As the nation marks the 71st Republic Day, honouring the coming into effect of the Indian Constitution, ‘farmers’ squatting on the roads leading to Delhi have now unleashed violence by breaking barricades, vandalizing public property and attacking security forces.
A mob that managed to come near ITO in central Delhi, broke the barricades, attacked the police personnel and vandalized a police vehicle. They also vandalized a DTC bus in the same ITO area.
#WATCH Protesters break barricade, attack police personnel and vandalise police vehicle at ITO in central Delhi pic.twitter.com/1ARRUX6I8E
— ANI (@ANI) January 26, 2021
#WATCH Delhi: Protesting farmers vandalise a DTC bus in ITO area of the national capital. pic.twitter.com/5yUiHQ4aZm
— ANI (@ANI) January 26, 2021
Disturbing visuals of ‘farmer’ mobs drawing swords and attacking policemen have also surfaced.
Nihang Circus 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/lgaslmgQUi
— Facts (@BefittingFacts) January 26, 2021
Terrible visuals. Anarchy on parade on Republic day.
If anything untoward happens, let it be known: the Congress and all those who wanted these farm reforms but fomented anarchy because Modi realised them, will have blood on their hands. pic.twitter.com/7WSFRGkGSy
— Anand Ranganathan (@ARanganathan72) January 26, 2021
The same section of journalists who were instrumental in fomenting the Delhi riots are once again at it celebrating the anarchy on the streets.
Putting the ‘public’ back into the “Republic”. #RepublicDay2021 #FarmersProtests #HappyRepublicDay #26January pic.twitter.com/FXm1UOQ51j
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) January 26, 2021
Communist elements have also infiltrated these protests instigating the ‘farmer’ mobs to resort to violence. Communist and Maoist sympathizer, Kavita Krishnan, a member of the CPI-ML Polit Bureau can be seen jumping with joy and called the mobs unleashing anarchy a ‘celebration’.
A brief report from Singhu Border by @kavita_krishnan who is with the farmers in the March #26JanDelhiTractorParade pic.twitter.com/jYebvppwqe
— CPIML Liberation (@cpimlliberation) January 26, 2021
Self-proclaimed activist Yogendra Yadav also took to the ground in the name of reporting from the site of protest.
शाहजहांपुर बॉर्डर पर 'किसान गणतंत्र परेड' #HistoricTractorMarch #FarmersProtest https://t.co/PPoXmNNAOw
— Yogendra Yadav (@_YogendraYadav) January 26, 2021
Many have pointed out that opposition parties especially the Congress, Communists and AAP are behind the violent acts of the ‘farmer’ mobs.
News portals like Newslaundry, The Wire, The Quint, Scroll who have for long been glorifying the squatting of these farmer mobs have now pounced on to instigate them.
From the borders of Delhi, thousands of tractors are ready to finally enter the capital, for the Republic Day tractor march organised by farmers’ unions.
Watch The Wire's coverage from Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur borders.#FarmersProtests #RepublicDayhttps://t.co/gsPIWqDtEG pic.twitter.com/Huz2qSebaY
— The Wire (@thewire_in) January 26, 2021
Indian farmers were welcomed with flowers on the #SinghuBorder route, as they continued their #TractorRally against Centre's #FarmLaws on #RepublicDay.
Read more here: https://t.co/78uE058NP9 pic.twitter.com/Fji5uU8qeY— The Quint (@TheQuint) January 26, 2021
If you want to watch the R-Day parade, there's DD. If you want to watch news from farmer's tractor rally, there's @newslaundry. Follow our reporters live commentary on @newslaundry and @nlhindi. https://t.co/w9DfGybuvi
— Manisha Pande (@MnshaP) January 26, 2021