Republic Day Tractor Rally: Tear Gas, Lathicharge At Singhu Border As Farmers Break Barricades
Police used tear gas on groups of farmers as they tried to break barricades with tractors at Delhi s Mukarba Chowk. PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-26T07:13:45+05:30 Republic Day Tractor Rally: Tear Gas, Lathicharge At Singhu Border As Farmers Break Barricades outlookindia.com 2021-01-26T13:43:36+05:30
Police on Tuesday used tear gas on groups of farmers when they tried to break past barricades and cemented barriers with tractors at Delhi s Mukarba Chowk.
On Tuesday morning, groups of protesting farmers camping at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border points of the national capital broke police barricades to force their way into the city, before the time allotted by the Delhi Police for their tractor parade.
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Red Fort breached, violence galore: How farmers tractor parade turned into a chaotic affair
A tractor march meant to highlight farmers demands dissolved into anarchy on the streets of New Delhi on Tuesday, as hordes of rampaging protesters broke through barriers, fought with police, overturned vehicles and delivered a national insult hoisting a religious flag from the rampart of Red Fort, a privilege reserved for Indiaâs tricolour.
Tens of thousands of protesters clashed with police in multiple places, leading to chaos in well-known landmarks of Delhi and suburbs, amid waves of violence that ebbed and flowed through the day, leaving the farmers two-month peaceful movement in tatters. In a Republic Day like no other, farmers atop tractors, on motorcycles and some on horses, broke barricades to enter the city at least two hours before they were supposed to start the tractor march at noon sanctioned by authorities. Steel and concrete barriers were br
Tight security for Republic Day celebrations, tractor parade
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FILE PHOTO: Farmers participate in a tractor rally to protest against the newly passed farm bills, on a highway on the outskirts of New Delhi.
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. Updated: 26 Jan 2021, 08:24 AM IST PTI
The unions said around two lakh tractors are expected to participate in their parade, which will move into the city from three border points Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur (UP Gate).
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With the national capital on Tuesday witnessing two big events Republic Day celebrations and a farmers tractor parade the city has been brought under heavy security cover with deployment of thousands of security personnel in central Delhi and several border points.
Republic Day parade, farmers tractor rally: Delhi all set for January 26 | All you need to know
Republic Day parade, farmers tractor rally: Delhi all set for January 26 | All you need to know
Delhi has been brought under a multi-layered security cover in view of Republic Day parade as well as the proposed farmers tractor rally by on Tuesday i.e. January 26. Here is all you need to know about the two celebrations:
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UPDATED: January 26, 2021 00:21 IST
While the Republic Day parade will start from Vijay Chowk, the farmers tractor parade will move into the city from three border points - Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur (UP Gate). (Photo: PTI)