tear
gas on groups of
farmers when they tried
to
break past barricades and cemented
barriers
with
tractors
at
Delhi‘
s
Mukarba
Chowk.
Groups of protesting
farmers camping
at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border points of the national capital broke police barricades on Tuesday morning
to force their way into the city, before the time allotted by the Delhi Police for their tractor parade.
An official said police personnel used
tear
gas
to disperse groups of
farmers coming from the Singhu border point as they tried
to hold a march on the Outer Ring Road much ahead of the allotted time.
Numerous
tractors bearing flags assembled
at the border points of the national capital
with men and women dancing on drum beats as locals gathered on both sides of the road showering flower petals them.
Security personnel have been
trying
to convince the
farmers
to stick
to the plan of holding the tractor parade after the conclusion of the Republic Day parade
at Rajpath.
