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Farmers stir: Day after R-Day violence, cops examining CCTV footage to identify accused; top developments

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Wednesday registered 22 FIRs in connection with the violence that took place during farmers' tractor rally on January 26. The protest caused violence in various parts of the national capital on Tuesday. The farmers broke barricades to enter Delhi and indulged in vandalism across several parts of the city during their parade. Several public and private properties were damaged by the rioting mob, while more than 300 policemen were injured in the incident, the police said. Farmers protest: Live updatesHere are the top developments- 1. Delhi Police registers FIRs; examining CCTV footage to identify accusedDelhi Police has registered 22 FIRs so far in connection with the violence, officials said. Multiple videos and CCTV footage are being scanned to identify farmers involved in the violence on Tuesday. Strict action will be taken against the culprits, official said. Read AlsoViolence a setback, but farm unions to take stir pan-IndiaViolence during the tractor rallies came as a setback for farm unions agitating for repeal of central farm laws. However, they expressed their determination to continue with their protests while seeking to dissociate themselves from Tuesday’s violence.2. Security tight at Red Fort after clashes with farmersHundreds of police guarded the historic Red Fort in the heart of the capital today following violent clashes between farmers and authorities in which one person was killed and more than 80 injured. Around 300 R-Day artists, including children rescued after being stranded at Red Fort: Delhi Police3. Traffic remains affected in Delhi, several roads closedTraffic continued to remain affected at ITO due to a protest called by retired Delhi Police personnel against the violence. The protesters are demanding proper action against the people who were involved in the incident. According to the Delhi Traffic Police, the road going towards Connaught Place from Minto Road is closed and the road leading towards India Gate from ITO has also been closed. Ghazipur market, NH-9 and NH-24 have been closed. Commuters going to Ghaziabad from Delhi are advised to take Shahdara and DND, it said. Traffic Alertगाज़ीपुर फूल मण्डी/फल मण्डी, NH-9 व NH-24 को बंद कर दिया है, जिसे दिल्ली से गाजियाबाद जाना है वह कड़… https://t.co/CmGn6j4mAh— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) 16117173870004. Twitter suspends 300 accountsTwitter said it suspended more than 300 accounts engaged in spam and platform manipulation as the farmers' tractor rally went violent in Delhi yesterday. A Twitter spokesperson was quoted by IANS as saying that the company has taken strong enforcement action to protect the conversation on the service from attempts to incite violence, abuse and threats that could trigger the risk of offline harm by blocking certain terms that violate our rules for trends. The Delhi Police on Sunday had warned that 308 Twitter handles have been generated to create confusion over the tractor rally proposed by protesting farmers on Republic Day. 5. Delhi Police Commissioner holds security review meeting A meeting of the Delhi Commissioner of Police with senior police officers is currently underway to review the security situation in the aftermath of Tuesday's violence, informed Delhi Police on Wednesday. Additional DCP Central's operator was attacked with a sword at ITO on Tuesday during the violence, the police said. The Delhi Police is scheduled to hold a press briefing today over the incidents of violence in the national capital on Republic Day. Read AlsoRed Fort raider Deep Sidhu has been quoting Jarnail Singh BhindranwalePunjabi actor-singer-activist Deep Sidhu, who farmer unions allege was responsible for taking youths towards Red Fort on Tuesday, has been making news from the beginning of the agitation since September last year.6. Farm union calls meeting to discuss violenceThe Samkyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of protesting unions, will meet around 3 pm today and discuss all aspects pertaining to violence that happened during the tractor parade in Delhi. Before the Morcha meeting, representatives of 32 Punjab unions will also meet at the Singhu border, a major protest site against the three new farm laws. 7. BKU distances itself from violence, Red Fort incidentBhartiya Kisan Union Rakesh spokesperson Rakesh Tikait distanced himself from the violence and Red Fort incident during farmers' tractor rally on the Republic Day. He stated that those who created violence and unfurled flags at the fort will have to pay for their deeds. ANI quoted Tikait alleging that "uneducated people" were driving tractors who did not know the paths of Delhi. Read AlsoTimeline: How farmers' R-Day tractor rally turned violentNEW DELHI: Chaotic scenes prevailed in Delhi-NCR on Tuesday after the farmers protesting against the three farm laws clashed with the police at several places and entered the iconic Red Fort and ITO in the heart of the city. The Delhi Police had given permission to the farmers to hold their tractor8. BJP mainly responsible for violence: Akhilesh YadavSamajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is mainly responsible for the situation. "The way the BJP government has consistently neglected, humiliated and blamed the farmers, it has played a decisive role in turning the anger of the farmers into a rage. BJP is mainly responsible for the situation that has been created now. The BJP, assuming moral responsibility, should immediately repeal the agricultural laws," Yadav tweeted (translated from Hindi). भाजपा सरकार ने जिस प्रकार किसानों को निरंतर उपेक्षित, अपमानित व आरोपित किया है, उसने किसानों के रोष को आक्रोश में ब… https://t.co/NYsmEtil4b— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) 16117174880009. Mayawati terms violence 'unfortunate'Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati termed "unfortunate" the incidents of violence during farmers' tractor parade in Delhi. She reiterated her appeal to the Centre to withdraw the three new farm laws immediately and end the long-running agitation of the farmers so that no such untoward incident can happen again. 10. UP BJP MLA announces resignation over farmer unrestBJP MLA from the Meerapur Assembly seat in Muzaffarnagar, Avtar Singh Bhadana, has announced his resignation from the party protesting against the Centre's stand on the three farm laws. Bhadana, a former MP from Meerut and Faridabad, has been sulking off late and had started visiting the protesting farmers in various parts of Uttar Pradesh. 