🚜💔 “Tear Gas vs Farmers: Has the Govt Declared a War on its Own?” 🌾⚠️
- MediaFx
- Dec 8, 2024
- 2 min read
TL;DR: Farmers’ peaceful march to Delhi for a legal guarantee on MSP ended with tear gas shelling and barricades by Haryana Police. Protesters are injured, and their voices are being drowned by media silence. This brutal suppression risks alienating rural India and highlights the growing tension between the government and the country’s backbone—its farmers.
The farmers’ struggle took a violent turn again! 🚶🌾💨 Haryana Police used tear gas shells and water cannons against farmers marching peacefully from the Shambhu protest site to Delhi. 🚫🚜 Eight farmers were injured, with one rushed to PGIMER in Chandigarh. The farmers, calling themselves 'marjeevras' (willing to die for a cause), had to suspend their march, leaving their demands unmet. 😔
What’s the Issue?
Farmers want a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP), a promise they say the government has ignored. 🧾❌ Despite repeated assurances, their calls for justice are being met with barricades, police action, and violence instead of dialogue. 🛑🤕
The Brutality Continues
Protesters say they were stopped without valid reasons. 🚔 Farmers questioned, “Why block a peaceful foot march? What’s the government afraid of?” Farmers trying to cross barricades faced tear gas, water jets, and accusations of being unauthorized.
Media's Silence Speaks Volumes 📵
The mainstream media is giving little to no coverage of these protests. 🤐 This silence is worrying, as rural India—the lifeblood of the nation—relies on them to amplify their voices. 📰 If the media continues prioritizing the government’s narrative, it risks losing the trust of the very people it claims to serve. 🛑
Time to End the Violence 💬
This crackdown feels like the government has declared a civil war on its own farmers—the very people who ensure India’s food security. 🥘💔 The brutality must stop! Open discussions, not tear gas, are the way forward. 🌱
For India to truly progress, the rural and agrarian community must be respected and supported, not suppressed. Alienating farmers could lead to long-term consequences, both socially and politically. 😓
