Barricade and cement blockers broke by farmers in Delhi, police fired tear gas

Singhu and some groups of farmers protesting at the border along Delhi, broke into police barriers and entered Delhi. After this, these farmers sat for a long time on the Mukarba Chowk, but then they tried to break the barricades and cement blockers there. After this, police fired tear gas shells at the group of farmers. According to officials, security personnel also tried to convince the farmers that after the end of the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath, they have been allowed to do a tractor parade in Delhi. Despite this, many tractors were seen, which were hung on three sides. Men and women were seen dancing on the drums with them.
Locals standing on either side of the road were also showered with flowers. Some peasants also held flags of various peasant organizations in hand and shouted slogans. Some rode motorcycles and horses. People were also seen standing above their tractors and shouting slogans and singing revolutionary songs. Locals distributed food and water bottles to the farmers involved in the march. A senior police officer present on the spot had earlier told that some groups of farmers broke into the block and entered the national capital. “There was agreement between the police and the farmers that they would start the parade at the scheduled time, but they forcibly entered Delhi,” he said. He had to go towards Bawana as per the fixed route but he insisted on going towards Outer Ring Road. “
The Delhi Police on Sunday allowed farmers to take out a tractor parade after the annual Republic Day parade. The protesters were told that they could not disrupt the celebration of Rajpath, prompting farmers to insist that their parade would be “peaceful”. “But some groups of farmers did not agree and broke the blockade of the police and started moving towards Outer Ring Road,” the official said. A member of the ‘said that the people who broke the blockade were members of the’ Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee ‘.
An official said that about six thousand security personnel have been deployed for surveillance. A face-recognition system has also been put in place by Delhi Police to identify suspects at key locations. Sharp shooters and snipers have been deployed on the tall buildings to keep an eye on the Rajpath where President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the Republic Day celebrations along with other dignitaries and thousands. Significantly, since 28 November last year, thousands of farmers have been demanding the cancellation of the new agricultural laws of the Center on the borders with Delhi and legal guarantee of minimum support prices on their crops. Most of these are from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh.