Tractor Rally in Delhi: Thousands of farmers knocked down barricades as they entered Delhi.
New Delhi:
Protesting farmers clashed with police at several places in the national capital and entered the iconic Red Fort and ITO in the heart of national capital, with hundreds of them deviating from agreed routes, prompting security personnel to resort to lathicharge and tear gas. The farmers have now left the Red Fort after the police intervened.
More than 20 tractors entered the Red Fort with nation flags this afternoon, hours after the farmers’ parade began.
In visuals emerging from ITO, one of the main intersections in Delhi near media offices and the police headquarters, policemen in riot gear appeared to be outnumbered. The policemen were seen running or hiding behind cars as farmers armed with sticks chased them with sticks and ramming their tractors into the buses parked by police..
Two buses had been used to block the farmers from progressing further on the crucial road connecting to the top government offices in the capital.
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“I condemn the violation of its dignity. It is sad and unfortunate,” tweets Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on agitating farmers entering #RedFort.
LIVE #tractorrally updates: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/latest-news-live-updates-on-farmers-protest-coronavirus-republic-day-farmers-group-kisan-mazdoor-sangharsh-committee-says-will-take-out-tractor-rally-2358087
Tikri Border update: After breaching barricade at Nangloi, protesting farmers are now taking designated route towards Najafgarh
Protesting farmers claim that they had communicated to police about their plans to go to Ring Road. “We always had plans to go to Ring Road and the message was conveyed much before,” a protesting farmer tells NDTV’s Mariyam Alavi atop a tractor entering Delhi from Singhu border.
“We always had plans to go to Ring Road and the message was conveyed much before,” a protesting farmer tells NDTV’s Mariyam Alavi atop a tractor entering Delhi from Singhu border#KisanTractorRally | #TractorRallypic.twitter.com/kHBaPT7gEO
– NDTV (@ndtv) January 26, 2021
Three routes were cleared for the farmers to hold the parade – 63-km route near Singhu Border, 62.5 km-long route from Tikri border, a 68-km long route from Ghazipur border that divides Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. However, some of the groups deviated from the planned route and entered the iconic Red Fort and ITO in the heart of national capital.
Visuals from the spot showed them climbing a flagpole below the ramparts of the iconic Mughal fort, from where the Prime Minister addresses the nation on Independence Day. As tractors took over the Ramlila Maidan outside the fort — the original site where they had planned their protest — farmers were heard saying that they will not leave Delhi now. NDTV’s Mohammed Ghazali explains the significance of the flag
#KisanTractorRally | NDTV’s Mohammed Ghazali explains the significance of the flag hoisted by protesting farmers at Red Fort pic.twitter.com/d4gbPHYQKv
– NDTV (@ndtv) January 26, 2021
Just In: Police have entered the Red Fort and are convincing the protesters to leave the premise.
Clearly farmers union leadership has lost its control.Many part of Tikri Border rally wants to proceed towards Central Delhi.
While leaders managed to convince few tractors to stick to designated route earlier,thats not the situation now. Farmers on foot have gone past Peeragarhi– Arvind Gunasekar (@arvindgunasekar) January 26, 2021
A tractor with two farmers on it overturned during a stunt at the Delhi-Noida border on Tuesday morning, as scores of protesters gathered here for demonstration against the new farm laws.
The tractor was being driven in a circular path at a high speed when it lost balance and overturned, while the two persons on board got minor injuries during the act at the Chilla border in the morning.
#InPics | Thousands of farmers enter Red Fort complex, wave flags
More photos from #kisantractorrally: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pics-police-barricades-knocked-down-near-delhi-as-farmers-begin-march-2358112
“Violence is not the solution to any problem. Irrespective of who gets hurt, it’s the country which will suffer,” says Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader
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Thousands of protesters broke through barricades, attacked policemen with sticks and vandalised a police vehicle after deviating from the agreed route of a farmers’ tractor rally and reaching the heart of Delhi.
In visuals emerging from ITO, one of the main intersections in Delhi near media offices and the police headquarters, policemen in riot gear appeared to be outnumbered. The policemen were seen running or hiding behind cars as farmers armed with sticks chased them.
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The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today closed the entry and exit gates at several metro stations as thousands of protesting farmers entered the national capital as they took out a tractor rally against the new farm laws. (Read full story here)
The Delhi Police has issued traffic advisories for the Republic Day parade. Traffic diversions and alternative routes have been posted on Twitter by the police.
– Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) January 26, 2021
#KisanTractorRally | Delhi Police issues heavy traffic alert 🚦
GTK road
Outer Ring road
Badli road
KN Katzu Marg
Madhuban chowk
Kanjhawala road
Palla road
Narela
Traffic Alert
Traffic is very heavy on GTK road, Outer ring road, Badli road, KN Katzu Marg, Madhuban chowk, Kanjhawala road, Palla road, Narela & DSIDC Narela roads. Please avoid these roads.– Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) January 26, 2021
Protesting farmers breach the barricades at Nangloi Junction, move towards Central Delhi. NDTV’s Arvind Gunasekar reports from ground zero
#LIVE | Protesting farmers breach the barricades at Nangloi Junction, move towards Central Delhi. NDTV’s Arvind Gunasekar reports from ground zero #TractorRallypic.twitter.com/7DKsrcNrRM
– NDTV (@ndtv) January 26, 2021
Farmers gather in huge numbers at Nangloi bridge. Riot control force on standby with water cannons and tear gas shelling equipment if situation spirals out of control
NDTV’s Arvind Gunasekar reports
Protesters were baton-charged and tear gas shells were fired by policemen as chaos unfolded near borders of the national capital.
Tear gas, lathi-charge by cops as protesting farmers break barricades at Delhi borders, begin #KisanTractorRally
(Video from Akshardham, Delhi) pic.twitter.com/tq1c4WuHiN
– NDTV (@ndtv) January 26, 2021
#TractorRally from Tikri border crosses Mundka, reaches Nangloi bridge, soon to take right towards Najafgarh.
Heavy security deployment and barricading at Najafgarh to stop farmers from moving towards central Delhi.
NDTV’s Arvind Gunasekar reports
#TractorRally from Tikri border crosses Mundka, reaches Nangloi bridge, soon to take right towards Najafgarh.
Heavy security deployment and barricading at Najafgarh to stop farmers from moving towards central Delhi.
NDTV’s Arvind Gunasekar reports
PM Modi Should Stand Firm Against Protesting FarmersIndia’s agitating farmers show no signs of fading away. Angry cultivators have been camped on the doorstep of Delhi for weeks through north India’s bitingly cold winter. They have shown a talent for staying in the headlines as well, with attention-grabbing stunts such as staging a tractor convoy to rival India’s official Republic Day parade.”
In solidarity and as mark of respect, people shower agitating farmers with flowers from the sidewalk as they march into Delhi for the #tractorrally today.
NDTV’s Arvind Gunasekar reports | 📍: Nangloi Junction
Tractor rally from Singhu border reaches Delhi’s Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar. The rally will proceed towards DTU-Shahbad-SB Dairy-Darwala- Bawana T-point- Kanjawala Chowk-Kharkhoda toll plaza. (ANI)
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PM Modi Should Stand Firm Against Protesting FarmersIndia’s agitating farmers show no signs of fading away. Angry cultivators have been camped on the doorstep of Delhi for weeks through north India’s bitingly cold winter. They have shown a talent for staying in the headlines as well, with attention-grabbing stunts such as staging a tractor convoy to rival India’s official Republic Day parade.”
JUST IN: Protesting farmers break police barricade at Delhi’s Singhu border ahead of big tractor rally
#Delhi | Traffic police releases advisory on arrangements ahead of #tractorrally of farmers
#TractorParadeOn26Jan LIVE updates: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/latest-news-live-updates-on-famrers-protest-coronavirus-republic-day-farmers-group-kisan-mazdoor-sangharsh-committee-says-will-take-out-tractor-rally–2358087
Farmers’ tractors with Tricolour standing at Chilla border on Delhi-Noida Link Road. (ANI)
All are advised to follow the given traffic advisory & avoid these roads today as traffic will be diverted as per given diversion plan & traffic will be very very heavy on these roads. pic.twitter.com/vsJLPKRXLX
– Addl. CP Traffic, Outer Range, Delhi (@dcptrafficouter) January 26, 2021
A farmers’ group – one of the key participants in the tractor rally to be held today — has declared that it would not stick to the route eith Delhi police. The Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee said it will approach the Delhi’s Outer Ring Road, raising a possibility of conflict with the police which has chalked out the routes from three locations at the border after a series of meetings with farmers’s groups. The rally will mark the completion of two months of protest against the Centre’s contentious farm laws by farmers camping at the borders of Delhi. (Read full story here)
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