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Twitter suspends over 550 accounts, flags tweets over Republic Day violence during farmers’ tractor rally
A Twitter spokesperson said the microblogging platform has also labelled tweets that were found to be in violation of its synthetic and manipulated media policy . January 27, 2021 / 07:06 PM IST
Police used tear gas to disperse farmers who marched to the capital during India s Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi. (Image: AP)
Social media giant Twitter said on January 27 that it suspended more than 550 accounts in view of the violence that erupted during the farmers’ tractor rally on the Republic Day of India.
A Twitter spokesperson said these suspended accounts were found to be engaging in “spam and platform manipulation” connected to the tractor rally that turned violent on January 26.
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Delhi Police FIR on R-Day violence says farmers moved towards Central Delhi amid requests to maintain law, order ANI | Updated: Jan 27, 2021 19:34 IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Delhi Police on Wednesday held 37 farmer leaders including Medha Patkar, Buta Singh, Yogendra Yadav responsible for Tuesday s violence in the national capital during the farmers Republic Day tractor rally.
In another FIR, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait has been named for violating multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including Sec 307 (attempt to murder), 147 (punishment for rioting) and 353 (assault/criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), the Delhi Police said in a statement today.
On Wednesday (January 27), Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary took upon himself to visit the fortress and show the viewers of Zee News what was left behind after the security forces managed to save the Red Fort from the hoodlums. Shattered glass, broken parts of walls, window panes, poles and boards, can be seen strewn across the length and breadth of the Red Fort.
As cracks began to appear in their ongoing stir, the farmer unions cancelled their planned march to Parliament on February 1 the day when the General Budget is due to be presented. However, they said their agitation against the farm laws will continue and public meetings and hunger strikes will be held across the country on January 30.
Tractor parade violence: Yogendra Yadav, Rakesh Tikait, Patkar among 37 leaders named in FIR
The action against the farmer leaders came as Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava alleged that several of them made inflammatory speeches and were involved in the violence.
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Farmers and their supporters remove barricades during the tractor rally near Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar in New Delhi. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS) By PTI
NEW DELHI: A day after violence during the tractor parade, the Delhi Police has named 37 farmer leaders, including Rakesh Tikait, Yogendra Yadav and Medha Patkar, in an FIR that mentioned charges of rioting, criminal conspiracy and attempt to murder among others, officials said.