India displayed its military might and vibrant cultural heritage on Rajpath on the 72nd Republic Day with the event being drastically scaled-down in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a handful of people tried to play with the nationalist spirit of people in the name of their democratic right to protest on the roads of the national capital.
The Delhi Police has so far registered four FIRs in connection with the protesting farmers' tractor parade, of which, three have been registered in the east district, while one in Shahdara district. "The farmers began tractor rally before the scheduled time, they also resorted to violence and vandalism," said Delhi Police PRO Eish Singhal.
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NCP president Sharad Pawar condemned the incidents of violence in Delhi as some farmers entered into the city and clashed with the police, saying nobody will support whatever happened today but the reason behind it cannot be ignored either.
This development comes in the backdrop of the violent protests during the tractor rally that was held by the agitating farmers on the occasion of the 72nd Republic Day to oppose the centre's new farm laws. Thousands of protesting farmers camping at the Singhu and Tikri border points of Delhi took out a tractor march in several areas of the national capital.
Parts of Delhi on Tuesday witnessed widespread chaos and unruly scenes as security personnel were clearly outnumbered by the protesters. Other video clips showed protesters in the guise of farmers chasing away policemen on foot as well with tractors and trying to remove a DTC bus parked across the ITO road stretch by pushing it out of way with a tractor.
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The government's order said that the suspension of services was necessary for maintaining public safety and averting a public emergency. The order was approved by Union Home Secretary and was issued under Section 7 of the India Telegraph Act. Thousands of protesting farmers took out a tractor march in several areas of Delhi.
Bhawana Kanth on Tuesday was part of the Air Force tableau which had a theme 'Indian Air Force: Touch the Sky with Glory' on the 72nd Republic Day parade celebrations. They showcased scale models of the Light Combat Aircraft, Light Combat Helicopter, Su-30 MK-I aircraft and the Rohini radar.
The entry and exit gates of Samaypur Badli, Rohini Sector 18/19, Haiderpur Badli Mor, Jahangir Puri, Adarsh Nagar, Azadpur, Model Town, GTB Nagar, Vishwavidyalaya, Vidhan Sabha and Civil Lines were closed by the DMRC in the wake of Kisan Tractor Rally turning violent. Besides this, entry and exit gates of all stations on green line have been shuttered.
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra also took to social media and Tweeted, "After donating Rs 5 lakh to the Ram temple the President honours Netaji by unveiling a portrait of Prasenjit, the actor who played him in biopic." She also shared the President's tweet but later deleted the message from her Twitter handle.
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PM Narendra Modi continued with his tradition of wearing colouful turbans on the occasion of country’s Republic Day and Independence Day celebrations. This year too, the PM sported a colourful 'paghdi' which is a gift to him from the royal family of Gujarat's Jamnagar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was wearing ‘Halari pagh’ ( royal head turban ) gifted to him by Jamnagar Royal Family for today’s Republic Day event.
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UP's Republic Day tableau showcased a replica of the Ram temple. The bedecked tableau was fronted by a sitting model of Maharishi Valmiki and the temple model occupied a large portion on the rear side. Tableaux from a total of 17 states and union territories were showcased at the Republic Day celebrations, whose scale this year was severely curtailed on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Police on Tuesday used tear gas on groups of farmers when they tried to break past barricades and cemented barriers with tractors at Delhi's Mukarba Chowk. Groups of protesting farmers camping at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border points of the national capital broke police barricades on Tuesday morning to force their way into the city, before the time allotted by the Delhi Police for their tractor parade.
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The newly inducted Rafale fighter aircraft featured for the first time in Republic Day flypast as it carried out the 'Brahmastra' formation alone and was part of the 'Eklavya' formation with four other fighter jets. The fighter jet conducted Eklavya formation by flying at a height of around 300 meter along with two Jagaur and two MIG-29 aircraft. The five jets resembled a V shape with Rafale leading the pack.