Kites to Colgate: How Farmers Are Protecting Themselves At The Protest
By Titha Ghosh As stories of escalating tensions at the borders poured in, the second day of the farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest saw police use extreme measures to block farmers from entering the city. From pellet guns on Khanauri border to tear gas from drones at the Shambhu border, the attacks were aimed at preventing farmers from getting closer to the cemented barricades. Videos of farmers from the Shambhu border, on the Punjab-Haryana border began going viral on Indian video-sharing platforms like Moj and Like. These farmers recorded themselves having to adopt unique techniques to defend th...