Photo Essay: Farmers protesting at Shambhu Border

On 6th December, farmers heading towards Delhi from the Shambhu border (Punjab) to place their demand to enforce a legal guarantee for minimum support price for crops but were stopped mid-way by the Haryana Police. This is the second time in eight months when the farmers under the banner of Sanyukat Kisan Morcha (non-politics) and Kisan Mazdoor have come out in a protest March - 'Delhi Chalo' movement.

A Jatha (group) of 101 farmers began foot March towards Delhi, but after just a few meters the security personnel used tear gas and spray to stop them.

As per reports around 20 farmers have been injured in tear gas shelling and two are in a critical situation. Poonam Masih, brings the highlight of the March in photos for TwoCircles.net

[caption id="attachment_450805" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Metal barricade set up by the Haryana Police to stop farmers from marching towards Delhi at Shambhu border on 6 December.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_450804" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] As Haryana police stop farmers from moving forward, Arjun Singh a farmer from Punjab climbed the police barricades. He was later stopped by the police from moving forward.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_450801" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Police stops farmers from moving forward towards Delhi[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_450813" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Farmers throw barricades set up by Haryana Police[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_450815" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Haryana Police using pepper spray to stop farmers from moving forward towards Delhi as a form on protest demanding MSP[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_450803" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Farmers injured by tear gas at Shambhu Border[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_450816" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Remains of tear gas shells were all over the protest site[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_450802" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Farmers struggle to breathe after Haryana Police fires tear gas shells on them at Shambhu Border[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_450811" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Haryana Police had set up seven-layer barricading to stop farmers[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_450809" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] The barricades to prevent the March[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_450810" align="aligncenter" width="1080"] Journalists were injured in the tear gas shelling by the Haryana Police at Shambhu Border[/caption]