Before the Morcha meeting, representatives of 32 Punjab unions will also meet at the Singhu border, a major site for protests against the three new farm laws
The violence that broke out during Republic Day is what the Supreme Court had feared, but did not stop the farmers from protesting. After seeing what happened and the number of FIR s filed, further decisions of the Supreme Court are awaited.
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Farmers protest: 86 police personnel injured in violence during tractor parade, says Delhi Police
Farmers reneged on their commitment made during talks between Sanyukt Kisan Morcha and Delhi Police that they would carry out a peaceful protest on the agreed routes, adding that over 300 police personnel were injured in violence across the city, said Delhi Police. In a statement, the police also claimed it did all due diligence in following the conditions for the rally, but the protesters began their march much ahead of the scheduled time and extensive damage to public property was caused during the violence by them.
Farmers Protests Live updates: In a video posted on Facebook, actor Deep Sidhu said protesters hould not be given any communal colour or dubbed as fundamentalists or hardliners. “To symbolically register our protest against the new farm legislations, we put up Nishan Sahib and a farmer flag and also raised a slogan of Kisan Mazdoor Ekta,” he said Watch LIVE News, Latest Updates, Live blog, Highlights and Live coverage online at firstpost.com.
Thousands of farmers marched into the national capital on foot and while riding tractors, even as paramilitary forces and Delhi Police personnel kept a wary eye on the evolving situation.