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Amit Shah meets cops injured in clash with farmers on R-Day
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and Delhi Police Commissioner SN Srivastava on Thursday visited two hospitals in the national capital to see policemen who are currently undergoing treatment after Republic Day violence in the national capital. Shah and Srivastava visited Shushrut Trauma Centre and Teerath Ram Hospital. Â
During the visit, Shah interacted with policemen and also took stock of their health progress from doctors. Both the hospitals are located in Civil Lines. Meeting the injured Delhi Police personnel. We are proud of their courage and bravery, Shah tweeted.
A day after widespread violence and chaos in the national capital following farmers’ tractor march, several important routes in Delhi and the NCR remain closed on Wednesday. The Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory urging commuters from Delhi to Ghaziabad to avoid certain routes and check traffic updates before stepping out of their homes to avoid any inconvenience later. They have been advised to take Shahdara, Karkari Mor and DND routes as Ghazipur Mandi, NH-9 and NH-24 have been closed for traffic movement.
The Bhartiya Kisan Union blamed the Delhi Police and the local administration for the violence during farmers' tractor rally at the national capital on Tuesday. It claimed that the route was not earmarked with barricades which confused the farmers. Meanwhile, additional paramilitary personnel will be deployed in Delhi to restore peace and maintain law and order.
The farmers' tractor march in the national capital on Republic Day took a violent turn as a section of protesters broke police barricades and entered parts of the city which was not earmarked for their protest. Their inceddents of clashes between protesters and police was reported from some areas in which several people were injured and vehicles overturned. The police resorted to lathicharge and fired teargas shells to disperse the protestors.
Delhi Police has registered as many as 22 FIRs in connection with the violence which broke out during the farmers' tractor rally in the national capital on Tuesday. According to sources in Delhi Police, a total of 5 FIRs have been lodged in Eastern Range. The tractor rally by farmers saw violence at several places in Delhi as protestors clashed with police and broke barricades. Protesters breached the Red Fort premises and waved flags they were carrying from its ramparts.