Within hours, Indian farm protests turned from carnival to violent clashes

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A line of tractors stood ready at dawn on Tuesday to move out of a protest site near New Delhi where thousands of farmers had been camping for the last two months and rallying against farm reforms they say will hurt them and benefit large private firms.

FILE PHOTO: A farmer holds a sword during a protest against farm laws introduced by the government, at the historic Red Fort in Delhi, India, January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Several hundred demonstrators breached the outer walls of Delhi’s Red Fort - one of its most recognisable landmarks - before raising flags from the ramparts and clashing with police. The events came after protest leaders held lengthy talks with police and promised a massive but peaceful rally along a pre-determined route.“These incidents have only delayed our fight,” said farmer leader Darshan Pal.

By noon, hundreds of protesters had dismantled a roadblock of concrete slabs, shipping containers and trucks. For the first hour or so after the tractors began arriving, the mood was relaxed. A large contingent of policemen waited on the lawns in front of the 17th-century monument, two protesters said, looking on as the crowd steadily grew.

 

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Due to ruling party & cops...

It was never a farmers' protest : the entire modus of operandi was mend by Anti Indian outfits : It's Insane & Criminal to take shed of Democracy to go Crazy !!! Now it's priced also !!

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