Protesting farmers clashed with police at several places in the national capital and entered the iconic Red Fort and ITO in the heart of the national capital, with hundreds of them deviating from pre-decided routes, prompting security personnel to resort to lathi-charge and tear gas.
Pushed back by the police from the ITO in Central Delhi a section of the protesting farmers drove their tractors to Red Fort complex.
Chaos reigned for nearly 90 minutes as some protesters, including
Nihangs (traditional Sikh warriors), forced their way into the Red Fort and hoisted a flag from the staff from which the prime minister unfurls the tricolour on Independence Day.
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The farmers rally made its way towards the heart of the national capital, following which a clash broke out between the police and protesting farmers where the force lathicharged and used tear gas shells against them.
Some sections of farmers from Singhu and Tikri border reached ITO in Lutyen s Delhi despite the Delhi police force denying them permission for this.
Protesting farmers enter Red Fort complex, hoist flag
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Updated: Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 15:06 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 26: 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 pre-decided routes.
Farmers enter Red Fort, hoist a flag | Tractor rampage at ITO | Oneindia News
Some protesting farmers and Nihangs (traditional Sikh warriors) were seen entering the Red Fort and hoisting a flag from the staff from which prime minister unfurls the tricolour on Independence Day.
Chaotic scenes were witnessed at ITO, where hundreds of protesters could be seen chasing police personnel with sticks and ramming their tractors into the buses parked by police.
1 / 7 Farmers shower flower petals on fellow farmers riding on their tractors after breaking the police barricades at Singhu border during the Kisan Gantantra Parade on Republic Day, in New Delhi. Photo: PTI Chanting rang de basanti and jai jawan jai kisan numerous farmers rode tractors, motorbikes, horses and even cranes to cross the national capital s borders into the city for their proposed parade against the three contentious farm laws. Standing atop vehicles decked up with flags, the protesters danced to the tune of patriotic songs such as Aisa desh hai mera and Sare jahan se achcha . Stopped and lathicharged 2 / 7 Police attempt to stop farmers during their Kisan Gantantra Parade in protest against Centre s farm reform laws, on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day, near Akshardham in New Delhi.Farmers shower flower petals on fellow farmers riding on their tractors after breaking the police barricades at Singhu border during the Kisan Gantantra P
New Delhi, Jan 26: 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 pre-decided routes, prompting security personnel to resort to lathicharge and tear gas. A man climbed a flagstaff and hoisted a flag.