Farmers have been protesting for more than two months.
New Delhi:
Punjab peasant leaders will address protesting farmers on one of Delhi-Haryana’s key borders this morning, a day after the capital witnessed unprecedented violence when a Republic Day tractor demonstration by part of the farmers protesting the agricultural laws of the center went off the scheduled course and rolled. at the iconic Mughal era Red Fort. A farmer died on the way to the Red Fort, and the police said it was an accident. More than 300 policemen were injured in Tuesday’s violence and 22 cases have been recorded, Delhi police said. The sources said that several peasant leaders are among those named in the cases, adding that they are in the process of identifying those responsible for the violence. A conspiracy case has also been filed, police sources said. On February 1, farmers are planning a march to parliament.
Here are the top 10 updates on the farmers’ protest:
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The speech of the farmer leaders on the Singhu border will be followed by a meeting of these leaders to chart the next course of action.
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Union Interior Minister Amit Shah held a high-level meeting Tuesday night at which the decision was made to deploy additional paramilitary forces in Delhi. Punjab and Haryana have been put on high alert.
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The internet has been suspended in parts of the national capital region, including Delhi and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
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The farmers received permission from the police to hold the rally on the outskirts of the city after a court battle. The rally, which would be held in stretches of more than 60 kilometers near the Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders, was expected to enter the city on Wednesday only after the Republic Day parade ended around 11.30 a.m. But the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee refused to stick to the route. At 8 am, thousands entered the national capital on foot. Dramatic footage showed farmers breaking barriers on the Singhu border, the epicenter of protests against the farm laws that began on November 26.
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Violence broke out at the ITO in central Delhi, where the police headquarters are located. A farmer was killed there when a tractor overturned on the way to the Old City, police said. A bus was vandalized in the vicinity of Akshardham, where police clashed with protesters. The other flash point was Nangloi, where the police used tear gas projectiles. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation closed the doors of several metro stations.
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A group of key farmers from across India, Samyukt Kisan Morcha, canceled the tractor rally and asked participants to return to protest sites outside the borders of Delhi. The group also said that anti-social elements had “infiltrated the peaceful movement.” “The long fighting of more than 6 months and more than 60 days of protests on the Delhi borders also appear to have led to this situation,” he added.
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Vehicle movement in the capital was also affected today because the ITO crossing in Delhi, which saw violence yesterday, was closed to traffic in the morning. Morning commuters faced problems after traffic police barricaded the crossing and asked people to take alternate routes. The busy crossing opened around 11am.
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The violence has been condemned by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Congressional MP Rahul Gandhi and the ruling Aam Aadmi party in Delhi.
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Farmers fear that the new laws will deprive them of guaranteed minimum incomes and leave them exposed to exploitation by big business.
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Eleven rounds of talks have been held between farmers and the government, but there has been no progress. Farmers rejected the center’s latest offer to suspend the laws for 18 months while a special committee conducts negotiations.
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