Updated Jan 30, 2021 · 01:38 pm Police fire tear gas to disperse farmers during the tractor rally in Delhi on January 26. | Sajjad Hussain//AFP
Former Indian Navy chief (Retired) Admiral L Ramdas on Friday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind, expressing sadness over the violence that took place during the farmers’ Republic Day tractor rally. Ramdas said that the violence and security lapses during the rally needed immediate investigation by an impartial and high-level inquiry commission.
The former Navy chief also noted that mainstream media ignored the fact that most of the protestors remained peaceful, and instead fixed attention on a group hoisting flags at the Red Fort. He also spoke out against the filing of first information reports against farmer leaders and journalists.
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot
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Veteran Congress leader and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday (January 29) strongly condemned the FIR that was registered earlier in the day in Madhya Pradesh s Bhopal against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, several senior journalists, and others over the Republic Day farmers tractor parade violence.
Notably, the FIR was registered by a local farmer on this day against the individuals for allegedly making defamatory and instigating posts on their Twitter handles regarding the Republic Day violence in the national capital.
Gehlot said that these FIRs are clearly an attempt to intimidate and harass opposition as well as the media . He also pointed out that such systematic targeting goes against every norm of democracy.
New Delhi, January 27
Delhi Police have registered 22 FIRs so far in connection with the violence that broke out during the farmers' tractor parade in the national capital leaving over 300 policemen
Over 100 policemen sustained injuries in the clashes that erupted in various parts of Delhi during the farmer s tractor march on Republic Day, officials said
Updated Jan 27, 2021 | 11:42 IST
Heavy congestion was witnessed in some areas, including Anand Vihar in East Delhi and on the DND Flyway that connects Delhi and Noida. Heavy traffic on DND Flyway | Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi: A day after clashes and chaos were witnessed in the national capital due to farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day, the Delhi Police on Wednesday issued a traffic advisory for commuters while closing down several stretches to maintain law and order.
Due to restrictions imposed on the movement of traffic on some stretches, heavy congestion was witnessed in some areas, including Anand Vihar in East Delhi and on the DND Flyway that connects Delhi and Noida.