On-going protests against India s new agriculture law have overshadowed the Republic Day military parade.
Military parade on the Rajpath Boulevard, New Delhi
An audience sat watching the Republic Day military parade spectacle in the center of the capital city to commemorate the introduction of the 1950 constitution after India gained its independence from the British Empire.
India flaunts its cultural diversity
The annual Republic Day parade shows off the country s ethnic and cultural diversity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi s ruling nationalist party has previously come under fire for passing legislation considered discriminatory against the country s large Muslim population.
Socially distanced spectacular
This year s Republic Day was scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The grand military and cultural parade couldn t help but be overshadowed by the tens of thousands of protesting farmers surrounding the city.
, ITV News, Delhi
Tens of thousands of protesting farmers breached barricades and police reinforcement and entered several parts of Indian capital New Delhi and stormed Mughal era historic Red Fort to demand the repeal of new farm laws.
Police in Delhi have clashed with farmers with batons and have fired teargas to try to disperse the surging crowds of farmers riding on hundreds of tractors marching to seat of power in the Indian capital.
The clash has left one farmer dead and dozens of police officers injured.
The tractor rally called by the protesting farmers protesting outside New Delhi for two months on India s Republic Day to demand repeal of new farm laws.
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