Farmers' rally: SKM calls off tractor parade with immediate effect

Police used tear gas on farmers at Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar in New Delhi as farmers tractor rally arrived there on Tuesday Farmers also broke the barricading at DelhiHaryana tikri border as they began their rally as part of the ongoing protest against the new agriculture laws on the occasion of Republic Day They are heading towards Kanjhawala ChowkAuchandi borderKMPGT road junctionHundreds of farmers comprising mostly the youths removed the barricades forcefully even as senior members in the groups were seen persuading them not to take matters into their hands and protest in a peaceful mannerThe youths also defied the conditions put by the farmers unions as they played loud music and rode their tractors at high speed on the highway that connects Delhi with Uttar PradeshThousands of farmers marched into the national capital on foot and while riding tractors even as paramilitary forces and Delhi Police personnel kept a wary eye on the evolving situationA senior police officer said that farmers began their rally before the scheduled time between 12 pm and 5 pm once the official Republic Day celebrations were overKisan Congress Vice Chairman Surender Solanki who is leading a protest by farmers at the Tikri border told IANS Thousands of farmers have been assembling at the Tikri border since 3 am today for the tractor paradeAround 6 am we began our tractor parade with hundreds of tractors And we also removed the barricades put at the Jharoda borderDelhi Police use tear gas to disperse farmers at Sanjay Gandhi Transport NagarFarmers tractor rally form Singhu border arrived here pictwittercomg36JzH4ke4mdash ANI ANI January 26 2021A temporary wall has been erected to seal the Karnal bypass to stop the entry of vehicles into the national capitalLIVE UPDATESLegal action to be taken against those who assaulted police during farmers tractor rally said Joint Commissioner of Delhi PoliceSamyukt Kisan Morcha calls off tractor parade with immediate effect appeals participants to return to their respective protest sites reports PTIThe Delhi governmentrun hospitals Chief Medical Officer Dr Ritu Saxena told IANS that eight policemen and 12 farmers are currently receiving treatment and a few of them have sustained serious injuries Some have fractured their legs hands and also suffered blows on their heads We are treating them in an emergency ward she said However no one is in critical condition she addedSources in Delhi police have told midday that the violent protestors will be identified and cases may be registered against them under relevant sections of IPCNCP leader Sharad Pawar has slammed the central government and asked it take the right decision in view of the clashes in DelhiNobody will support whatever happened today but the reason behind it cannot be ignored either Those sitting calmly grew angry the Centre didnt fulfill its responsibility Govt should act maturely amp take the right decision NCP Chief Sharad Pawar on the tractor rally in Delhi httpstcobJYo0l1fpbmdash ANI ANI January 26 2021Condemning the violence at farmersrsquo protest Aam Aadmi Party said it is regrettable that the central government allowed the situation to deteriorate to such an extent ldquoFarmer leaders have said that those who indulged in violence today were not part of the movement and were external elements Whoever they were the violence has certainly weakened the movement which was going on so peacefully and in a disciplined mannerrdquo said AAPShiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut slammed the Union government saying the government didnt listen to the protesting farmers till the end mdash Sanjay Raut rautsanjay61 January 26 2021Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also condemned the incident saying any violence in a democracy is not acceptableRespected Home Minister what steps did GoI take to avoid this despite knowing the simmering anger Only if the GoI had shed their arrogance we wouldnrsquot have seen a day like this httpstcos84f6VGSb7mdash Priyanka Chaturvedi priyankac19 January 26 2021It is saddening that people are defending the sacrilege that we witnessed at the Red Fort dear apologists there is only one flag and that is the Indian Flag that should fly high from the ramparts of our historic monument however strong a cause for protest one might havemdash Priyanka Chaturvedi priyankac19 January 26 2021This is the failure of the government to have not resolved the issue sooner allowed it to fester for monthsampdespite having constant inputs from various agencies about how things could go out of control not been prepared with adequate measures to stop thismdash Priyanka Chaturvedi priyankac19 January 26 2021Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said