Thousands of Farmers March Toward New Delhi to Protest
- Farmers clash with police at New Delhi border checkpoints
- Delhi Metro shuts six train stations as precautionary measure
Farmers protesting against new agricultural laws march near Ambala, India, on Nov. 26.
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Thousands of farmers, who are marching from various states toward India’s capital to protest against new farm laws they say will hurt their incomes, clashed with the police when stopped from entering the city.
Delhi Metro Rail Corp. said in a Twitter post it had temporarily shut six stations on the advice of the police. Two groups representing farmers -- the Samyukt Kisan Morcha and the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee -- said in a joint statement Friday they had sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to allow farmers to come to Delhi for talks.