UPDATED: January 26, 2021 19:03 IST Farmers hoist flags at the Red Fort during the Kisan Gantantra Parade amid the 72nd Republic Day celebrations, in New Delhi |(Yasir Iqbal/India Today)
In an unprecedented turn of events, protesting farmers broke through police barricades on their tractors to hoist their own flag Nishan Sahib at Red Fort today. Across Delhi, police resorted to lathicharge and teargassing as farmers tried to break away from the designated rally routes and pelted stones at security personnel.
Sporadic clashes erupted at Singhu border in the morning, followed by widespread violence in the Capital throughout the day. Buses and police vehicles were vandalised. And as cops barricaded more and more roads, hapless commuters were seen stranded in serpentine queues of vehicles across all major roads. Here’s how the events of the day unfolded.
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Red Fort breached, violence galore: How farmers tractor parade turned into a chaotic affair
A tractor march meant to highlight farmers demands dissolved into anarchy on the streets of New Delhi on Tuesday, as hordes of rampaging protesters broke through barriers, fought with police, overturned vehicles and delivered a national insult hoisting a religious flag from the rampart of Red Fort, a privilege reserved for Indiaâs tricolour.
Tens of thousands of protesters clashed with police in multiple places, leading to chaos in well-known landmarks of Delhi and suburbs, amid waves of violence that ebbed and flowed through the day, leaving the farmers two-month peaceful movement in tatters. In a Republic Day like no other, farmers atop tractors, on motorcycles and some on horses, broke barricades to enter the city at least two hours before they were supposed to start the tractor march at noon sanctioned by authorities. Steel and concrete barriers were br
Farmers break police barricades at Tikri border, enter Delhi ahead of Republic Day parade
The farmers are scheduled to hold a tractor parade in the national capital on Republic Day in protest against the three farm laws enacted in September 2020.
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Farmers broke the police barricades at the Delhi-Haryana Tikri border and entered Delhi on January 26.
The farmers are scheduled to hold a tractor parade in the national capital on Republic Day in protest against the three farm reform laws enacted in September 2020.
Farmer unions have been given permission to carry out the rally after the Republic Day celebrations are over. But, they broke the barricade at the Tikri border and started the rally forcefully, reported news agency ANI.
A Timeline: How things turned violent in Delhi on R-Day
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A Timeline: How things turned violent in Delhi on R-Day. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Jan 26 : Farmers, who were seen as friendly and peaceful for more than 60 days as they waited for government to accept their terms, suddenly left behind a trail of vandalism, violence, holliganism as they hoisted their flags at the 17th century iconic Red Fort after running amok through the capital clashing with the police personnel in several parts of the national capital.
IANS brings the entire timeline of the farmers proposed Kisan Gantantra parade that turned violent unexpectedly and went from peaceful to bloody becoming Occupy Delhi movement in no time.
Farmers clash with Delhi Police personnel near Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar. Farmers tractor rally: Clashes between police and protestors in Nangloi | Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi: Farmers, who were seen as friendly and peaceful for more than 60 days as they waited for the government to accept their terms, suddenly left behind a trail of vandalism, violence, hooliganism as they hoisted their flags at the 17th century iconic Red Fort after running amok through the capital clashing with the police personnel in several parts of the national capital.
IANS brings the entire timeline of the farmers proposed Kisan Gantantra parade that turned violent unexpectedly and went from peaceful to bloody becoming Occupy Delhi movement in no time.