Groups of farmers start moving back, but still in Delhi
Groups of farmers start moving back, but still in Delhi
Last Updated: Tue, Jan 26th, 2021, 19:00:37hrs
New Delhi: Some groups of farmers started going back to their respective sit-in sites on Tuesday evening after hours of chaos during their tractor parade against the farm laws, but thousands of other protesters were still in several areas, including ITO, Nangloi and Mukarba Chowk, of the national capital.
Hundreds of farmers were sitting at the ITO crossing and many, who entered the city from the Singhu border protest site, were moving towards Delhi s Outer Ring Road.
Farmers tractor parade: Protestors begin tractor march in Delhi much before scheduled time
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Last Updated: Jan 26, 2021, 12:31 PM IST
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While farmers unions assured the Delhi Police that their tractor parade would only start after the official Republic Day concludes, farmers camping at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur started marching into the national capital on their tractors.
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NEW DELHI: Thousands of farmers protesting against the three farm laws began their first of a kind tractor parade in the national capital, much before the time they were granted permission by Delhi Police for the event. At Delhi s Mukarba Chowk, security personnel used tear gas on groups of farmers as they tried to break barricades and cemented barriers with tractors at Delhi s Mukarba Chowk.
6855 Protesting farmers at ITO during their tractor march on Republic Day, in New Delhi, on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. PTI
New Delhi, January 26
Some groups of farmers started going back to their respective sit-in sites on Tuesday evening after hours of chaos during their tractor parade against the farm laws, but thousands of other protesters were still in several areas, including ITO, Nangloi and Mukarba Chowk, of the national capital.
Hundreds of farmers were sitting at the ITO crossing and many, who entered the city from the Singhu border protest site, were moving towards Delhi’s Outer Ring Road.
Farmers were seen moving back in batches to Tikri and Ghazipur border protest sites on Tuesday evening.
Farmers drive into Delhi on tractors, rally marred by violence, protest reaches Red Fort: 10 developments
Violence broke out in Delhi on Republic Day as protesters in farmers tractor rally marched into the national capital, breaking barricades and clashing with the police. The Delhi Police resorted to tear gas shells and lathi-charge to contain the situation. Deviating from the designated route, a section of farmers entered the Red Fort and hoisted flags. Here are the top developments in today s big story.
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UPDATED: January 26, 2021 16:56 IST
Farmers attempt to break a barricade at Ghazipur border as they participate in Kisan Gantantra Parade in protest against Centre s farm reform laws, on the 72nd Republic Day, in New Delhi, Jan 26. (PTI Photo)