NEW DELHI: A conflict broke out during the Dilli Chalo march organised by the farmers. The conflict took place on the Punjab-Haryana border. The police impounded farmers' trucks and fired tear gas at the farmers. All the farmers who came on foot were taken into custody. Farmer leader KV Biju told the media that the farmers will not hesitate to die fighting.

Police have taken strict precautions not to allow farmers to cross any state border from Punjab to Haryana or from Haryana to Delhi. Concrete slabs and barbed wire have been erected along the borders to deter protesters. Barricades have been set up at Tikri, Singhu, Ghazipur and Noida borders Drone surveillance was also introduced. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann criticized the installation of barricades on the roads from Haryana to Delhi. To ensure law and order, Delhi police have already enforced Section 144, restricting entry of tractor trolleys and large assemblies.

Meanwhile, the Delhi government rejected the Centre's demand to convert the Bawana Stadium into a temporary jail if the farmers reach Delhi. Aam Aadmi Minister Kailash Gahlot said that farmers' demands are genuine and every citizen has the right to hold peaceful protests.

The farmers have put forth 12 demands before the central government for which they're marching to Delhi. According to the protesting farmers, the centre promised them better crop prices after which they ended the 2021 protest. They are demanding to enact a law guaranteeing a minimum support price (MSP) for all crops, as recommended by the Swaminathan Commission report. They are also demanding a complete debt waiver and a scheme to provide pensions to farmers and farm labourers. The farmers have also urged to scrap the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 and are demanding to reintroduce the Land Acquisition Act of 2013, ensuring consent from farmers and compensation at 4 times the collector rate. Further, they are demanding to punish those involved in the Lakhimpur Kheri killings.