Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh tweeted for calm immediately after the violence in Delhi (File)Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has appealed to all “genuine farmers” to vacate Delhi – components of which saw unprecedented scenes of violence as farmers and police clashed on Republic Day – and return to the city’s borders, exactly where thousands have been camped peacefully due to the fact late November to protest against the centre’s agriculture laws.”Shocking scenes in Delhi… violence by some elements is unacceptable. It’ll negate goodwill generated by peaceful protests. Kisan leaders have disassociated themselves and suspended tractor rally… urge all genuine farmers to vacate Delhi and return to the borders,” he mentioned.Shocking scenes in Delhi. The violence by some components 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.— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) January 26, 2021Earlier today, as the nation celebrated Republic Day and Delhi’s iconic Rajpath was set to host the annual parade, hundreds of farmers gathered at 3 border points – Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur.They had been offered permission to hold their tractor rally along designated routes and immediately after the parade at Rajpath was more than. However, by 8 am groups of farmers marched and drove their tractors by way of police barricades at border points, and stormed into the capital.Groups of farmers also broke from the designated routes and drove into the iconic Red Fort complicated, exactly where protesters climbed the ramparts and raised flags of Sikh religious significance.It took many hours for the police to eliminate the protesters.Farmers and police also clashed at the ITO junction – the gateway to the heart of VIP Delhi – with safety officials resorting to lathi charges and tear gassing to handle the crowd. One farmer was killed – police mentioned he died immediately after a tractor overturned, but farmers say he died in police firing.The farmers have blamed “anti-social elements” for the violence and the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a federation of 40 farmer unions, has dissociated itself from the chaos and appealed for calm.”We appeal strongly to everyone to stick to the route and norms of the Parade, and not indulge in any violent action or anything that taints national symbols and dignity. We appeal to everyone to desist from any such acts,” a statement from the organisation mentioned.Amid the shocking violence world-wide-web and Metro services in components of the city had been shut down.Home Minister Amit Shah met senior police and government officials in the evening to assessment the scenario and make a decision if additional paramilitary presence was required to restore order.Mr Singh, who has strongly supported the farmers’ peaceful protest in their fight to get the contentious laws repealed, was joined by other opposition leaders in denouncing the violence.”Violence is not the solution to any problem. If anyone gets hurt, our nation will suffer. Take back the anti-farmer law for the benefit of the country!” Congress’s Rahul Gandhi tweeted.The farmers are protesting 3 central laws they say will deplete their earnings, take away their assured minimum costs for crops and leave them open to exploitation by large corporations. Farmers protested in many other cities today in solidarity with their comrades in north India.
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