A rally against agriculture reforms in India turned violent on Tuesday, after protesting farmers broke through police barricades to storm Delhi s historic Red Fort complex.
Protesters climb on a dome at the ramparts of the Red Fort as farmers demonstrate against the government s recent agricultural reforms.
Photo: AFP
On foot and in tractors, the protesters were part of a huge rally planned on India s Republic Day.
Many protesters diverted from agreed routes and clashes broke out with police.
One protester died and more than 80 police officers were injured.
Mobile internet services were suspended in parts of Delhi and some metro stations closed as security forces scrambled to restore order.
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A rally against agriculture reforms in India turned violent on Tuesday, after protesting farmers broke through police barricades to storm Delhi s historic Red Fort complex.
On foot and in tractors, the protesters were part of a huge rally planned for India s Republic Day.
Many protesters diverted from agreed routes and clashes broke out with police.
One protester died and more than 80 police officers were injured.
Mobile internet services were suspended in parts of Delhi and some metro stations closed as security forces scrambled to restore order.
Fuel prices have been on an upswing across the country. After holding the retail price of petrol steady for most of December, oil marketing companies in India started.
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On Sunday morning, a sea of red snaked out of Nashik district, with farmers on foot, on jeeps and vans steadily clogging roads, toll plazas and mountainous routes of Nashik’s Kasara Ghat.