Dilli Chalo: Delhi Police resort to lathi-charge and tear gas to stop farmers at Tikri border

Delhi Chalo Farmers Protest: Amid 'Dilli Chalo' agitation, the Delhi Police resorted to lathi charge, tear gas to disperse farmers at the Tikri border as farmers reached near border areas after breaking police barricades in Haryana. Delhi Police resorted to tear gas and water cannons to disperse farmers marching towards Delhi as a part of their 'Dilli Chalo' agitation. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1332194762493812736 Also Read | Delhi Chalo: Tractor carrying farmers meet with a road accident in Fatehabad The farmers used a tractor to remove a truck placed as a barricade to stop them from entering Delhi, at Tikri border near Delhi-Bahadurgarh highway. https://youtu.be/AFt-AVq_X-Q Also Read | Dilli Chalo: Punjab farmer killed in Bhiwani road accident After the Singhu border near Delhi's Narela, the police also closed the Tikri border that leads from Delhi to Bahadurgarh. The borders have remained closed for traffic since Thursday evening as thousands of agitating farmers are marching towards Delhi. Singhu border connects Narela and adjoining Delhi areas with Sonepat. It was closed at around 4.30 pm on Thursday as Delhi Police stated they had inputs from Haryana counterparts about farmers nearing the border. The Haryana government had sealed the borders and deployed heavy security to stop Punjab farmers from entering Haryana but failed as farmers reached the Singhu border in a huge number. -PTC News