The protesting farmers are set to resume their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march today after the talks with the government for guaranteed crop prices failed. Following last week’s failed attempt to cross the Punjab-Haryana border due to heavy police presence, farmers wearing gas masks and fortified gear are gearing up to confront security forces and breach the barricades. The protesters have brought excavators and JCB machines with modified cabins to withstand potential police actions, such as rubber bullets and shotgun pellets. Many farmers have prepared rudimentary anti-riot shields, and organised gas masks to blunt the impact of tear gas shells. They have also brought thousands of sandbags, intended for the construction of makeshift paths through non-barricaded areas.