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  • Family of youth who hoisted Nishan Sahib at Red Fort honoured at Golden Temple occasion

    At an occasion held contained in the premises of the Golden Temple Wednesday honoured father of Jugraj Singh, who is needed by the police for hoisting Nishan Sahib on the Red Fort on Republic Day. Organised within the reminiscence of Navreet Singh, who died throughout the tractor march on January 26, the occasion noticed a Sanyukt Kisan Morcha consultant and a number of other members of Sikh outfits in attendance, together with SGPC officers.
    The gathering additionally supported Lakha Sidhana, who has been declared a fugitive by the Delhi Police over the Republic Day violence, however has not been apprehended thus far.

    BKU (Krantikari) president Surjit Singh Phul, who’s a member of the Sanyukt Kissan Morcha (SKM), and SGPC chief secretary Harjinder Singh Dhami have been additionally current when household of Jugraj Singh and others have been honoured.
    “Function was held in memory of Navreet Singh, who died with police bullets during tractor march in Delhi on January 26. The ardaas and shardanjali samagam was organised by Sikh Youth of Punjab to pay homage to all farmers who lost their lives while participating in the agitation,” stated Paramjit Singh Mand of the Sikh Youth of Punjab.
    Dal Khalsa president Harpal Singh Cheema and spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh, MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira and Member Sanyukt Kissan Morcha (SKM) Surjit Singh Phul, Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) basic secretary Prof Mohinder Pal Singh, pupil chief Harman, Advocate Jaswinder Singh additionally attended perform.

    “We vow that sacrifices and loss of lives of farmers during kisan andolan won’t be allowed to go in vain. We prayed for the success of the agitation and reiterated that till the repeal of three black farm laws the struggle will continue despite egotistical behaviour and repressive measures of the Union government,” a press notice launch after the occasion stated.
    Gathering additionally honoured grandfather, father and mom of Navreet Singh, Jugraj Singh’s father Balkar Singh, and Ranjit Singh, who was arrested from Singhu border on January 29 and launched from Tihar jail not too long ago.

    All current at perform backed the Bharat Bandh name given by SKM for March 26. They appealed to shopkeepers and merchants to close their enterprise institutions “to indicate solidarity with farmers’ agitation.
    Hardeep Singh Dibdiba, grandfather of Navreet Singh appealed to youth to affix Thursday’s march from Moga to Singhu border to cement the relations between youth and Morcha leaders.

  • ‘Rakesh Tikait can not get away by shedding tears after tractor rally violence’

    Image Source : INDIA TV Stating that hoisting a non secular flag on the Red Fort was “treason”, BJP chief and former Union minister KJ Alphons says farmer chief Rakesh Tikait can not get away by shedding tears after the violence throughout their tractor parade.
    Stating that hoisting a non secular flag on the Red Fort was “treason”, BJP chief and former Union minister KJ Alphons on Friday mentioned in Rajya Sabha that farmer chief Rakesh Tikait can not get away by shedding tears after the violence throughout their tractor parade searching for the repeal of latest farm legal guidelines. Defending the three farm legal guidelines, Alphons mentioned there was nothing improper in them.

    Farmers protesting in opposition to the legal guidelines at border factors of Delhi confronted criticism after the violence throughout their January 26 tractor rally. However, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Tikait’s emotional outburst offered contemporary momentum to the agitation.

    “If you are leading an agitation Mr Tikait, and you tell people to take rods with you and then you finally shed tears and say sorry ‘I didn’t know’. Have a backbone,” Alphons mentioned throughout a dialogue on Motion of Thanks on Presidential Address. He additionally accused the Opposition of sowing the seeds of dissent and hatred in opposition to the federal government.

    “When you sow the seeds of hatred in opposition to the federal government… you might be sowing the deep seeds of extremism. What occurred at Red Fort is treason.
    If not treason, inform me what was it?” he advised the House.

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    Interjecting on this situation, Congress chief Digvijay Singh challenged the BJP chief for a debate on the problem of minimal help value (MSP) for crops.

    Defending the brand new agri legal guidelines strongly, BJP chief Neeraj Shekar requested the protesting farmers to recognise individuals who have boycotted the presidential handle and now collaborating within the debate to present speech on injustice meted out to farmers.

    “I want farmers to recognise these people. Some say they want their party to come to power in Punjab and Haryana, that’s why they are giving speeches. They don’t have empathy towards you (farmers). They are talking because they want to come to power,” he mentioned concentrating on the Opposition.

