Page 14 - Farmer Protests

Security heightened at Red Fort, Singhu border post farmers' tractor rally

Elaborate security arrangements have been made near the Red Fort where a group of protestors climbed to the ramparts of the fort and unfurled flags yesterday

Tractor parade violence: 22 FIRs registered against farmers by Delhi Police

the tractor parade meant to highlight the demands of the farmer unions dissolved into anarchy on the streets of the city as tens of thousands of protesters broke through barriers

Tractor rally: Delhi Police registers 15 FIRs in connection with violence

According to sources in Delhi Police, 5 FIRs have been lodged in Eastern Range

Farmers protest violence: US govt issues advisory for its officials

The US Embassy here advised American government personnel to avoid areas where clashes have been reported between farmers and police, and exercise caution if in the vicinity of any large groups,

Letter to CJI urges him to take cognizance of violence during tractor rally

A Mumbai-based law student Tuesday wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) S A Bobde urging him to take suo motu cognisance of the violence that took place at the Red Fort here

Haryana sounds high alert after chaos in Delhi during tractor parade

Authorities in Haryana sounded a high alert in the state and said anyone taking law into one's hands will be dealt with strictly, after a tractor march turned violent

I feel ashamed and take responsibility: Yogendra Yadav on Delhi violence

Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav said he felt "ashamed" of the way the farmers' tractor parade turned out on Tuesday, and took responsibility for it. "Being a part of the protest," he said, "I feel ashamed of the way things proceeded and I take responsibility of it." The tractor march meant to highlight farmers' demands dissolved into anarchy on the streets of the national capital as hordes of rampaging protesters broke through barriers, fought with police, overturned vehicles and delivered a national insult -- hoisting a religious flag from the rampart of Red Fort, a privilege reserved for India's tricolour. "Violence impacts any kind of protest in a wrong way. I cannot say at the moment who did it and who did not, but prima facie it looks like it has been done by the people that we kept out of the farmers' protest," Yadav told a TV channel. "I appealed continuously that we stick to whatever route was decided and not deviate. Only if the movement goes peacefully, we will be a

Samyukt Kisan Morcha calls off tractor parade, appeals farmers to return

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha called off the tractor parade by farmers on Tuesday and appealed to participants to immediately return to their respective protest sites. The tractor parade, which began much ahead of the scheduled time, turned violent with farmers opposing the Centre's new agri laws and police clashing at several areas of the national capital. Farmers continued to camp at several places in the national capital till late evening and there was no pre-decided time for concluding the parade. "We have called off the farmers' Republic Day parade with immediate effect and appealed to all participants to immediately return back to their respective protest sites. The movement will continue peacefully and further steps will be discussed and decided soon," the farmers' union body said in a statement. The Samkyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 41 farmer unions, is leading the protest against the three central farm laws at several border points of Delhi. Earlier today, the Kisan .

Centre's insensitive attitude towards farmers to be blamed: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that the Centre's "insensitive attitude" and indifference towards farmers are to be blamed for the violent protests in Delhi

Farmers on tractors try to break barricade on Palwal-Faridabad border

The Palwal police chief and another officer had a narrow escape Tuesday as some protesting farmers allegedly drove their tractors dangerously and tried to break barricades

Punjab CM Amarinder appeals to Modi to accept farmers' demands

Amarinder Singh said the new farm laws were 'completely wrong'

Farmers Gantantra Parade in pics: Flower petals, violence, tear gas & more

Chaotic scenes were witnessed at ITO, where hundreds of protesters were seen chasing police personnel with sticks and ramming their tractors into the buses parked by police

Farmers protest: Entry, exit gates of over 10 Delhi metro stations closed

Police used tear gas on groups of farmers and resorted to baton charge as protestors broke past barricades at different border points and did not take the pre-decided routes for their tractor parade

Chanting 'jai jawan jai kisan' farmers pour into Delhi on tractors, horses

Locals stood on both sides of the roads at various locations showering flower petals on the farmers amid drum beats

Tractor rally: Farmers at Singhu Border stopped from moving towards Delhi

Farmers on Tuesday broke police barricade at Tikri border and Karnal bypass as their tractor rally against the new agriculture laws entered Delhi on Republic Day.

Tear gas shells fired at farmers trying to break barriers to enter in Delhi

Police on Tuesday used tear gas on groups of farmers when they tried to break past barricades and cemented barriers with tractors at Delhi's Mukarba Chowk. Groups of protesting farmers camping at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border points of the national capital broke police barricades on Tuesday morning to force their way into the city, before the time allotted by the Delhi Police for their tractor parade. An official said police personnel used tear gas to disperse groups of farmers coming from the Singhu border point as they tried to hold a march on the Outer Ring Road much ahead of the allotted time. Numerous tractors bearing flags assembled at the border points of the national capital with men and women dancing on drum beats as locals gathered on both sides of the road showering flower petals them. Security personnel have been trying to convince the farmers to stick to the plan of holding the tractor parade after the conclusion of the Republic Day parade at Rajpath.

Farmers at Singhu, Tikri border enter Delhi breaking police barricades

According to officials, security personnel tried to convince the farmers that they have been given permission to hold their tractor parade in Delhi after the Republic Day parade

Tight security for Republic Day celebrations, tractor parade by farmers

The Samkyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 41 unions leading protests against the Centre's farm laws, said their tractor parade will not enter central Delhi and it will start only after the parade

Farmers' rally: Sanjay Raut cautions protesters against Covid-19 pandemic

As the farmers'' protest against the Centre''s farm laws continues near the Delhi borders, Raut alleged that "some invisible force" does not want peasants to get justice

High-powered panel's minutes reveal farm bills were never raised: Punjab FM

The Finance Minister added that he had already released the eight-page minutes of the meeting in the public domain on 18th September 2020