The Action of Dissident Factions Can't Be Used to Discredit an Otherwise Peaceful Protest It would be a folly for the government to weaponise the actions of dissidents in an attempt to weaken the influence of the movement. Farmers listen to their leaders speech during their ongoing protest at Tikri border, a day after the farmers tractor rally, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Photo: PTI/ Kamal Kishore Rights27/Jan/2021 It is perhaps in the nature of the media that the breakdown of normality attracts more attention that regular events. Natural disasters, social breakdowns, political coups, mass violence and pandemic deaths are ânewsierâ events than slow-moving social changes or scientific advances â even if they are of enormous long-term significance. This is how the different faces of the farmersâ protest march in Delhi on January 26 were captured on TV screens the world over.