'Delhi Chalo': Protesting farmers permitted entry till Burari

However, in a major development, the Delhi Police commissioner said farmers will be allowed to enter the national capital adding they will have the permission to protest at the Nirankari Samagam Ground in the Burari area, reports Hindustan Times.

They protesting farmers from Punjab reportedly reached the national capital through the Tikri border.

The protesting farmers were lathicharged and tear-gassed at the Haryana-Delhi border in the early morning.

Haryana Police cited Covid-19 as the reason behind stopping the farmers from marching towards Delhi.

Countering police, the farmers said, "We don't want to create ruckus. We just want to go to Delhi and protest at Jantar Mantar."

"You are talking about Covid-19 while the government has led us to death," said a farmer.

The Centre's new farm laws will now allow farmers to sell their produce to institutional buyers beyond the regulated wholesale market.

However, farmers and opposition leaders criticised the Centre's move stating small peasants will have little bargaining power while selling their produce to institutional buyers, running the risk of getting exploited.

The laws (then bills) had also left the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) red-faced as its ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) had left the ruling national coalition on the issue.