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Most of the farmers are scared of returning to their farms on the fringes of forests since one of their own was killed by a gaur on March 5.
The government issued the order a day after the centre announced incentive for export of rubber sheets.
Police have permitted 5,000 farmers to gather at the ground but farmers' leaders said they could not promise to stick to that limit.
They allegedly also set ablaze at least three vehicles including a fire engine and ransacked and vandalised the APMC office.
Demonstrators barricaded official buildings, strewn tires across the streets, and ignited them in flames.
Eighteen shooters, including empanelled shooters from the neighbouring grama panchayats and licensed shooters from the shooters club under KIFA, were deployed.
They asserted that the farmers' ongoing agitation will be intensified at the existing protest points and will continue till their demands are met by the government
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) are spearheading the 'Delhi Chalo' march.
A steering committee meeting of ‘Nel Karshaka Samrakshana Samiti’, has decided to go on the warpath if the Government fails to provide a procurement price of Rs 31.35 per kg.
Responding to farmers' protests over rising costs, Greece's government has offered discounts on power bills and extended a tax rebate for diesel.