Three days after a bunch of farmers broke by the barricades on the Haryana-Rajasthan border and entered Rewari, they made one other try to maneuver in the direction of the capital on Sunday night, leading to a conflict with police personnel that noticed tear fuel shells being fired.
According to police, the incident happened round 4 pm close to Sanghwadi village on NH-48, round 16 km away from Gurgaon.
On Sunday morning, some protesters from the border had sought permission from police to fulfill the farmers as that they had left behind their provisions and had been struggling for meals. Said Rajesh Kumar, DSP (Bawal), “They said those who had gone ahead did not have provisions and were struggling. They asked for permission to travel to them with langar and were allowed. However, after they reached there, the whole group started trying to break through the barricades and move forward.”
While round 350 protesters had been already gathered in Rewari since Thursday, a further 50 from the border joined them on Sunday, all from Hanumangarh and Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan. On Sunday night, nevertheless, police personnel had been in a position to stop them from breaking by the barricades. “We have around 300 to 400 personnel, including both police and paramilitary, deployed in the area where this happened. The next barricades have been set up by Gurgaon Police at Kapdiwas border, around 16 km away,” stated the DSP.
On Thursday, round 20 to 25 tractors had managed to interrupt by police barricading on the Haryana-Rajasthan border, 18 days after protesters had been first stopped by police after they tried to march in the direction of Delhi.