although he supports the farmers protest he cannot condone lawlessnessMost unfortunate I have supported the farmersrsquo protests from the start but I cannot condone lawlessness And on RepublicDay no flag but the sacred tiranga should fly aloft the Red Fort httpstcoC7CjrVeDw7mdash Shashi Tharoor ShashiTharoor January 26 2021The meeting is also trying to zero in upon the individuals responsible for triggering the violence and provoking the farmers during the tractor parade especially those behind hoisting a pennant at Red FortBesides the security arrangements in the border areas of Delhi are also being reviewedDeliberations are underway to strengthen the security apparatus According to intelligence inputs some organised groups are behind the violenceUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday called an emergency meeting at his residence over the violence that rocked parts of Delhi According to sources senior officers of Delhi Police are present at the meeting that has been called to take stock of the security arrangementsThe telecom operators like Jio Airtel and Idea alerted their customers through messages about the disrupted Internet services As per the government instructions Internet services have been stopped in your areas till further notice said a message received from Jio in a particular area where Internet services were barredThe Ministry of Home Affairs in an order also suspended Internet services at Singhu Ghazipur Tikri Mukarba Chowk and Nangloi along with their adjoining areas till 1159 pm for maintaining public safetyInternet services snapped in some parts of DelhiNCR in view of the prevailing law and order situationPolice removed protesting farmers from Red Fort premises Chaos reigned for nearly 90 minutes as some protesters including Nihangs traditional Sikh warriors forced their way into the Red Fort and hoisted a flag reports PTI The police later resorted to lathicharge to vacate the Red Fort premises Continuous announcements were being made asking the protesters to leave the complex peacefullySamyukta Kisan Morcha said that despite all efforts some organisations and individuals violated route and indulged in condemnable acts ldquoAntisocial elements had infiltrated the otherwise peaceful movement Weve always held that peace is our biggest strength and any violation would hurt the movement We thank farmers for the unprecedented participation in todays Farmers Republic Day Parade We also condemn and regret the undesirable and unacceptable events that have taken place today and dissociate ourselves from those indulging in such actsrdquo the farmersrsquo union saidAfter breaching barricades at Nangloi protesting farmers are now taking designated route towards NajafgarhWATCH Security personnel resort to lathicharge to push back the protesting farmers in Nangloi area of Delhi Tear gas shells also usedFarmLaws pictwittercom3gNjRvMq61mdash ANI ANI January 26 2021We know the people who are trying to create disturbance they are identified There are people from political parties who are trying to malign the agitation said Rakesh TikaitProtestors enter Red Fort wave flags from the ramparts of the fortWATCH A protestor hoists a flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort in DelhiFarmLaws RepublicDay pictwittercomMn6oeGLrxJmdash ANI ANI January 26 2021WATCH Protestors enter Red Fort in Delhi wave flags from the ramparts of the fort pictwittercom4dgvG1iHZomdash ANI ANI January 26 2021Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said violence is not the solution to any problem mdash Rahul Gandhi RahulGandhi January 26 2021Protesting farmers reach Red Fort in Delhi heading towards India GateWATCH Farmers tractor rally reaches Red Fort in DelhiFarmLaws RepublicDay pictwittercom9j1zb51vHnmdash ANI ANI January 26 2021Delhi Police issued traffic Traffic diversions and alternative routes have been posted on Twitter by the policepictwittercomNbMFmKdOybmdash Delhi Traffic Police dtptraffic January 26 2021Visuals from ITO in central Delhi as protesting farmers reach after changing the routeWATCH Violence continues at ITO in central Delhi tractors being driven by protestors deliberately try to run over police personnel pictwittercomxKIrqANFP4mdash ANI ANI January 26 2021DTC bus vandalised by protesting farmers at ITO in central Delhi pictwittercomABxOkzlyjHmdash ANI ANI January 26 2021Delhi police personnel lathicharge protesters in Delhi as they jump over barricadesMiddayNews Protesters lathicharged during farmers TractorRally in NewDelhiVideo DiwakarSharmaa pictwittercomcc9cxgdyd7mdash Mid Day mid_day January 26 2021A Delhi Police personnel rescued by protesters as a section of protesters attempted to assault him at ITO in central DelhiWATCH A Delhi Police personnel rescued by protesters as one section of protesters