Republic Day Tractor Rally: Tear Gas, Lathicharge At Singhu Border As Farmers Break Barricades
Police used tear gas on groups of farmers as they tried to break barricades with tractors at Delhi s Mukarba Chowk. PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-26T07:13:45+05:30 Republic Day Tractor Rally: Tear Gas, Lathicharge At Singhu Border As Farmers Break Barricades outlookindia.com 2021-01-26T13:43:36+05:30
Police on Tuesday used tear gas on groups of farmers when they tried to break past barricades and cemented barriers with tractors at Delhi s Mukarba Chowk.
On Tuesday morning, groups of protesting farmers camping at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border points of the national capital broke police barricades to force their way into the city, before the time allotted by the Delhi Police for their tractor parade.
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India s 71st Republic Day has its sight in the annals of history it will be singled out for its novelty. The pandemic and farmers unrest form the background of the celebration, which will also be the first major public event in the times of coronavirus.
This is also the second year that celebrations in the national capital are going to take place under the pall of protests. Last year, the agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) marked the days preceding and succeeding January 26.