With spears and shields, India's Nihang Sikh warriors join farmers' protest


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  • Friday, 23 Feb 2024

A nihang or Sikh warrior sits on makeshift bunker at a protest site where farmers are marching towards New Delhi to press for the better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at Shambhu Barrier, a border between Punjab and Haryana states, India, February 22, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

SHAMBHU, India (Reuters) - Thousands of protesting Indian farmers facing off with security forces have come under the protection of the Nihang Sikhs, a warrior sect dating back to the 1600s distinguished by their ink-blue robes and ancient weapons such as swords and spears.

The farmers, who are also mainly Sikhs and who hail from the northern state of Punjab, are demanding higher prices for their crops, and began marching to the capital Delhi earlier this month to press their demands to the government.

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