Tear gas
26 Nov 2020
- In power
- BJP — Haryana
- Acted
- Police, Haryana
On 26 November Haryana police used water cannons and tear gas against farmers from Punjab who pushed through barricades at the Shambhu border in Ambala district, and used water cannons at Karnal, Kaithal, Khanauri and other points. Down To Earth reported tear gas and water cannons in Ambala and Kurukshetra. The Tribune reported that police used tear gas shells and water cannons on farmers on the Rohtak-Hisar road in Meham on 26-27 November after farmers removed barricades, that some of the shells were past their expiry date, and that DGP Manoj Yadava said the matter was being examined. The Quint reported tear gas and water cannons at the Singhu and Tikri borders with Delhi on 27 November. Haryana Police said they acted with restraint, that nobody was seriously hurt and that no farmer was arrested (PTI). [4][5][2][1][6][3]
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The same action under other governments
For each party in power, its most recent tear gas in another entry. Chosen by this rule, not by hand.
- 2026Cockroach Janta Party protests over exam paper leaksIn power: BJP — Delhi Police
- 2022Protests against the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, June 2022In power: JD(U) — Bihar
- 2017Jallikattu protests in Tamil Nadu, January 2017In power: AIADMK — Tamil Nadu
- 2012December 2012 Delhi gang-rape protestsIn power: INC — Delhi Police
- 2006Kalinganagar police firingIn power: BJD — Odisha
Sources
- 1Haryana Govt Digs Trenches to Stop Delhi March, Farmers UndeterredThe Quint, 27 Nov 2020T5 SecondaryArchived 27 Nov 2020
- 2Expired tear gas shells used in Haryana to disperse Punjab farmersThe Tribune, 28 Nov 2020T5 SecondaryArchived 9 Dec 2020
- 3Indian PM Narendra Modi to repeal farm laws after year of protestsThe Guardian, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, 19 Nov 2021T4 Report
- 4Adamant farmers break barricades in HaryanaThe Tribune, Geetanjali Gayatri, 27 Nov 2020T4 ReportArchived 27 Nov 2020
- 5On Constitution Day, police use tear gas, water cannon on farmersDown To Earth, Shagun, 26 Nov 2020T4 ReportArchived 3 Oct 2024
- 6Delhi Chalo march: Punjab farmers face water cannons, push through Haryana barricadesPTI via Deccan Herald, 26 Nov 2020T5 SecondaryArchived 27 Nov 2020