Tractor Rally: Farmers' unions are splitting over the aftermath of clashes in Delhi during the tractor rally. Both communities announced they were out of the protest. The leaders of other communities were incensed.
on Saturday, January 23 evening the Delhi Police gave permission for a head-to-head tractor rally held on Republic Day. Which the Farmers were arranging to hold as part of their farmers protest against the new agricultural bill passed by the central government of India.
Thousands of people took part in the rally, which was ambitiously headed by farmers. Farmers’ union leaders called on a large number of people to take part in the peaceful rally. Which took unexpected turns when the protestors surged the red fort to hoist their religious flag.
Farmers at the Red Fort
The incident in which Sikh religion flags were flown over the Red Fort by the protestors sparked outrage among farmers’ unions.
Farmers’ unions split after the violent incidents. Two farmer associations have announced they are withdrawing from the agitation. Allegations were leveled against leaders of other unions.
Some farmer associations allege that they are working as others say. The incidents that took place during the tractor parade were said to have caused serious distress.
Key developments after the riot
These are the key developments in the aftermath of the farmers protest in Delhi during the tractor rally.
Sardar VM Singh, the convener of the Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (RKMS), has announced that he is stepping down from his months-long agitation against agricultural laws. The Indian Kisan Union (Bhanu) made a similar statement.
‘The incidents in Delhi yesterday were heartbreaking. The farmers protest cannot continue under the auspices of others, “said VM Singh. He said tensions would arise as the rally would start earlier than the allotted time.
Singh questioned why the rally had to be taken in other ways. He was outraged that the attitude of leaders like Rakesh Tikait had scarred the farmers protest.
VM Singh questioned what had been achieved by hoisting the flag over the Red Fort. The tricolor flying over the Red Fort is said to be the result of the sacrifices of our ancestors. “We are leaving the movement because of what happened yesterday. Farmers did not come here to be beaten or to die. Came to claim the rights. We will continue to fight for farmer rights and support pricing,” Singh said.
Bharatiya Kisan Union’s president Bhanu Pratap Singh announced that they too were withdrawing from the agitation. The incidents that took place during the tractor rally have seriously hurt their norms.
The Bhanu community has been withdrawing from the protest after 57 days from the Chilla border.
According to a PTI report, the Ghaziabad administration has issued an ultimatum to protest farmers to vacate UP Gate by Thursday midnight. Three farmers’ unions have withdrawn their protest against the 3 key farm regulations on Delhi’s violence on Republic Day after the “verbal” communication.
The Delhi Police Crime Branch is to investigate cases of violence that happened at the Red Fort, ITO, and seven other locations during the Republic Day Farmers Protest Tractor Parade.
Police said they had identified 200 culprits in connection with the vandalism in Delhi during the tractor rally. It was announced that all of them would be arrested.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police Commissioner N Srivastava told the authorities that 19 people have been arrested from the farmers protest tractor rally, 50 were being held for questioning as they tried to cope with the violent twist of events that took place on Tuesday when protestors surged over the iconic Red Fort and hung the Sikh’s religious flag in the name of farmers protest.
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