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Farmers Brave Tear Gas, Water Cannons, Push Into Haryana For Delhi March; Other Big Stories

Thousands of farmers, some armed with sticks and swords, fling barricades into a river, threw bricks at cops and physically pushed vehicles as they were stopped by Haryana on their way to a protest march in Delhi. After a two-hour clash on a bridge in which teargas and water cannons were used, the farmers managed to cross the border into Haryana.

  • Thousands of farmers from Punjab broke barricades and forced their way into Haryana on Thursday, braving tear gas shells and water cannons en route to Delhi, where law enforcement officials deployed stringent crowd control measures as residents grappled with long traffic snarls in border areas.
  • The Haryana police on Thursday used water canons and teargas in a bid to stop thousands of farmers from Punjab from proceeding towards the national capital for their "Dehi Chalo" march against the Centre's new farm laws.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pitched for his off-repeated concept of "One Nation, One Election", saying it wasn't just a matter of debate, but what country needed.
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