Protesters, who are part of the farmers’ tractor rally against the three farm laws, reached Red Fort in Delhi, India on Tuesday. The protesters have also entered the Red Fort and waved their flags from the ramparts. The Delhi landmark is now occupied with protesting farmers with tractors lined outside.
#WATCH Protestors enter Red Fort in Delhi, wave flags from the ramparts of the fort pic.twitter.com/4dgvG1iHZo
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Delhi Police officers said the farmers had violated the terms of the agreement on which they were allowed to hold their rally. There was heavy security outside the Red Fort to stop farmers from entering the fort.
Meanwhile, ITO in central Delhi resembled a war zone in the afternoon after police fired multiple rounds of tear gas shells while farmers clashed with them. While the police cane-charged the protesting farmers in their attempt to stop them from going towards India Gate and Red Fort, the farmers pelted stones, broke barricades and damaged police vehicles.
The standoff between police and farmers happened right in the middle of the ITO intersection. The farmers used their tractors to remove the railings from the dividers on Vikas Marg in ITO. Some of the groups of farmers had managed to escape police barricades and reach Red Fort.
Delhi Police officers said they were appealing to farmers at all places to not resort to violence.
