Farmers brave water cannons, tear gas in march towards Delhi

Thousands of farmers from Haryana and Punjab left for Delhi in tractors, trolleys, and other vehicles to protest against the Centre's contentious farm laws. Here the farmers blocked by police personnel at Shambhu Barrier in Ambala. (Photo by A Aggarwal)

Patiala bus stand has been closed and public transport services have been suspended for November 26-27 in Punjab. The farmers are expected to reach Delhi on Thursday through five highways connecting the city as part of the “Delhi chalo” call by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh and various factions of the Bharatiya Kisan Union.

Police personnel use water canons on farmers to disperse them during 'Delhi Chalo' protest march against the new farm laws, at Shambhu border in Patiala District, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. (PTI Photo

Police personnel use tear gas on farmers to disperse them during 'Delhi Chalo' protest march at Shambhu border in Patiala District, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. (PTI Photo)

Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam as farmers eat their meal while sitting on GT Road during 'Delhi Chalo' protest march against the new farm laws, in Karnal, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. (PTI Photo)

Yogendra Yadav, President of Swaraj India, was taken into "preventive custody" along with "10 to 12 others" in Gurgaon after being stopped on his way to Delhi to join the farmers' protest.

The Delhi Police for the first time used trucks filled with sand to stop their tractors at the Singhu Border.

There was a huge jam at Delhi Noida border due to heightened security arrangements ahead of farmers' protests. (Express photo by Gajendra Yadav)

Delhi's Blue Line Metro services were affected in view of the farmers' march. The DMRC had yesterday announced the line would remain suspended till 2 pm on Thursday. (Express photo by Gajendra Yadav)

Langar preparations at Khanauri in Punjab for the farmers. This area borders Jind district of Haryana.

The Delhi Police for the first time used trucks filled with sand to stop their tractors at the Singhu Border. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

The protests against the three central farm laws began on November 25 last year, when thousands of farmers marched towards the national capital demanding a complete repeal of the legislation, as part of a “Dilli Chalo” campaign. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

The Delhi Police for the first time used trucks filled with sand to stop their tractors at the Singhu Border. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

Sending conciliatory signals to the protesting farmers for the second time in as many days, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar invited them for talks on December 3. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

Farmers want the Centre to either withdraw the three legislations or guarantee them the minimum support price (MSP) for their crops by introducing a new law. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

Through the past two days, farmers have overcome multi-layer barricades, comprising iron barriers, giant blocks of concrete concertina wire and trola trucks put up at various places on multiple national and state highways by Haryana Police. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

Amid the hullabaloo, a farmer was killed and two others were injured when the tractor in which they were travelling to Delhi was hit by a truck in Haryana's Bhiwani district, PTI reported. A case was registered against the truck driver who hit the tractor, a Haryana Police spokesperson said. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

The Punjab farmers received widespread support from their Haryana counterparts, with Haryana Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) president Gurnam Singh Chaduni saying farmers from Haryana would break all police barricades and "the farmers from Punjab are our guests". (Express photo by Praveen Khanna)