Why Was the Red Fort Left Unguarded When Delhi Was on High Alert ?
It is difficult not to conclude that there was, indeed, a deep conspiracy to malign the farmers movement.
Protesters at the Red Fort on Republic Day. Photo: PTI
Rights04/Feb/2021
For several years now, a few days prior to Republic Day, a state of âhigh alertâ regarding security threats is invariably declared over the entire city of Delhi. This year too, a âhigh alertâ was proclaimed on January 17, 2021 by the Delhi Police through a circular. According to the above ABP News Bureau report:
âDelhi Police is on high alert regarding the farmer protesters sitting at the borders. Ahead of Republic Day celebration, Delhi Police has posted posters of Khalistan terrorists in all the crowded areas, which they are looking for. The police suspect that these terrorist organizations can carry out a big conspiracy.â (Circulars issued by the Delhi Police in January 2021 are inaccessible; they have
Over 100 protesters from Punjab missing after Red Fort incident, claims NGO
Over 100 protesters from Punjab missing after Red Fort incident, claims NGO
An NGO in Punjab has claimed that over 100 farmer protesters from the state have gone missing after participating in the tractor rally in Delhi on January 26.
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UPDATED: January 30, 2021 16:09 IST
Visual of the Red Fort amid the violence during the farmers tractor parade in Delhi on Republic Day. (India Today)
Days after hundreds of protesting farmers marched into New Delhi while participating in the
Kisan Gantantra Parade on Republic Day, over 100 protesting farmers have reportedly gone missing from various parts of Punjab, claimed an NGO.
Fact Check: Unrelated image shared as police action against protesting farmers
According to the reports, the picture is from the violence that broke out at the tractor rally on Republic Day.
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Viral Picture
Scores of farmers and policemen were injured in the violence that erupted during the tractor rally in Delhi on Republic Day. Social media too is filled with pictures of the clashes.
Amid this, an image collage, one of a Nihang Sikh waving a sword at security personnel and another of an old man with a bandaged head and bruises on his face, is viral on social media with the claim that it is how police responded to the farmer who tried to attack them.
Is the Charge Against Farmers of Disrupting Order in Delhi Politically Valid?
Those who hold the reins of government tend to gloss over the fact that the political is by definition adversarial. It is a tussle over resources, whether these are in the form of material goods, power or voice.
A section of protesters at Red Fort on January 26. Photo: PTI
Rights27/Jan/2021
How anarchical of a section of Indiaâs striking farmers to break political codes ordained by the government. How dare they push for the will of the
gana or a collective of people on
Gantantra Diwas (Republic Day)