At the Red Fort on January 27, 2021 (Express Photo: Praveen Khanna)
After two months of peaceful protests on the Delhi borders and 11 rounds of negotiations with the central government, the Republic Day tractor parade turned into chaos on Tuesday. A protester was killed when his tractor overturned while colliding with a road barrier at ITO, and dozens of people were injured as mobs resorted to violence and vandalism as they made their way to the Red Fort and raised their flag there. .
The Delhi Police registered 25 FIRs after the violence and registered 37 of the agricultural leaders who participated in the talks.
The six SKM spokespersons who have been appointed are: Jagjit Singh Dallewal, President, BKU (Sidhupur); Balbir Singh Rajewal, President, BKU (Rajewal); Darshan Pal, President of the Krantikari Kisan Union; Rakesh Tikait, President, BKU; Kulwant Singh Sandhu, Secretary General of Jamhoori Kisan Sabha; Yogendra Yadav, Chairman, Swaraj India Party. Except for Yogendra Yadav, all the others participated in the talks with the government.
The others who were also among the representatives of the agricultural unions involved in the talks with the Center and have been appointed to the FIR are: Boota Singh Burjgill, President, BKU Dakaunda; Nirbhai Singh Dhudike, President of the Kirti Kisan Union; Ruldu Singh Mansa, President of the Punjab Kisan Union; Inderjit Singh, Chairman of the Kisan Sangharsh Committee; Harjinder Singh Tanda, Chairman of the Azad Kisan Sangharsh Committee, Punjab; Gurbaksh Singh, President, Jai Kisan Andolan; Satnam Singh Pannu, Chairman of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee; Kanwalpreet Singh Pannu, Chairman of the Kisan Sanghrash Committee; Joginder Singh Ugrahan, President of BKU-Ugrahan; Surjit Singh Phool, President of BKU Krantikari; Harmeet Singh Kadian, President of BKU Kadian; Satnam Singh Sahni, Secretary General, BKU (Doaba); Bogh Singh Mansa, President, BKU (Mansa); Balwinder Singh Aulakh, Chairman of the Majha Kisan Committee; Satnam Singh Behru, President of the Indian Farmers Association; Bharat Boota Singh Shadipur, President of Bharti Kisan Manch; Baldev Singh Sirsa, President of the Lok Bhalai Insaaf Social Welfare Society; Jagbir Singh Tanda, President of Doaba Kisan Samiti; Mukesh Chandra, Doaba Kisan Sangharsh Committee; Sukhpal Singh Daffar, Chairman of the Ganna Sangharsh Committee; Harinder Singh Lakhowal, Secretary General, BKU Lakhowal; Kirpal Singh Nathuwala, President of Kisan Bachao Morcha; Prem Singh Bhangu, President of the All India Kisan Federation, Punjab Unit; Gurnam Singh Chaduni, President of BKU Haryana; Kavita Kuruganti, Mahila Kisan Adhikaar Manch; Rishipal Ambavatta, President of BKU Ambavatta; Prem Singh Gehlot, President, All India Kisan Mahasabha, Haryana Unit.
One of the FIRs, on the Red Fort incident, names Punjabi film actor Deep Sidhu and Lakhbir Singh Sidhana aka Lakha Sidhana, gangster turned politician and president of the Malwa Youth Federation.
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