Modi launches mass repression against two-month-long farmer agitation
India’s far-right Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has seized upon the “violence” and “anarchy” that erupted in Delhi during a Jan. 26 Republic Day protest against its pro-agri-business laws to launch a long-prepared campaign to repress the farmers’ agitation through state intimidation and violence.
Representatives of different religions walk in a march in support of the ongoing farmers protest, in Kolkata, India, Dec. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
This campaign is being spearheaded by the Delhi Police which are under the direct authority of Home Minister Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chief henchman and the BJP state government in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh (UP). The latter is led by Yogi Adityanath, a Hindu high priest, ardent Hindu supremacist and political thug.
Mass mobilisation in Punjab for Republic Day tractor parade
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Bike and tractor rallies are being organised by volunteers in all villages as a trial
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Bike and tractor rallies are being organised by volunteers in all villages as a trial
As the farmers’ protest is escalating, Punjab is witnessing mass mobilisation for the Republic Day tractor-trolley parade in Delhi.
“In all villages, bike and tractor rallies are being organised every day by our ground-level volunteers. They are going to every nook and corner to exhort those who are still at home to come out in support of the farmers and reach Delhi on January 26,” said Amreek Singh, District Pradhan, Bharat Kisan Union- Jalandhar (Kadian).