Scuffle breaks out at Singhu border amid farmers’ protest

Tension arose at Delhi-Haryana border in Singhu after some people claiming to be “locals” threw stones at farmers protesting there and even tried to uproot their tents. The sudden violence at the protest site on Friday afternoon prompted the police to use tear gas shells.

Delhi’s border points at Tikri and Singhu have been under heavy police deployment since morning in the aftermath of the violence that broke out during a tractor parade by farmers in the national capital on Republic Day.

Personnel of the Delhi Police, along with those of the paramilitary forces, have been deployed at the borders. A tense standoff was also witnessed at Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border at Ghazipur as farmers refused to budge as police tried to evict them. Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait has declared that he is “ready to face bullets” if needed.