Title: Thousands of farmers march to Indian capital defying tear gas | India News | Al Jazeera
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Thousands of farmers march to Indian capital defying tear gas
‘Not acceptable’
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A farmer leader Jagmohan Singh told Al Jazeera over phone from Haryana border that they have been given permission to come to New Delhi but that he did not agree with the conditions set by the authorities. “The government wants us to come to Delhi, organise a protest rally and return back. Such conditions are not acceptable to us,” he said. Sukhdev Singh, another farm leader, said the new venue – Nirankari Samagam Ground – where they have been given permission to hold their protest, is not acceptable to them as it is too far from the city centre. “All the major rallies in New Delhi happen either in Ramlila Maidan or at Jantar Mantar. Why can’t the government allow the farmers to hold their protest at these two venues [instead of telling] us to go to the city outskirts,” Singh told Al Jazeera over phone. “We will not hold our protest rally in the Nirankari Samagam Ground at any cost.” Flames emerge from tear gas released by the police to stop farmers from entering New Delhi [Danish Siddiqui/Reuters]
Thousand of farmers who have been travelling by tractors, buses and on foot from the northern state of Punjab towards New Delhi are still on their way. A small group of farmers have reached the national capital and gathered at the Nirankari Samagam Ground, where a large contingent of police force is already present. Gurnam Singh, a farmer from Punjab, told Al Jazeera at the Nirankari Samagam Ground that they are “very unhappy” with the venue. “