Capt Amarinder on Delhi clashes: ‘Shocking, violence by some elements unacceptable’

After protesting farmers stormed central Delhi on Republic Day, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh condemned the violence and urged all “genuine farmers” to vacate New Delhi and return to the capital’s borders, the place they’ve been tenting for over a month now.
“Shocking scenes in Delhi. The violence by some elements is unacceptable. It’ll negate goodwill generated by peacefully protesting farmers. Kisan leaders have disassociated themselves & suspended #TractorRally. I urge all genuine farmers to vacate Delhi & return to borders,” the Punjab CM tweeted.
The Chief Minister additionally ordered a excessive alert in Punjab amid the stress and violence in Delhi, and directed DGP Dinkar Gupta to make sure that regulation and order within the state isn’t disturbed. The Chief Minister stated the violence was apparently triggered by some individuals who violated the foundations laid down for the tractor march by means of mutual settlement between the Delhi Police and the Kisan Unions.
Wielding sticks and golf equipment and holding the tricolour and farmer union flags, hundreds of farmers atop tractors broke boundaries, clashed with police and entered New Delhi from varied factors to put siege to the Red Fort and climb the flagpole on Republic Day on Tuesday. The Delhi Police resorted to tear fuel on teams of farmers first at Singhu border, and later at ITO after they breached barricades. Follow LIVE updates
Amarinder had on Monday appealed to farmers to make sure that the tractor parade stays peaceable, calling it a “testimony to the celebration of the Indian Republic and its constitutional ethos”.
“Peace has been the hallmark of your (farmers’) democratic protests all these months, and should remain integral to your agitation in the days ahead, including the R-Day tractor rally into the national capital,” the Chief Minister had stated in his Republic Day eve message. “The sight of your (farmers’) tractors on Delhi roads tomorrow will underline the fact that the ethos of the Indian Constitution and the essence of our Republic is inalienable and uncompromisable,” he stated.
Farmers, largely from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been tenting at a number of border factors of Delhi for the previous a number of weeks, demanding a repeal of the three farm legal guidelines and a authorized assure to the minimal assist value (MSP) for his or her crops.