India heavily increases security at farmer protest sites

New Delhi ramps up security as Rihanna voices support for farmers

Indian authorities heavily increased security at three main protest sites outside New Delhi’s border on Tuesday, adding iron spikes, steel barricades and hundreds of riot police in an attempt to stop tens of thousands of demonstrating farmers from entering the capital, as celebrity campaigners Rihanna and Greta Thunberg voiced their support for the protests.In Ghazipur, one of the protest sites, iron nails were embedded along the main highway. C…

Farmer protest turns violent in India | Farmers break barricades, attack cops on duty

India's 72nd Republic Day celebration has been hijacked by protests that has turned into a riot. Thousands of farmers break through barricades to enter New Delhi as India holds military parade to mark Republic Day.

The Way Farmers Are Being Treated Is Shameful, Says Harsimrat Kaur Badal

As security was tightened at Ghazipur (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh) and Tikri (Delhi-Haryana) borders in light of the ongoing farmers' protest, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal said the way farmers are being treated is shameful.

‘As if they are enemies...’: Harsimrat Kaur Badal slams barricading at farmer protest sites

The Shiromani Akali Dal leader pointed to the heavy police deployment and barricading at the national capital’s borders and also accused the government of depriving the protesting farmers of food, water, and electricity.

India heavily increases security at farmer protest sites

Indian authorities heavily increased security at three main protest sites outside New Delhi’s border on Tuesday, adding iron spikes, steel barricades and hundreds of riot police in an attempt to stop protesting farmers from entering the capital.

Why India’s farmer protests are resonating in the US

Images of farmers marching into New Delhi reminiscent of the tractors flooding Washington, DC, in the 1970s and 1980s.