January 29, 2021
Fluttering in the chilly Delhi winter breeze, a triangular flag was hoisted on Jan. 26 on the ramparts of the Red Fort, a Mughal-era monument.
The Nishan Sahib, a saffron-coloured flag with a two-edged dagger as its central motif, is a religious flag that belongs to the Sikh community. It can be commonly found at all gurdwaras and Sikh events. But single act by farmer-led protesters has multiple political connotations packed into it. First, the Red Fort is the site of the national address the Indian prime minister delivers every Independence Day. The Indian flag is also ceremoniously unfurled. Second, a religious flag was hoisted below, but close to the Indian flag. And third, it happened on a day that India celebrates its constitution.
NEW DELHIâA handful of persons who are reportedly BJP workers have desecrated sacred âNishan Sahibâ (Khalsa flag usually hoisted on the premises of Gurdwaras) with their shoes on the middle of the road and burnt it while raising hateful slogans, two days after the angry farmers hoisted the Nishan Sahib atop the Red Fort of Delhi without touching tricolour flag and hurting anybodyâs sentiments.
A video of this has gone viral and hurt the sentiments of the Sikhs across the world. The whole community has demanded stringent action against those responsible for the desecration. All the peace and harmony loving people have condemned this hateful act, which can fuel communal violence.
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Shun your ego and accept farmers demands: Sukhbir Badal to Centre
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday asked the BJP-led Centre to shun the ego and accept the demand of farmers of repealing the three farm laws. It is shameful to see that the central government is adamant on its stand and not ready to repeal farm laws as per the demand of farmers, he said.
Badal said farmers of the country are united in their demand to repeal these laws which will completely destroy future generations of the farmers.
Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been camping at several border points of Delhi for the past several weeks, demanding a repeal of the three farm laws and a legal guarantee to the minimum support price (MSP) for their crops.
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Thousands of farmers are set to participate in a tractor rally on Republic Day (26 January) in Delhi, as farmers leaders claimed on Saturday that the Delhi Police has granted permission for the mega event.
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