Punjab Govt pronounces Rs 2 lakh ‘compensation’ to Republic Day rioters

Punjab CM Chiranjit Singh Channi on Friday has introduced a compensation of two lakhs to the perpetrators of the Republic Day who have been arrested by the Delhi Police. Punjab authorities’s resolution of rewarding the rioters arrested after the Republic Day violence was meant to exhibit help to the continuing protests towards the three farm legal guidelines.
Reiterating My Govt’s stand to help the continuing #FarmersProtest towards three black farm legal guidelines, We have determined to present Rs 2 lakh compensation to 83 individuals arrested by Delhi Police for finishing up a tractor rally within the nationwide capital on twenty sixth January, 2021.— Charanjit S Channi (@CHARANJITCHANNI) November 12, 2021
The tweet posted by the Chief Minister stated, “Reiterating My Govt’s stand to support the ongoing #FarmersProtest against three black farm laws, We have decided to give Rs 2 lakh compensation to 83 people arrested by Delhi Police for carrying out a tractor rally in the national capital on 26th January, 2021.”
Earlier this yr, unprecedented scenes have been noticed in Delhi on Republic Day. Thousands of protesters had stormed the nationwide capital and breached the premises of the Red Fort the place a Sikh Flag was unfurled. Over 100 individuals have been arrested by the Delhi Police in reference to the violence that occurred at ITO and Red Fort through the ‘Tractor Parade’. The ‘Tractor Parade’ was a part of the farmers protest organized on the nationwide capital which turned violent after the protesters violated the norms set by the Delhi police and went on to breach the premises of Red Fort and raised a Sikh flag on the dome.