Farmers protest: Entry, exit gates of Lal Quila, Jama Masjid metro stations closed
India | January 27, 2021 8:37 ISTThe Delhi Metro Rail Corporation took to Twitter to inform the public about the temporary closure of metro station gates.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation took to Twitter to inform the public about the temporary closure of metro station gates.
Following a chaotic day after farmers tractor parade turned violent leading to damage of public, private property, injuring over 80 cops, several protestors, the Delhi Police has so far lodged 7 FIRs in various sections regarding violence on Republic Day.
Shiv Kumar Sharma, also called Kakkaji, one of the leading faces of the ongoing farmers protest, in an exclusive conversation with India TV on violence during tractor march in Delhi, blamed the administration in the national capital for not being able to control those who created chaos.
On the day when farmers in the name of tractor march created havoc, violence broke all law & order in the national capital, a shocking video of Red Fort has surfaced showing farmers attacked police personnel who were trying to stop them entering the Red Fort.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that the Centre failed to control the tractor march going out of hands in the national capital.
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.
The Indian diaspora in China, Singapore, Australia and several other countries on Tuesday celebrated the 72nd Republic Day in a restricted manner and watched the cultural events virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After farmers tractor rally turned violent in the national capital on Republic Day today, the Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory informing about the latest routes to be avoided by the commuters.
Agitating farmers, who remain adamant on their demand of repealing the three new farm laws, on Saturday claimed that the Delhi Police has given them permission to go ahead with their planned tractor march in the national capital on Republic Day.
The government's negotiations with protesting farm unions hit a roadblock on Friday as the farmer leaders stuck to their demands for a complete repeal of three farm laws.
A day before the government's crucial 11th round of talks with protesting farmers, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday night met senior BJP leader and Home Minister Amit Shah.
Farmer unions protesting against the Centre’s agri laws said that they will go ahead with their proposed tractor parade in Delhi on Republic Day. They assured the government that their march will be peaceful.
Chief Justice SA Bobde on Tuesday orally observed that if a person on a panel has expressed views on the matter, it should not become ground for disqualification from a committee.
Taking a big decision on Monday, the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha has suspended BKU leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni over his alleged meeting with leaders of political parties.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday slammed the Congress party, Rahul Gandhi for supporting the farmers' agitation and demand of repealing the new farm laws asking either they lied when the party (Congress) mentioned bringing the same reforms in the 2019 manifesto or are lying about the new reforms now by supporting farmers demands.
Attorney General (AG) KK Venugopal on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the Khalistan supporters have infiltrated the farmers protest against the three farm laws.
Farmer leaders on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to suspend the three farm laws but said they will not leave the protest site till the three laws were repealed.
A 40-year-old Punjab farmer, who was taking part in the protest at the Singhu border against the Central farm laws, allegedly took his own life by consuming some poisonous substance on Saturday evening, police said.
Farmers, who continue to lead protests against new farm laws maintaining their stand that they want new legislation to be repealed, on Thursday warned the Centre for another tractor march on Republic Day (January 26).
The leaders of the farmers' unions demanding the repeal of the three new farm laws and the procurement of crops at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) are now readying for a 'Tractor March' saying it will be a trailer for Republic Day parade.
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