Punjab farmers yet again fail to break through Haryana's security cordon 

Agitating farmers and the security personnel once again came face to face at the Haryana-Punjab interstate Shambhu border after the farmers tried to break the iron fencing in attempt to crossover for Delhi march on Sunday.

As per the call given, the farmers started marching towards the barricades but heavy security, strong barricading, use of teargas and pepper spray by security personnel didn’t allow them to enter Haryana once again.

On Sunday, the policemen were seen showering flowers and offering tea to farmers initially, but later they used teargas and pepper spray after the farmers tried to pull down the fencing, installed by the Haryana police to keep farmers on the other side of the border.

IG, Ambala Range, Sibash Kabiraj, Deputy Commissioner Parth Gupta and SP Surinder Singh Bhoria remained at the Shambhu border to monitor the situation.

SP Surinder Singh Bhoria said: “The Haryana Police have been appealing to farmers to get the permission first but they continue to march. Some farmers were carrying hooks, ropes and iron rods to pull down the fencing. There was a list of 101 farmersm but when the on-duty security personnel asked the farmers to get verification done, as per the list, they didn’t respond. It has been observed that the number of farmers marching towards the barricades are much more than 101, as being claimed by the farmer unions, and they are not peaceful as well.”

“In view of cold weather conditions, the police offered tea and biscuits to the farmers today and we requested them to maintain peace. Minimum required force is being used by the security personnel to protect the barricades and appropriate action is being taken to maintain the law and order,” he added.

Meanwhile, Bhartiya Kisan Union (Shaheed Bhagat Singh) spokesman Tejveer Singh said: “The farmers want to march towards Delhi peacefully but the Haryana Government has been showing an adamant behaviour. We are going on foot, not even on tractor trailers like earlier,  the government still has problems. The government should clear its stand. Senior leaders will hold a meeting tomorrow to decide the future course of action.”