attempted to assault him at ITO in central Delhi FarmLaws pictwittercomuigSLyVAGymdash ANI ANI January 26 2021The entryexit gates of ITO Metro station and Delhi Gate Metro station have also been closedThe Delhi Metro Rail Corporation closed entryexit gates of Samaypur Badli Rohini Sector 1819 Haiderpur Badli Mor Jahangir Puri Adarsh Nagar Azadpur Model Town GTB Nagar Vishwavidyalaya Vidhan Sabha and Civil Lines Also entryexit gates of Indraprastha Metro station and all stations on the Green Line are closedProtesters break barricade attack police personnel and vandalise police vehicles at ITO in central DelhiWATCH Protesters break barricade attack police personnel and vandalise police vehicle at ITO in central Delhi pictwittercom1ARRUX6I8Emdash ANI ANI January 26 2021Rally is going on peacefully I dont have any knowledge of it We are at Ghazipur and are releasing the traffic here said Rakesh Tikait spokesperson of Bharatiya Kisan Union BKU when asked about incidents of violence at some locationsProtesting farmers vandalise a DTC bus in ITO areaWATCH Delhi Protesting farmers vandalise a DTC bus in ITO area of the national capital pictwittercom5yUiHQ4aZmmdash ANI ANI January 26 2021WATCH Protesting farmers reach ITO break police barricades placed opposite Delhi Police headquarters FarmLaws RepublicDay pictwittercomF9HPrNNZF4mdash ANI ANI January 26 2021As soon as farmers reached near the Akshardham intersection on the DelhiMeerut Highway police fired teargas shells The farmers then indulged in stonepelting to break windscreens of passing trucks as well as DTC buses parked on the roadMiddayNews Tear gas shells fired near Akshardham intersection after Farmers from Ghazipur border enter Delhi Video DiwakarSharmaa FarmersProstests DelhiNews pictwittercomfyzWMM2QJjmdash Mid Day mid_day January 26 2021A lsquolittle farmerrsquo at the TractorRally in NewDelhi Pic DiwakarSharmaa MiddayNews FarmersProstests FarmLaws Midday pictwittercomu8w5xFvG20mdash Mid Day mid_day January 26 2021Protesters seen climbing on top of a police van at Mukarba Chowk in DelhiWATCH Protestors seen on top of a police vehicle and removing police barricading at Mukarba Chowk in DelhiFarmLaws pictwittercomTvDWLggUWAmdash ANI ANI January 26 2021Farmers tractor rally is being monitored through drone at Swaroop Nagar mid_day patel_bhupen TractorRally pictwittercomIOgp8o7j7Nmdash Diwakar Sharma DiwakarSharmaa January 26 2021They have cooperated with us and we are cooperating with them It is our request that they continue to follow the route they are currently on SS Yadav Joint Commissioner of Police at Singhu Border told ANIWATCH Police use tear gas on farmers who have arrived at Delhis Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar from Singhu borderDelhi pictwittercomfPriKAGvf9mdash ANI ANI January 26 2021We have to move towards Ring Road but police is stopping us Weve given them 45 mins to speak to their seniors Were carrying out a peaceful parade The route they are asking us to follow wasnt agreed upon Satnam Singh Pannu Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee at Singhu Border told ANIThe rally reached Swaroop Nagar from Singhu Border In a bid to boost their moral flowers were showered on the protesting farmersAt Swaroop Nagar in New Delhi Pic Diwakar SharmaFarmers tractors with tricolour are set to take out rally in protest against the Centres farm laws from the Chilla border on DelhiNoida Link roadSecurity has been tightened in the national capital with police barricades mounted at various important places in the city including ITO Yamuna Bridge and other locationsFlag hoisting at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Tuesday Pic Pradeep DhivarSpecial Commissioner of Police CP Intelligence in Delhi Police Dependra Pathak has said on Sunday The tractor rally will enter Delhi from Tikri Singhu and Ghazipur borders and return to its originating points From Singhu it will pass through Kanjhawala Bawana Auchandi border KMP Expressway and then return to SinghuFarmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 against the three newly enacted farm laws Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce Promotion and Facilitation Act 2020 the Farmers Empowerment and Protection Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities Amendment Act 2020 The eleventh round of talks between farmers and the government was held on FridayThe talks of farmer unions and the government have seemingly broken down after the former insisted on their demand for the repeal of three new farm laws and the latter asked them to reconsider its offer to put these laws on hold for about 18 months Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday said that the agitation against the farm laws which has been going on for almost two months will end soonWith inputs from agencies