Farmers leaders on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, put the 'Delhi Chalo' march on hold for two days after a protester was killed and about 12 police personnel injured in clashes at Khanauri, one of the two protest sites on the Punjab-Haryana border.
Scenes from the Farmers-Police standoff:
IMAGE: Police personnel watch behind a barricade as a farmer sits in the middle of the road as farmers march towards New Delhi at the Shambhu barrier, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana, February 21, 2024. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
IMAGE: Farmers gesture towards police personnel at the Shambu barrier. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters
IMAGE: A farmer runs for cover as tear gas is fired by the police. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters
IMAGE: Farmers take cover behind sand bags as the police fires tear gas. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters
IMAGE: A protestor fires firecrackers at the police. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters
IMAGE: Farmers run to take cover from the tear gas as fired by the police. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters
IMAGE: A traditional face pack is applied on a farmer's face, to protect him from tear gas. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters
IMAGE: An injured farmer is taken to safety. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters
IMAGE: A farmer launches firecrackers at the police. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters
IMAGE:A paramedic puts drops in eyes of a farmer after tear gas is fired at the protesting farmers by the police. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters
IMAGE: Farmers and the police engage in eyeball confrontation. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters
IMAGE: Farmers hide behind barricades as the police fires tear gas. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Mahipal Soni/Rediff.com
