reached the Singhu border and demanded that the protesters vacate the area and open the border. They said that they have been providing all kind of help to the protesters for the last two months but now the protest is affecting their livelihood. Hence, they requested them to vacate the road. They had come on Thursday as well with the same request, Additional Delhi Police PRO Anil Mittal told PTI.
There was resistance from some farmers which led to pulling and pushing of barriades and then the groups started pelting stones.
The police had to fire tear gas shells and resort to baton charge to break up the clash at Singhu border which turned
Tension arose on Friday after a group of around 200 people, claiming to be local residents, barged into the farmers’ protest site despite heavy security.
Singhu Border Violence: Visuals showed a man holding a sword, surrounded by the police.
New Delhi:
A policeman was injured by a sword during clashes this afternoon at Singhu border between Delhi and Haryana, the epicenter of the two-month long farmer protest against three central laws.
Visuals showed a man holding a sword, surrounded by the police. The man was believed to be one of the protesting farmers.
The farmer had allegedly attacked a group that barged into the protest site, despite heavy police presence, vandalized the protesters tents and broke their washing machines.
A Station House Officer was grievously injured when he tried to stop the farmer, said Delhi Police.
UPDATED: January 26, 2021 12:24 IST
Visual from Ghazipur border where farmers broke police barricades. Police fired tear gas shells (Source: India Today)
Chaos unfolded at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border points on Tuesday after groups of farmers, agitating against the contentious farm laws for over two months now, broke police barricades and forced their way into Delhi. The police used tear gas at Ghaziabad border and resorted to lathicharge at Singhu to disperse the farmers, who were expected to hold their tractor rally after the conclusion of the Republic Day parade at the Rajpath.
The farmers were seen marching on foot as well as on tractors even as security personnel tried to convince them to stick to the decided plan of the tractor parade. The Delhi Police allowed the proposed Republic Day tractor parade with 37 conditions, including capping the number of participants and allocating a fixed time slot.