Farmers' Protest Farmers' tractor rally turns violent in Delhi, one protester dies
New Delhi/IBNS: A protester died and at least a policeman was injured as the tractor rally carried out by farmers in protest against the Centre's farm laws turned violent in the national capital on Tuesday.
While the farmers claimed the deceased was hit by a bullet, police said he had died after his tractor overturned.
Braving the tear gas, lathicharge by police and breaking barricades, the protesters stormed into the heart of the national capital Delhi and captured the Red Fort as police seemed going outnumbered.
The Delhi Police termed the situation as "unprecedented".
Yogendra Yadav, the political activist and farmers' leader, has urged the protesters to abide by the law.
Opposing the violence, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi tweeted, "Violence is not the solution to any problem. Whoever gets injured, it will be a loss for our country. The farm laws should be repealed for the benefit of our country."
हिंसा किसी समस्या का हल नहीं है। चोट किसी को भी लगे, नुक़सान हमारे देश का ही होगा।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 26, 2021
देशहित के लिए कृषि-विरोधी क़ानून वापस लो!
In some visuals, the dividers on the streets of Delhi were seen vandalised, allegedly by the farmers.
The farmers took over the streets of ITO and ISBT, NDTV reported.
The farmers have reportedly entered into Delhi through the routes which have not been allotted for the protesters.
Though the farmers marched past the Tikri border breaking the police barricades, they were tear gassed at the Delhi-Haryana border, also known as Singhu border, while on their way to the national capital.
The Delhi Police on Sunday allowed the protesters to carry on with their rally but with one condition, that they can't disrupt the Republic Day parade in Delhi.
Earlier, the central government had opposed the tractor rally stating it would be an "embarrassment to the nation".
Since Nov 26, 2020, thousands of farmers have gathered at the border of Delhi, which houses the Prime Minister's residence, protesting against the three new farm laws which was enacted by the Centre through an Ordinance and later controversially passed by Parliament.
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