On the 17th day of the Delhi Chalo March, Haryana police continue to use force against protesting farmers.
Protest resumes after farmers' leaders reject govt's new proposal. Haryana police issue threats of action against protesters involved in the Delhi Chalo March. Visas of protesting farmers from Haryana are cancelled.
Farmers participating in India's Delhi Chalo March have been protesting at the Khannuori and Shambhu borders in Haryana since February 13. Sharp criticism is directed at Prime Minister Modi's touted national Swam Seva Sangh by agricultural experts.
The farmers' protests led to the severe crisis of diesel and cylinder gas in Punjab. The tractor march towards Delhi-Noida border severely impacts traffic. Thousands of farmers protest at the Punjab-Haryana border, 200 kilometers away from Delhi.
Mobile internet services in Haryana-Ambala districts are again disrupted due to the march.
Joint farmer organizations, including the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, announce a series of continuous protest demonstrations, leading the protests at the Shambhu-Khanuari borders.
Farmer unions outside Punjab also call for expanding the protests.
