Indian security forces fire tear gas to prevent thousands of farmers from entering New Delhi. Police set up massive roadblocks with metal spikes, cement blocks and steel barriers.
Long convoys of tractors were heading towards the capital from the neighboring states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Threat of further protests comes ahead of national elections expected in April.. Two-thirds of the population of 1.4 billion make a living from agriculture, which accounts for almost a fifth of the country's GDP.