1/25Tractor rally: Farmers march into Delhi protesting against farm laws Previous NextShow Captions<p>Protesting farmers hoist a flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort on 72nd Republic Day, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI)</p><p>Protesting farmers hoist a flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort on 72nd Republic Day, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)</p><p>Farmers try to move baricades during a tractor rally to protest against farm laws on the occasion of India's Republic Day at Tikri border near New Delhi, India. (Reuters)</p><p>Farmers participate in the 'Kisan Gantantra Parade' after breaking police barricades at Ghazipur border, during their protest against Centre's farm reform laws, on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day, near Red Fort in New Delhi. (PTI)</p><p>Farmers attempt to break a barricade near Ghazipur border as they participate in 'Kisan Gantantra Parade' in protest against Centre's farm reform laws, on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day, in New Delhi. (PTI)</p><p>New Delhi: Farmers attempt to break barricades as they try to march towards Red Fort during 'Kisan Gantantra Parade' amid the 72nd Republic Day celebrations, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (PTI)</p><p>Delhi: Police officials sit on road in Nangloi to block the area where farmers holding tractor parade have reached. (ANI)</p><p>New Delhi: Farmers break a police barricade as they participate in the 'Kisan Gantantra Parade' during their protest against Centre's farm reform laws, on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day, near Red Fort in New Delhi. (PTI)</p><p>Farmers attempt to break barricades as they participate in the 'Kisan Gantantra Parade' as part of their protest against Centre's farm reform laws, on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day, near Akshardham in New Delhi, Tuesday. (PTI)</p><p>Farmers participate in the 'Kisan Gantantra Parade' after breaking police barricades at Singhu border, during their ongoing protest against Centre's farm reform laws, on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day, near Bhalswa landfill site in New Delhi, Tuesday. (PTI)</p><p>Tear gas used to disperse farmers attempting to break barricades for the 'Kisan Gantantra Parade' in protest against Centre's farm reform laws, on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day, near Akshardham in New Delhi. (PTI)</p><p>Police attempt to stop farmers during their 'Kisan Gantantra Parade' in protest against Centre's farm reform laws, on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day, near Akshardham in New Delhi, Tuesday. (PIT)</p><p>New Delhi: Police uses tear gas to disperse farmers attempting to break barricades at Ghazipur border during their 'Kisan Gantantra Parade', on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day, in New Delhi. (PTI)</p><p>Farmers attempt to break a barricade at Ghazipur border as they participate in 'Kisan Gantantra Parade' in protest against Centre's farm reform laws, on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day, in New Delhi. (PTI)</p><p>Farmers take part in a tractor rally as they ride through the smoke of tear gas fired by the police to stop them as farmers continue to protest against the central government's recent agricultural reforms in New Delhi on January 26, 2021. (Photo: AFP)</p><p>Kisan Gantantra Parade in Delhi. </p><p>Police use tear gas used to disperse farmers attempting to break barricades at Ghazipur border for the 'Kisan Gantantra Parade' in protest against Centre's farm reform laws, on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day. (PTI)</p><p>Farmers on their tractors move towards Delhi during their rally on Republic Day, at Singhu border in New Delhi, Tuesday. (PTI)</p><p>Farmers broke the police barricading at the Singhu-Tiki border points to entre the national capital on their tractors on Republic Day. (PTI)</p><p>Farmers on their tractors move towards Delhi after breaking the police barricades at Singhu border during their rally on Republic Day, in New Delhi, Tuesday. (PTI)</p><p>Farmers take part in a tractor rally to protest against farm laws on the occasion of India's Republic Day at Tikri border near New Delhi. (Reuters)</p><p>Farmers hoist the National Flag at Ghazipur border during the Republic Day celebration, ahead of their tractor rally, in New Delhi. (PTI)</p><p>Residents of an area are seen behind a police barricade as they see farmers taking part in a tractor rally to protest against farm laws on the occasion of India's Republic Day at Tikri border near New Delhi. (Reuters)</p><p>Security forces deployed at Gazipur</p><p>Haryana: Drones put to use amid high security arrangements at Faridabad-Palwal border as farmers carry out tractor parade. (ANI)</p>11. Important to respect peaceful protests, non-violence: UN chief's spokesmanIn the wake of violence, a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said it is important to respect peaceful protests, freedom of assembly and non-violence. Secretary-General Guterres' spokesman Stephane Dujarric, in his response to a question on the violence in New Delhi during his daily press briefing on Tuesday, said: “As we say in many of these cases, I think it's important to respect peaceful protests, freedom of assembly and non-violence”. Read AlsoWhat is Nishan Sahib? It’s found flying atop every gurdwaraWas a Khalistani flag hoisted at Red Fort? No, it was a Sikh flag which is found in every gurdwara and people carry it almost invariably during religious processions. In gurdwaras, it is hoisted at a height with a ‘khanda’ (a doubleedged sword). The flag flies at the top of this and is called NishanThe tractor parade January 26 that was to highlight the demands of the farmer unions to repeal three new agri laws dissolved into anarchy on the streets of the city as tens of thousands of protesters broke through barriers, fought with police, overturned vehicles and hoisted a religious flag from the ramparts of the iconic Red Fort. The police said instead of going on the pre-decided route, they insisted upon going towards central Delhi and despite repeated requests, the farmers, led by Nihangs on their horses and equipped with swords, kirpans and fursas, had charged at the police and broke through several layers of barricades, which were erected between Mukarba Chowk and Transport Nagar. (With inputs from agencies)

The Times of India

2021-01-27

India