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    In an obvious swipe at Rahul Gandhi, Shekar suggested Congress MPs to “listen to your senior party leaders” and added “if you take decision based on Yuvraj, then the party which… has come down to 40 seats will next reach a low of 5”.

    Tikait is likely one of the 41 farmer leaders negotiating with the federal government on the farm legal guidelines. Eleven rounds of formal talks between the Centre and farm leaders have failed to supply any concrete outcomes. The authorities has supplied concession together with suspension of legal guidelines for 18 months, which the unions have rejected.

    BJD chief Sasmit Patra attacked the federal government for not correctly implementing the Swaminathan Committee report on MSP.

    Subhash Chandra Bose Pilli of YSRCP raised state points equivalent to particular standing to Andhra Pradesh and approval of revised value estimate of the Polavaram Irrigation mission.

    (With inputs from PTI)

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  • Drama, rigidity at Delhi-Ghaziabad border; will hold self if admin makes use of power, says Rakesh Tikait

    Rakesh Tikait broke down speaking to reporters at Ghazipur border however insisted that the protest will not finish.
    Tension prevails at Delhi-Ghaziabad border close to Ghazipur because the distriction administration is reportedly making ready to evict a whole bunch of farmers tenting on the web site for over two months. Ghaziabad administration has requested protestors to vacate the UP Gate by Thursday evening or else power will probably be used to take away them, information company PTI reported quoting official sources. 

    ALSO READ: ‘Vacate Ghazipur protest web site’: Ghaziabad admin’s ultimatum to farmers, motion anticipated tonight

    “A notice has been served to them (farmers) under Section 133 of CrPC (conditional order for removal of nuisance),” Ghaziabad ADM City Shailendra Kumar Singh stated at Ghazipur border.

    Despite the administration’s orders to vacate the  protest web site, farmers refused to budge with Bhartiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait declaring that he was able to face any penalties.  

    Addressing the gang, Rakesh Tikait, who has been named in one of many FIRs filed in reference to Republic Day violence throughout tractor rally, stated he wished to give up peacefully however warned of violence if the administration makes use of power. 

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    Tikait even threatened to hold himself if he’s eliminated forcefully. “There is a conspiracy to create trouble here. Our protest will continue, I am not surrendering. I will face the bullet. The police will open fire here if I am arrested,” Rakesh Tikait introduced from the stage within the presence of high police officers of Ghaziabad district. He later broke down speaking to reporters however insisted that the protest will not finish.

    A heavy police deployment was made at Ghazipur border after the UP authorities’s ultimatum to farmer unions to vacate the protest websites throughout the state. 

    Earlier, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti) referred to as off protest in Noida in opposition to farm legal guidelines, a day after 2 different unions ended stir. Farmers’ protest in UP’s Baghpat district additionally got here to an finish on Thursday night.

    The agitation on the Ghazipur border in opposition to the three farm legal guidelines is being led by Bhartiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait, who has been named within the FIR by the Delhi Police in reference to the Republic Day violence. Nearly 37 farmer leaders, together with Tikait, Yogendra Yadav and others had been named within the FIR. So far 25 FIRs have been filed over the January 26 incident.

    The motion in opposition to the farmer leaders got here as Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava alleged that a number of of them made inflammatory speeches and had been concerned within the violence.

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  • Delhi Police sends discover to BKU chief Rakesh Tikait put up tractor rally violence

    Image Source : PTI BKU chief Rakesh Tikait
    Delhi Police has issued a discover to Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait asking him to clarify as to why authorized motion shouldn’t be taken in opposition to him for breaching the settlement with police relating to the tractor rally on January 26. Delhi Police has requested him to submit the response inside three days.
    “You are also directed to provide names of the perpetrators of such violent acts belonging to your organisation. You are directed to submit your response within three days,” the discover reads.
    The police have additionally put up discover exterior Tikait’s tent on the Ghazipur border, the place farmers have been protesting in opposition to the newly enacted farm legal guidelines for over two months.
    Tikait had on Wednesday distanced himself from the violence and Red Fort incident throughout farmers’ tractor rally on the Republic Day, stating that “those who created violence and unfurled flags at the fort will have to pay for their deeds.”
    Delhi Police has issued notices to at the least 20 farmer leaders on Thursday for breaching the settlement with police relating to the farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day. The discover was served by the police to farmer leaders together with Yogendra Yadav, Baldev Singh Sirsa and Balbir S Rajewal and requested them to offer a reply inside three days, knowledgeable Delhi Police.

