Mobile Internet Shut in Parts of Delhi-NCR | Mobile internet is still shut in many parts of Delhi-NCR. Yesterday, internet services were shut down at protests sites at Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur, Mukarba Chowk and Nangloi and adjoining areas from noon to 11:59 pm on Tuesday. The order, approved by the Union home secretary, said the suspension of services was necessary in the interest of maintaining public safety and averting a public emergency.
Loss of Property worth Hundreds of Crores Due to Farmers | Farmers, atop tractors, on motorcycles and some on horses, broke barricades to enter the city at least two hours before they were supposed to start the tractor march at noon sanctioned by authorities. Steel and concrete barriers were broken and trailer trucks overturned as pitched battles broke out in several parts of the city. Loss of property worth hundreds of crore were reported due to the farmers violence.
Metro Gates of Lal Quila and Jama Masjid to Remain Closed | Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in a tweet informed that the entry and exit gates of Lal Quila and Jama Masjid will be closed for service.
Security Update
Entry/exit gates of Lal Quila metro station are closed.
Entry gates of Jama Masjid metro station are closed.
— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation I कृपया मास्क पहनें😷 (@OfficialDMRC)January 27, 2021
BJP IT Head Amit Malviya attacked the Congress for linking Deep Sidhu to the BJP. Sharing a video on Twitter, Malviya said, “Lame attempt by the Congress and assorted self appointed leaders of the violent protests in Delhi, to pass off Deep Sidhu, the man seen breaching the sanctity of Red Fort, as being associated with the BJP, when he has himself denied it in the past!”
Lame attempt by the Congress and assorted self appointed leaders of the violent protests in Delhi, to pass off Deep Sidhu, the man seen breaching the sanctity of Red Fort, as being associated with the BJP, when he has himself denied it in the past!
He is their asset gone rouge. pic.twitter.com/R121le0qzb
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya)January 27, 2021
Farmers Violated Conditions Agreed for Tractor Parade | A protester died after his tractor overturned near ITO, one of the major flashpoints of trouble. In a statement, the police said protesting farmers violated the conditions agreed on for their tractor parade. “The farmers began the tractor rally before the scheduled time, they also resorted to violence and vandalism,” said Delhi Police PRO Eish Singhal. “We followed all conditions as promised and did our due diligence but the protest led to extensive damage to public property.”
153 Police Personnel Injured, Two Critical | Clashes broke out at multiple places, leading to violence in well-known landmarks of Delhi and its suburbs amid waves of violence that ebbed and flowed through the day. While there were no exact estimates of how many farmers were hurt, but on the other hand farmers injure at least 153 police personenel during yesterday’s violence, most of them were injured at the Red Fort. Two police personnel is being said to be critically injured.
Farmer Unions Call Off Tractor Parade After Violence at Red Fort | Tens of thousands of farmers broke barriers to storm the national capital yesterday, their tractor parade to highlight their demands dissolving into unprecedented scenes of anarchy as they fought with police, overturned vehicles and hoisted a religious flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort. Later on Tuesday, an umbrella body of farmers’ unions called off the tractor parade in the aftermath of the violence in the national capital.
Source: News18