"Indian Farmers' March to Delhi Met with Police Clashes and Unfazed BJP Response"

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"Indian Farmers' March to Delhi Met with Police Clashes and Unfazed BJP Response"
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Indian farmers, primarily from Punjab state, are facing tear gas and water cannons from police as they attempt to march to Delhi to demand minimum crop prices and protest unmet government promises. The capital is heavily barricaded, and thousands of security forces are deployed to block their entry. The farmers are also demanding the fulfillment of income doubling promises and withdrawal of court cases from previous protests. The government has invited farm leaders for talks, but clashes and detentions have occurred as the protests continue.

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