In India, Republic Day was turned into a black day by thousands of farmers in New Delhi. Despite the worst police brutality, thousands of protesting farmers entered the capital with their tractors on the occasion of a military parade.
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Farmers broke the security fence, removed barricades, hijacked vehicles parked for barricades, waved the Sikh religious flag over the Red Fort.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was taken straight home ahead of time from the military parade. Modi could not deliver the traditional address at the Red Fort after the farmers' attack.
The United States has issued a security alert for its citizens in India, warning them to refrain from entering troubled areas. Protests erupted near ITO Chowk in the heart of Delhi, from where Parliament and Parade The Rajpath was only two kilometers away.
Farmers' leaders say more than 10,000 tractors took part in the protest, with police charging batons to stop farmers and firing tear gas shells, killing one farmer and injuring several others.
According to Indian police, the farmer was killed when his tractor overturned. In retaliation, the farmers injured dozens of policemen with sticks and batons.
Outside the police headquarters were also clashes between police and protesters, were suspended internet and mobile services in New Delhi, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has terminated his service on various routes, which suffered from serious problems for passengers The Modi government has ordered the deployment of additional troops to control the situation following the violence in New Delhi.
Apart from several cities, including Bangalore and Mumbai, farmers in other states also staged protest rallies. Earlier, police in New Delhi launched a massive operation years later to keep protesters away from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inspect the parade. , police barrier in the middle of the city, while the sides of the metro army machine gun.
However, flag-waving farmers broke through security, crossed at least three major roads and headed for the city. Police tried to stop the farmers by setting up containers and trucks along the way.
"We are going to tell the government that this is our business," said Naresh Singh, who joined the protest, pushing the tractor towards Delhi in Sanghu on the outskirts of Delhi. Farmers' unions have announced that if the government does not withdraw the three agricultural laws, they will march to parliament on February 1, the day the general budget is presented.
Security has been heightened after farmers waved flags at Delhi's Red Fort during a farmers' tractor rally in the Indian capital, New Delhi.
Farmer leaders will continue to address protesters today, and additional paramilitary forces have been deployed to control the situation.
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High alert has also been issued in Punjab and Haryana, the other two Indian states.
It may be recalled that on the occasion of the so-called Republic Day of India, Indian peasant protesters had hoisted their religious flag at the Red Fort in Delhi.
Indian farmers wave the Khalistan flag over the Red Fort.
Indian police used shelling and batons to stop the protesters, but failed to stop the farmers.
Farmers, who have been protesting against the Modi government for two months over agricultural laws, entered the capital Delhi during a parade on the occasion of Indian Republic Day.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was delivered straight home ahead of time from the military parade, Modi could not deliver the traditional address at the Red Fort after the farmers' raid.
......Dialogue between Farmers and Modi Government...ndian Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that there is nothing wrong with the new agricultural laws and the government has offered to defer the agricultural laws for 18 months. According to Indian media, the 11th round of ongoing talks between the Indian government and farmers on controversial agricultural laws also ended without any consensus, while no date has been set for further talks. He said that the next meeting could be held only when the farmers' organizations were ready to accept the government's proposal. No other suggestion was made by the government.