Farmers at Punjab-Haryana border try to get through barricades, police use tear gas.
During the early protests, police, outnumbered, used drones to drop smoke bombs in a bid to scatter the farmers. Tear gas was used against a large group of farmers gathering at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana, a crucial point for farmers heading to Delhi for the ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest. Videos showed thick smoke making it hard to see, with farmers and media scrambling as tear gas shells were fired. The shelling, the first instance of violence, started at noon as farmers started their march towards Delhi. Around two dozen shells were fired, even though there was no clear …