    The developments come a day after Delhi Police registered an FIR at Samaypur Badli police station in opposition to 37 farmer leaders together with Medha Patkar, Buta Singh, Darshan Pal, Rakesh Tikait, Rajinder Singh, Balbir Singh Rajewal and Yogendra Yadav for Tuesday’s violence.
    Police mentioned their “preplanned objective of not following the mutually agreed route and the timing of the commencement of the so-called parade’ was to disrupt the Republic Day Parade and the protesters resorted to the above said acts, and their gathering was also in violation of the guidelines in view of COVID-19.”
    Nineteen individuals have been to this point arrested and over 25 prison circumstances registered by Delhi Police in reference to the violence that broke out throughout the farmers’ tractor march on Tuesday, Police Commissioner (CP) SN Shrivastava had mentioned on Wednesday including that 394 police personnel sustained accidents within the violence and a number of other of them are nonetheless admitted to hospitals.
    Several private and non-private properties had been broken in acts of vandalism by the protestors. A complete of twenty-two FIRs have been filed by the Delhi Police with one in all them mentioning the incident at ITO the place a farmer died after his tractor overturned.
    Farmers have been protesting on the completely different borders of the nationwide capital since November 26 in opposition to the three newly enacted farm legal guidelines – Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
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  • Delhi mayhem: Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu threatens to reveal farmer leaders | Watch video

    Image Source : INSTAGRAM Punjabi actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu
    Two days after the violent tractor rally in Delhi, Deep Sidhu threatened to reveal farmer leaders as they had been accusing the Punjabi actor-turned-activist mastermind of the Red Fort riots. In a video message, Sidhu mentioned, “If he would start exposing the farmers’ leaders, they will not be able to escape from Delhi.”

    Attacking farmer leaders over allegations of his allegiance to BJP and RSS, Deep Sidhu mentioned, “You are calling me a man of BJP and RSS. Will any BJP and RSS man put the Nishan Sahib and Kisani flags on Red Fort? Will a Congress party member or someone who wants to contest elections will hoist these flags? Just think about it.”

    Deep Sidhu is a Punjabi movie actor and a lawyer by career, he’s accused of inciting rioters at Red Fort. On January 26, he was seen with the flag among the many rioters and flashed the flag earlier than hoisting at Red Fort.

    Sidhu was seen a number of instances on the Singhu border among the many farmers and now after the incident, the farmers’ organizations have been accusing him of inciting rioters.

    Along with Sidhu, gangster-turned-social activist, Lakha Sidhana has additionally been named in an FIR filed by the Delhi Police in reference to Republic Day violence. 

    The case has been registered at Kotwali police station of North district underneath related sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, and different laws. Provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act and the Arms Act have been added within the FIR.

    ALSO READ | Red Fort mayhem: Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu, gangster Lakha Sidhana booked

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  • Farmers protest at Chilla border ends, police barricades eliminated day after Republic Day violence

    Image Source : PTI File picture: Farmers had setup makeshift tents at Chilla border throughout the ongoing protest towards the brand new farm legal guidelines, in Noida. 
    A day after Republic Day violence within the nationwide capital throughout farmers tractor parade, police barricading has been faraway from Chilla Border in Noida connecting it with Delhi.

    The improvement has come after Thakur Bhanu Pratap Singh, president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) who was protesting at Chilla border towards farm legal guidelines introduced that they are ending the protest in wake of violence throughout farmers’ tractor rally on January 26.

    Meanwhile, in its crackdown towards perpetrators behind the violence, the Delhi Police has named Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait beside different farmer leaders within the FIR over the violence that broke out in varied components of the nationwide capital throughout the farmers’ tractor rally on Tuesday. The FIR expenses them with breach of No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued relating to the rally.

    The Delhi Police has registered 22 FIRs until now in varied districts over the violent protest by agitating farmers on January 26, underneath sections of rioting, harm to public property and assault on public servant with lethal weapons.

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    Police has now begun investigation to analyse the video footage accessible to determine the violent protesters who broken public property and attacked the Delhi Police personnel. A complete of 86 policemen have been injured within the violence as farmers entered into Delhi with their tractors forward of the scheduled time agreed with the police forces of Delhi, Haryana and UP.

    Meanwhile, the DCP North additionally visited the injured police personnel within the hospital.

    Nearly 200 protesters have been detained up to now. Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava has additionally held a high-level assembly with senior law enforcement officials to take a inventory of the state of affairs and focus on the long run plan of action.

