Unprecedented scenes were witnessed all across Punjab & Haryana yesterday as thousands of farmers hit the streets in protest against the Farm Laws enacted by the Centre. Farmers clash with cops who barricaded the border preventing their 'Dilli chalo' march. 
Undeterred by water-cannons & teargas shells, farmers decide to continue their 'Dilli chalo' march against the Centre's Farm Laws. Heavy police deployment at different borders of the national capital.
Fiercest farmer protest in years!
Heavy police deployment at the borders to prevent their entry to the national. Farmers claim it is their right to hold 'peaceful protest' in places like Jantar Mantar & Ramlila Maidan.
Heavy police deployment at the borders to prevent their entry to the national. Farmers claim it is their right to hold 'peaceful protest' in places like Jantar Mantar & Ramlila Maidan.
#Breaking | Delhi Police seeks permission from Delhi Govt to use 9 stadiums as temporary jails for the farmers who are expected to be arrested in-case they successfully enter the national capital.
'I am the future, I will be doing farming in the future. I want to stand for my rights', a young boy who joined the farmers' protest tells TIMES NOW's Waji.
A group of farmers has reached the Tikri border which is not too far from the heart of the national capital.
A group of farmers has reached the Tikri border which is not too far from the heart of the national capital.
Kisan kanoon clashes. India witnesses the fiercest farmer protest in years.
Farmers use tractors to move the boulders set by police to prevent their 'Dilli chalo' march.
Farmers use tractors to move the boulders set by police to prevent their 'Dilli chalo' march.
Day 3 of 'Dilli chalo' march.
Cops lathicharge protesting farmers at the Tikri border; farmers form a human chain.
Cops lathicharge protesting farmers at the Tikri border; farmers form a human chain.
Clashes erupt between police & farmers who're protesting to enter the national capital. Police fire teargas shells at the farmers.
#Breaking | Kisan organisations jointly write a letter to PM @narendramodi urging him to call the regional platforms of farmers for a discussion to repeal the Farm Laws.
#Exclusive | I ask someone to name at least one farmer organisation that welcomed the new Farm Laws. Not a single farmer organisation in this country, not even the RSS supported Bharatiya Kisan Sangh welcomed it: @_YogendraYadav, Swaraj Abhiyan tells TIMES NOW.
We're holding a peaceful protest, the government is not allowing us to enter Delhi: Raju Shetty, farmer leader tells TIMES NOW.
#Breaking | Delhi Govt rejects Delhi Police's request for turning stadiums into temporary jails to lodge protesting farmers, in-case they successfully enter the national capital.
The farmers coming here to protest, it is their right. Delhi Govt supports this protest. How can Centre enforce such laws on farmers without having a discussion with farmers' unions?: @Saurabh_MLAgk, AAP MLA tells TIMES NOW.
Nobody expected such a treatment on farmers by the Haryana Govt. They're only holding a peaceful protest: @mssirsa, Leader, Akali Dal.
Holding a peaceful protest is a democratic right, we can't deny that. They're farmers, not terrorists: @raghav_chadha, MLA, AAP.
Massive confrontation between police & farmers at the Singhu border connecting Delhi to Haryana. Police fire teargas shells, farmers resort to stone-pelting.
[IN PICS] Clash erupts between cops & farmers at the Singhu border. Police deny farmers permission to enter Delhi, try to push them back using water-cannons & teargas; farmers resort to stone-pelting.
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#Breaking | Farmer delegation allowed to enter Delhi; delegation allowed to gather at Burari. Punjab CM @capt_amarinder welcomes the move.
Congress' @srinivasiyc asks whether the Govt is waging a 'civil war' against the farmers.
The question that begs to be answered is whether Congress is fueling & provoking the 'farm reform fire'. The Govt has offered talks with the farmers. Today, there is a tense standoff: @Shehzad_Ind, Political Analyst
#Breaking | No government in the world can stop the farmers fighting the battle for truth: @RahulGandhi.
This is a time when all sides should try & make the situation calm rather than inciting farmers. A few years ago, the Congress party had proposed the same reforms: @Shehzad_Ind, Political Analyst.
[IN PICS] Farmers at the Tikri border, who've been allowed entry to the national capital, move towards Burari, where they're permitted to assemble.
Farmers provide food to this nation. It was wrong on the part of the Govt to use teargas shells & lathicharge against them instead of holding talks: @SanjayAzadSln, MP, AAP.
Captain Amarinder Singh should be asked whether he has decided to put his own state in peril: @amitmalviya, Spokesperson, BJP.
He goes on to claim that there is 'overwhelming evidence' that certain people in this protest are related to the Khalistani movement.
He goes on to claim that there is 'overwhelming evidence' that certain people in this protest are related to the Khalistani movement.
BJP Govt is treating farmers like General Dyer and East India Company did: @JaiveerShergill, Congress.
Right to protest is the hallmark of a free & democratic society. If the Govt is unable to hold a chat with the farmers, it only shows incapacity & sheer ignorance: @raghav_chadha, Leader, AAP.
'We will go towards Burari on our tractors itself', farmers say as they get permission to hold protest in Delhi's Burari.
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