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February 13, 2024

Police Attack Indian Farmers Marching Toward New Delhi for Fair Crop Prices
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In India, police fired tear gas at thousands of farmers marching toward
New Delhi protesting for better working protections and to be paid a
higher value for their crops. Police sealed several entry points into
New Delhi with barricades of barbed wire, cement blocks and spikes. Some
of the protesters were arrested. This is a leader with the Punjab
farmers' union.

Sarvan Singh Pandher: "See how peacefully the farmers are marching, yet
the police are dropping tear gas shells from drones hovering in the
sky!"



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