Delhi police said elements based in Pakistan were trying to hijack the farmers’ protest.
New Delhi:
More than 300 Twitter users have been traced to Pakistan who were created to disrupt and hijack the tractor demonstration on Republic Day by farmers protesting the central government’s new agricultural laws, Delhi Police said. Sunday.
In detailing the plan for the tractor parade, Deependra Pathak, Special Commissioner of Police (Intelligence) said Tuesday’s rally will be held amid tight security after the Republic Day celebrations conclude.
“More than 300 Twitter identifiers were generated from Pakistan on Jan 13-18 to disrupt the tractor rally by farmers, just misleading people. There is also input on the same from different agencies. It will be a challenging task for the farmers. us, but the rally will take place amid tight security after the Republic Day parade is over, “Pathak said at a press conference.
Police said Pakistani Twitter users were promoting linked hashtags to disrupt farmers’ protest.
When asked to elaborate, he said: “There is a threat perception that terrorist groups based in Pakistan can create some problems. Malicious elements can create a public order situation. The 308 Twitter users that originate in Pakistan they have been promoting hashtags linked to the protest of farmers and the concentration of tractors. “
Since November last year, farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, have protested the center’s three new farm laws at various border points in Delhi, including Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur, demanding that the laws be repealed.
While the police tried to convince peasant leaders to carry out their tractor parade outside the national capital, they were adamant in holding the proposed rally on Delhi’s busy outer ring road.
Previously, there have been three rounds of meetings between unions and police officers from Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, but it was during the fourth round of talks on Friday’s tractor parade that the two sides reached an agreement.
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