Farmers protest at Shambhu border
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As part of a call given by the farmer unions, a group of 101 farmers began its march on foot to Delhi at 1 pm from their protest site at the Shambhu border
The farmer`s are protesting to press for various demands, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP)
The farmers have also been pressing the Centre to initiate talks with them to address their issues
The marching farmers were stopped a few metres away by multilayered barricading erected by Haryana security personnel
Water cannon vehicles have also been deployed at the Shambhu border point
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