New Delhi Security Ramped Up as Protesting Indian Farmers Move Towards Capital
Indian authorities have ramped up security in New Delhi as thousands of farmers protesting for higher crop prices resume their march to the capital.
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00:00 Indian authorities have ramped up security in New Delhi as thousands of farmers protesting
00:06 for higher crop prices resume their march to the capital.
00:10 New Delhi has been barricaded with barbed wire, sandbags and riot security.
00:16 The farmers plan to enter the city via buses and trains.
00:20 The farmers' protest began last month but they were stopped by security forces with
00:25 tear gas and water cannons about 200km north of the capital.
00:31 The protest comes just weeks before India's national elections which will see Prime Minister
00:36 Narendra Modi try to secure a rare third term in office.