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    (With inputs from IANS)

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  • Tractor Rally: Farmer misplaced his life attributable to harm precipitated not by shot, tractor overturned, revealed in postmortem report

    A farmer was killed in Delhi on Tuesday throughout a farmers’ tractor rally in opposition to the Bareilly Agriculture legal guidelines. The postmortem report of the deceased farmer got here out on Wednesday. The report mentioned that the farmer suffered inside accidents as a result of overturning of the tractor, which resulted in his loss of life. This data has been given by ADG Avinash Chandra of Bareilly. Chandra clarified that in accordance with the postmortem report, the farmer has not died from the police bullet. He mentioned that the postmortem report of the farmer who misplaced his life through the tractor rally has come on Tuesday. It is evident within the report that his loss of life was not attributable to police firing. Farmer’s loss of life has been attributable to accidents attributable to tractor overturning, as seen in a viral video. Farmer’s loss of life throughout a rally did. During this time some farmers took a tractor on a special route than the fastened route. Protesters on the ITO in Delhi allegedly precipitated loads of fuss. Meanwhile, a farmer died attributable to tractor overturning. The farmer is claimed to be a resident of Rudrapur in Uttarakhand. After the loss of life of the farmer, the protesters alleged that he was killed by a police bullet. At the identical time, the police launched CCTV footage that the farmer was driving the tractor at a excessive pace, attributable to which the tractor overturned and he died. Now the identical factor is being mentioned within the postmortem report. ADG Bareilly Avinash Chandra.

  • Tractor rally led by Mayor Hema Deshmukh, help for farmers motion

    On Republic Day, a tractor rally was organized within the metropolis led by Hema Deshmukh, Mayor of Rajnandgaon to help the Kisan Andolan tractor rally in Delhi. Supported the peasant motion and on this distinctive occasion, farmers, widespread folks and Congressmen took an lively half. Mayor Hema Deshmukh expressed his gratitude on the conclusion of the rally. Hema Deshmukh, Mayor of Rajnandgaon Municipal Corporation, stated clearly that the farmers of the nation are agitating on the Delhi border in protest towards the three agricultural legal guidelines of the Central Government. Under the management of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, the farmers didn’t get 25 hundred, so the BJP authorities on the Center first ordered to purchase solely 24 lakh metric tons of paddy, after the settlement to purchase 60 lakh metric tons of paddy by not taking rice on the central pool and no longer sufficient gunny luggage. He has additionally finished injustice to Ch. Let us know that from 10 am, the tractor carrying the tricolor flag began in Jaistambh Chowk, the center of the town. From Gurdwara Chowk, the rally ended at Jai Pillar Chowk through Manav Mandir Chowk, Gandhi Chowk, Durga Chowk, Sadar Bazar, Azad Chowk, Ramadhin Marg, Kamathi Line, Halwai Line, Cinema Line. The rally was primarily attended by District Congress Rural President Padam Kothari, Municipal Corporation Chairman, Rajgami President Vivek Wasnik, former Mayor Sudesh Deshmukh, Kamaljeet Pintu, Ramesh Dakaliya, Qutbuddin Solanki, Block President Asif Ali and plenty of activists.

  • Tractor parade violence: 7 FIRs to date, many extra to be registered quickly, says Delhi Police

    Image Source : AP Police chase protesting farmers away as they march to the capital breaking police barricades throughout Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi.
    Following a chaotic day after farmers tractor parade turned violent main to break of public, personal property, injuring over 80 cops, a number of protestors, the Delhi Police has to date lodged 7 FIRs in numerous sections concerning violence on Republic Day. The police have knowledgeable that many extra shall be registered quickly.

    On the safety state of affairs within the nationwide capital, Delhi Police mentioned it’s retaining a detailed watch. It can be registering circumstances of violation of lawful instructions, rioting, harm to public property and assault on public servant with lethal weapons concerning a number of incidents reported from numerous areas.

    In a press notice, the Delhi Police mentioned, “Sayunkt Kisan Morcha comprising of various Kisan organisations proposed a Kisan Tractor Rally on the occasion of the Republic Day on 26.01.2021. The Sayunkt Kisan Morcha had conducted several rounds of meetings with the Delhi Police in connection with their proposed tractor rally. They had given an undertaking to the Delhi Police to take out a peaceful rally as per the proposed plans on 4 agreed-upon routes.”

