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Security at Delhi borders have been tightened as several farmer associations called for the a march on 13 February in New Delhi. EPA
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Police barricade a motorway at Ghazipur near New Delhi to stop thousands of protesting farmers from entering the capital. AP
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A man walks past barricades in front of vehicles stuck in heavy traffic at the New Delhi-Gurgaon Sirhaul motorway. AFP
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A security personnel at a road block during a nationwide strike called by farmers, along the Ghazipur New Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border. AFP
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Commuters walk after police barricaded a motorway at Singhu near New Delhi. AP
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Traffic on a motorway in Ghazipur near New Delhi. Farmers are asking for a guaranteed minimum support price for all farm produce. AP
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The farmers want assured crop prices, in a repeat of 2021 protests when they camped on the Delhi outskirts for more than a year. AP
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Police lift a vehicle to barricade a motorway at Ghazipur near New Delhi. AP
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A Rapid Action Force personnel stands atop an armoured vehicle at a road block in Ghazipur. AFP
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RAF personnel guard a road block during the nationwide strike called by farmers at the New Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border. AFP
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People cross the barricades placed by security personnel at the Delhi Ghazipur border. EPA
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Workers construct barricades as security personnel stand guard at the Delhi Ghazipur border. EPA
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Security at Delhi borders have been tightened as several farmer associations called for the a march on 13 February in New Delhi. EPA
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Police barricade a motorway at Ghazipur near New Delhi to stop thousands of protesting farmers from entering the capital. AP
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A man walks past barricades in front of vehicles stuck in heavy traffic at the New Delhi-Gurgaon Sirhaul motorway. AFP
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A security personnel at a road block during a nationwide strike called by farmers, along the Ghazipur New Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border. AFP
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Commuters walk after police barricaded a motorway at Singhu near New Delhi. AP
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Traffic on a motorway in Ghazipur near New Delhi. Farmers are asking for a guaranteed minimum support price for all farm produce. AP
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The farmers want assured crop prices, in a repeat of 2021 protests when they camped on the Delhi outskirts for more than a year. AP
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Police lift a vehicle to barricade a motorway at Ghazipur near New Delhi. AP
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A Rapid Action Force personnel stands atop an armoured vehicle at a road block in Ghazipur. AFP
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RAF personnel guard a road block during the nationwide strike called by farmers at the New Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border. AFP
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People cross the barricades placed by security personnel at the Delhi Ghazipur border. EPA
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Workers construct barricades as security personnel stand guard at the Delhi Ghazipur border. EPA
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Security at Delhi borders have been tightened as several farmer associations called for the a march on 13 February in New Delhi. EPA
Indian farmers walk off fields in ‘Bharat Bandh’ strike for higher crop prices
Day-long strike to mostly affect northern states, where farm unions have strong presence
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