Not So Local After All: Meet the People Who Tried to Violently End the Farmers Protest
While mainstream media and far-right social media handles called the right-wing protesters at Singhu and Ghazipur locals , The Wire s investigation shows otherwise.
Rights17/Feb/2021
New Delhi: On January 28, a mob of angry protesters carrying the Indian flag and shouting slogans like “
Desh ke gaddaron ko, goli maaro saalon ko (Shoot the traitors of the nation)”, “
Khalistaniyon ko bhagao (Chase away the Khalistanis)” and “
Delhi police lath bajao, hum tumhare saath hain (Beat them up Delhi police, we are with you)”, stormed the farmersâ sit-in at the Singhu border. The mob reportedly destroyed tents, hurled petrol bombs and ransacked a community kitchen run by farmers.