New Delhi: A tense situation prevailed at Singhu border after scuffles broke out on Friday between protesting farmers and a group of people claiming to be locals who were demanding that the area be vacated.
Stone-pelting incidents were also reported from the area after which the police had to resort to lathicharge and fire tear gas shells to disperse the crowd. Police barricades were also reportedly broken.
Some people, claiming to be locals, were seen raising slogans against farmers and asked them to vacate the protest site.
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#WATCH | Delhi: A group of people gather at Tikri border demanding that the area be vacated. pic.twitter.com/llBC6Q7g5f
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Delhi Police baton charges and uses tear gas shells to control the situation at Singhu border where farmers are protesting against Farm Laws
#WATCH: Scuffle breaks out at Singhu border. @DelhiPolice charges and uses tear gas shells to control the situation.
Group of people claiming to be locals have been protesting at the site demanding that the area be vacated.#FarmersProstest #KisanAndolan pic.twitter.com/l3xtpT04wP
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Farm laws should be repealed. We protested against the President’s Address & raised slogans in support of farmers. We were not allowed inside the Central Hall, so we raised slogans at its gate. Farmers are being called traitors. So, we boycotted the Address: Sanjay Singh, AAP MP
Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia arrives at Ghazipur border (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh) where farmers are protesting against #farmlaws. pic.twitter.com/UsnzTFnRDq
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Delhi: Farmers continue their protest against #farmlaws at Tikri border. pic.twitter.com/s8kuYFXggj
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#FarmersProtest: गाजियाबाद गाजीपुर बॉर्डर पर जयंत चौधरी यूपी गेट पर पहुंचे किसानों के साथ धरने पर बैठ चुके हैं
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We will not vacate the spot. We will talk to the Government of India about our issues. I urge the people to remain peaceful: Rakesh Tikait, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson, at Ghazipur border
Several Khalistani Twitter accounts are on the radar of Delhi Police. Such accounts are being identified and a dump of their content is being taken. Several inciteful tweets were posted by these accounts. More details are being found out: Delhi Police sources
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Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Jayant Chaudhary arrives at Ghazipur border where farmers’ agitation against the three #FarmLaws is going on. pic.twitter.com/sfwJc7XBYs
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Farmers staging anti agri law protest at Ghazipur border on Friday said that they do not accept administration notice to vacate the protest site and will not leave until these laws are repealed by the government.
Police presence continues at Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana border) as the farmers’ agitation against the three farm laws continues. Latest visuals from the spot. pic.twitter.com/404XtyWnZS
— ANI (@ANI) January 29, 2021
Singhu, Auchandi, Mangesh, Saboli, Piau Maniyari borders closed. Lampur, Safiabad, Singhu school & Palla toll tax borders opened. Traffic diverted from NH44 near DSIDC Narela. Avoid Outer Ring Road, GTK Road & NH 44: Delhi Traffic Police
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Gazipur border closed. Traffic diverted from NH 24, NH 9, Road no 56, 57 A, Kondli, Paper market, Telco T point, EDM Mall, Akshardham & Nizammudin Khatta. Traffic is very heavy in the area & Vikas marg: Delhi Traffic Police
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Agitating farmers raise slogans ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’, ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ at Ghazipur border (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh); visuals from early morning.
Uttar Pradesh Police and Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) deployed left the protest site late last night. https://t.co/V9FzAA2dXJ pic.twitter.com/UABDcL08UD
— ANI (@ANI) January 29, 2021
Farmers at Ghazipur border (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh) continue sit-in protest against the Centre’s #FarmLaws pic.twitter.com/0W8Kz8i1OH
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There’s conspiracy to end farmer’s protest. They (farmers) are being defamed. Their demands are valid. They’ve been protesting for last 2 month, govt can agree to their demands. Centre should adopt ‘Chhattisgarh model’, no farmer will stage protest:Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel pic.twitter.com/8myGsCVFLw
— ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2021
Uttar Pradesh police and Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) deployed at Ghazipur border since yesterday evening, leaves the protest site in police and PAC vehicles. pic.twitter.com/SSYnnRczdZ
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) January 28, 2021
Nineteen people have been arrested so far and over 25 criminal cases registered by Delhi Police in connection with the violence that broke out during the farmers’ tractor march on Tuesday, Police Commissioner (CP) SN Shrivastava had said on Wednesday adding that 394 police personnel sustained injuries in the violence and several of them are still admitted to hospitals.
Several public and private properties were damaged in acts of vandalism by the protestors. A total of 22 FIRs have been filed by the Delhi Police with one of them mentioning the incident at ITO where a farmer died after his tractor overturned.