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- Published: January 26, 2021 13:26
New Delhi: Agitating farmers at Karnal bypass broke police barricades to enter Delhi as tractor rally against the agriculture laws is underway in the national capital.
Protestors pushed through police barricading on Delhi-Meerut Expressway near Pandav Nagar. Farmers broke police barricade at Tikri border as their tractor rally against the new agriculture laws entered Delhi on Republic Day.
Delhi Police on Tuesday used tear gas to disperse farmers who gathered at Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar here after scuffles broke out between protestors and police personnel.
The farmers were participating in the tractor rally against the new agriculture laws on Republic Day. Protestors also took over a police vehicle at the site.The rally began from Singhu border earlier in the day.
दिल्ली: संजय गांधी ट्रांसपोर्ट नगर में किसानों को तितर-बितर करने के लिए पुलिस ने आंसू गैस का इस्तेमाल किया। सिंघू बॉर्डर से किसान की ट्रैक्टर रैली यहां पहुंची थी। pic.twitter.com/us0oXvksmf
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Farmers were seen climb atop a police water cannon vehicle at Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar.Meanwhile, at Singhu border, Satnam Singh Pannu, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee alleged that police are stopping them to move towards Ring Road.
Protestors were seen on top of a police vehicle and removing police barricading at Mukarba Chowk.
Delhi: Huge crowd of farmers at Tikri Border as they carry out tractor parade on the occasion of #RepublicDay to register protest against three farm laws introduced by Centre pic.twitter.com/Grkk0k1Yuv
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“We have to move towards Ring Road but police is stopping us. We have given them 45 mins to speak to their seniors. We are carrying out a peaceful parade. The route they are asking us to follow was not agreed upon,” Pannu told ANI.
SS Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police, who was present at Singhu border said that the police are cooperating with farmers.
#WATCH दिल्ली: संजय गांधी ट्रांसपोर्ट नगर में किसानों को तितर-बितर करने के लिए पुलिस ने आंसू गैस का इस्तेमाल किया। सिंघू बॉर्डर से किसानों की ट्रैक्टर रैली यहां पहुंची थी। #FarmersProtests pic.twitter.com/SIYjO8muPo
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) January 26, 2021
“They 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,” he said.
At Tikri border, farmers broke police barricade as their tractor rally against the new agriculture laws entered Delhi on Republic Day.Security has been tightened in the national capital with police barricades mounted at various important places in the city including ITO, Yamuna Bridge and other locations.