With the farmers’ ‘Kisan Gantantra Parade’ turning violent at several places in the national capital, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday condemned the violence and demanded the BJP-led government to roll back the anti-farmer laws in the national interest.
Venting his ire at the ruling dispensation, Rahul Gandhi said, “violence is not the solution to any problem”.
“Whoever gets injured, the loss is of the country. The anti-farmer laws should be withdrawn in the interest of the country,” he tweeted.
हिंसा किसी समस्या का हल नहीं है। चोट किसी को भी लगे, नुक़सान हमारे देश का ही होगा।
देशहित के लिए कृषि-विरोधी क़ानून वापस लो!
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 26, 2021
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait alleged the people from political parties are trying to malign the farmers’ agitation.
“We know the people who are trying to create a disturbance. They have been identified,” he said while responding to news agency ANI regarding the ongoing protests that have gone out of hands.
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Dramatic scenes were witnessed after the agitating farmers clashed with the Delhi Police personnel near ITO intersection in central Delhi, with the cops firing tear gas shells and resorting to baton-charge to disperse the farmers.
The farmers, who started their parade much ahead of the scheduled timing entered the national capital defying the agreement of the scheduled time of tractor rally and creating multiple fronts at Karnal Bypass, Mukarba Chowk, Transport Nagar, Akshardham, Gazipur and Tikri border.
Some farmers armed with swords were also seen clashing with the police. The farmers also damaged several vehicles with their tractors. They also pelted stones at the police personnel.
Earlier in the day, the farmers entered the national capital from the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh Ghazipur border after breaking the barricades and clashed with the police near Akshardham intersection of east Delhi, IANS reports.
The Delhi Police had on Sunday given permission for the tractor rally after the annual Republic Day parade.
