that, we will act accordingly,' the IG said.

He said sufficient police force has been deployed to maintain law and order in the state.

Restrictions have also been imposed at other inter-state border points with Punjab, including in Sirsa, Kurukshetra and Jind districts.

14:51 November 25

Cops deploy water cannon to disperse farmers 

Ambala: Police deploy water cannon to disperse farmers who have gathered on Chandigarh-Delhi Highway to proceed to Delhi for staging a demonstration.

14:50 November 25

Ambala: Security deployment on way to Chandigarh-Delhi Highway as farmers gather to proceed to the national capital for staging a demonstration.

Delhi Police has stated that farmers don't have permission to stage a protest.

14:46 November 25

Live: Farmers protest

Hundreds of farmers from Punjab started gathering on Wednesday morning on the interstate borders along with Haryana that has restricted their movement towards national capital Delhi for their 'Delhi Chalo' protest against the three central farm laws.

The Delhi Police on Tuesday said legal action will be taken against the protesting farmers if they come to the city for any gathering amid the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

The farmers, who are protesting against the Centre’s three new farm laws, will reach Delhi on November 26 through five highways connecting the national capital as part of the ''Delhi Chalo" march call.

The police, however, took to Twitter and said that no permission has been granted for any such gathering in the national capital.

"Farmer organisations from UP, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Kerala & Punjab have called a march to Delhi on Nov 26 & 27. No gathering is permitted amid coronavirus. The permission has been rejected and it was communicated well in time to the organizers," the Delhi Police tweeted from its official handle.