Farmers' Protest Live Updates: 1,200 tractors at Shambhu border for farmers' march, traffic diversions in place

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Farmers' Protest Live: Farmer leaders, who rejected the government's proposal of procuring pulses, maize, and cotton at MSP by government agencies for five years, on Monday announced they would march towards Delhi on Wednesday (today)..

Protesting farmers have been staying put at Shambhu and Khanauri points on Punjab's border with Haryana after their 'Delhi Chalo' march to press the Centre for various demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops, was stopped by security forces which led to clashes last week..

Inputs received by the Haryana Police suggest the miscreants present among the protesters may keep women, children and senior citizens in the front to stop the police from taking any action.Police say they will have no option but to take legal action against the protesters in case they try to remove the barricades, which may lead toavoidable risk of injury, and hardships to women, children and senior citizens...

Haryana Police on Tuesday asked its Punjab counterparts to seize bulldozers which they say protesting farmers from Punjab have brought with them as they plan to resume their 'Delhi Chalo' from the interstate borders..

The Centre has estimated that nearly 14,000 people have gathered along the Punjab-Haryana border with 1,200 tractor-trolleys, 300 cars, 10 mini-buses as well as small vehicles and conveyed its strong objections to the Punjab government for it, sources said on Tuesday..

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