Published: Sunday, January 24, 2021, 21:26 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 24: Delhi Police on Sunday claimed that over 300 Twitter handles have been generated from Pakistan to disrupt the tractor rally proposed by protesting farmers on Republic Day.
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Detailing the plan for the tractor parade, Deependra Pathak, Special Commissioner of Police (Intelligence) said the rally on Tuesday will be conducted amid tight security after the Republic Day celebrations conclude. Over 300 twitter handles have been generated from Pakistan during January 13 to 18 to disrupt the tractor rally by farmers only by misleading people. There are inputs about the same from different agencies too. It will be a challenging task for us but the rally will be conducted amid tight security after the Republic Day parade is over, Pathak said at a press conference.
The video was posted on Twitter by a page called TractorToTwitter. The stunt has an important message hidden in it that it wants to send out to the central government. | Photo Credit: Twitter
New Delhi: Since November 2020, farmers from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh are protesting at the Delhi borders against the three farm laws that were passed by the Central government. Their main demand is for them to be repealed. To take their movement further, a tractor rally will take place on Republic Day around the national capital.
Ahead of the rally, a video has gone viral where a farmer drove to Delhi from Punjab on a tractor in reverse gear. It was posted on Twitter by a page called TractorToTwitter that is an account standing in solidarity with the farmers cause.
India News: NEW DELHI: With Delhi Police giving its final nod for tractor march by farmers on restricted routes inside the city on Republic Day, the umbrella body.
Since November last year, farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, have been protesting against the Centre s three new agriculture laws at several Delhi border points, including Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur, demanding that the legislations be repealed.