The leaders of the farmers’ protest will be targeted with the entire national security arsenal that the state has used in previous protests, from Bhima Koregaon to the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Addressing the violent clashes that broke out between farmers and Delhi police in the Red Fort on Republic Day, President Ramnath Kovind said: “My government has always respected freedom of expression and the conduct of peaceful agitation in a democratic framework. . However, the recent acts of dishonoring the National Flag and showing disrespect for the auspicious occasion of Republic Day are regrettable. “
Meanwhile, claiming that he had been warning for a long time that Pakistan will try to exploit the unrest over agricultural laws to disturb the peace of Punjab, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said on Friday that central agencies should investigate the possible role of the neighboring country in the recent riots and violence during the farmers’ upheaval in Delhi.
“What is happening and what happened today in Singhu is what Pakistan wants,” Amarinder said.
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