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From Our India Correspondent
ON TUESDAY 26th January, Indian Republic Day, a huge parade took place of at least 37 farm unions.
In this rally, they covered around 100 kilometres of the national capital. The rally started from Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh region, and reached Delhi, where they clashed with the police.
The police used tear gas and the situation took a violent turn after a few farmers were injured and one young farmer, aged 27 named Navneet Singh from Bajpur, was shot dead by the police.
Police are trying to cover it up by saying the farmer died because his tractor overturned.
In pics: Farmers tractor parade on Republic Day 2021 turns violent
The agitating farmers broke barricades at Ghazipur, Apsara, Tikri and Singhu borders earlier in the day in a bid to enter the national capital
BusinessToday.In | January 26, 2021 | Updated 15:31 IST
Farmers protests: In this rally, they covered around 100 kilometres of the national capital
Farmers took out the scheduled tractor rally across Delhi today but it turned violent. In this rally, they covered around 100 kilometres of the national capital. The rally starting from Ghazipur now reached ITO in Delhi, where they clashed with the police. The police used tear gas and the farmers pelted stones. The farmers were trying to reach Red Fort. Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee s Satnam Singh Pannu had earlier said, We ve to move towards Ring Road but police is stopping us. We ve given them 45 minutes to speak to their seniors. We re carrying out a peaceful parade. The route they are asking us to follow wasn t agreed