    As of now whole 7 FIR ‘S registered in numerous sections concerning at this time violence in throughout delhi. Many extra will registered quickly. @indiatvnews— Abhay parashar (@abhayparashar) January 26, 2021

    “On January 26 at about 8.30 AM about 6000-7000 tractors had assembled at Singhu borders and they were to reach up to Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar and take right turn. Instead of the agreed-upon route, they insisted upon going to the Central Delhi and despite persuasion by Delhi Police, the farmers led by Nihangs on their horses fully equipped with deadly weapons like swords, kripans and fursas charged the police and broke the several layers of barricades, which were erected between Mukarba Chowk and Transport Nagar.”

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    “Similar incidents were reported from Gazipur and Tikri Borders. The farmers at Gazipur border broke the barricades at several points and headed towards ITO, where they were joined by the farmers who had come from Singhu Border. At Tikri Border also, the farmers did not agree to the scheduled plan and fought pitched battle with Delhi Police.”

    “They not only broke barricades but also attacked police vehicles and police personnel with deadly weapon. Instead of turning towards Najafgarh, they headed towards Peeragarhi and further towards Central Part of Delhi,” Police mentioned. 

    “At ITO, a large group of farmers, who had come from Gazipur and Singhu Borders attempted to move towards New Delhi district. When they were stopped by the policemen, a group of these farmers became violent and broke the barricades, damaged the iron grills and the dividers and even tried to run over the policemen, who were deployed at these barricades. However, with the arrival of reinforcement on conclusion of the Republic Day parade, the police succeeded to stop them from entering the New Delhi District,” the Delhi Police knowledgeable.  

    “Meanwhile, some farmers also indulged in vandalism and attacked policemen. Finally, they changed their plans and moved towards Lal Qila. At Lal Qila, they broke the gates and entered the wells of Red Fort. A section of the crowd also managed to climb atop the rampart of the Red Fort where they hoisted their organisation’s flag. With great efforts, Delhi Police managed to remove the crowd from the Rampart and the vicinity,” the police added.

    ALSO READ | Watch: Shocking video reveals protestors attacking Delhi Police personnel at Red Fort

     

    The wrestle between the police and farmers continued all through the day till late night. Most of the incidents have been reported from Mukarba Chowk, Gazipur, A-Point ITO, Seemapuri, Nangloi T-Point, Tikri Border and Red Fort.

    86 policemen to date have reported injured and several other private and non-private properties have been broken on this act of vandalism by the rioting mob.

    Delhi Police is retaining a detailed watch on the state of affairs. It can be registering circumstances of violation of lawful instructions, rioting, harm to public property and assault on public servant with lethal weapons concerning a number of incidents reported from numerous areas.

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  • Tractor march violence has not damage motion’s credibility, protest will proceed: Farmer chief’s shocker

    Image Source : INDIA TV Farmers protest will proceed, says a farmer chief. 
    Shiv Kumar Sharma, additionally referred to as Kakkaji, one of many main faces of the continued farmers protest, in an unique dialog with India TV on violence throughout tractor march in Delhi, blamed the administration within the nationwide capital for not with the ability to management those that created chaos. Shiv Kumar although stated they felt unhappy that the scenario turned ugly in the course of the tractor rally however what can they do moreover condemning the incident.

    Shiv Kumar, shredding of any accountability on farmers unions for what occurred in Delhi on Republic Day that shamed India’s picture, stated it was an intelligence failure on the a part of the federal government whereas admitting that they knew there have been few teams who weren’t a part of Samyukt Kisan Morcha who threatened to disrupt the protest on Republic Day only a day earlier than tractor rally.

    Watch | Shocking video reveals protestors attacking Delhi Police personnel at Red Fort

    Responding as to if right this moment’s occurrences in the course of the tractor march have damage the credibility of farmers protest and can they name off their protest, Shiv Kumar Sharma stated it has not damage their motion credibility and there’s no query of calling off the protest. Besides condemning what occurred right this moment, they can not do anything.

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    Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held an emergency assembly at his residence over the violence that rocked components of the nationwide capital in the course of the farmers’ Republic Day parade.

    According to sources, the Home Secretary, Director Intelligence Bureau and senior officers of Delhi Police have been current on the assembly referred to as to take inventory of the safety preparations in Delhi.

    More central troopers can be deployed in Delhi to satisfy any exigencies, sources stated. Sources stated that aside from extra forces, stand by safety personnel have been organized to regulate any untoward incident.

    (With inputs from IANS)
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