Farmers Protests Turn Violent, Flag Hoisted at Red Fort, Internet Cut in Some Parts: What You Need to Know Farmers also entered ...

Farmers Protests Turn Violent, Flag Hoisted at Red Fort, Internet Cut in Some Parts: What You Need to Know

Farmers also entered the Red Fort and hoisted flags from the ramparts of the historic monument, before they were removed by the police. One protesting farmer died at ITO in Delhi after his tractor overturned, police was quoted as saying by PTI.

A group of farmers reached the Red Fort on Tuesday, hoisting flags from its ramparts. Videos showed farmers climbing the steps of the Red Fort, from where the installed they flags. The crowd swelled at the monument as some protesting farmers and 'Nihangs' (traditional Sikh warriors) were seen entering the Red Fort. PTI reported that they had been pushed back by the police form the ITO in Central Delhi and drove their tractors to Red Fort complex.

A clash ensued at ITO from where the farmers with their tractors tried to push their way towards Lutyens Delhi. Here, the police lathicharged the farmers and used tear gas shells as they chased the police with sticks and rammed their tractors into the buses parked by police. A DTC bus was vandalised and barricades displaced. People were injured on both sides during the clashes.