Day after clashes, farmer leaders to address protesters today

Mangalore Today News Network / NDTV

New Delhi, Jan 27, 2021:     Farmer leaders from Punjab will address protesting farmers at one of the key Delhi-Haryana borders this morning, a day after the capital witnessed unprecedented violence as a Republic Day tractor rally by farmers in protest of the centre’s agricultural laws went off the scheduled course and rolled into the iconic Mughal-era Red Fort.

One farmer died on the way to Red Fort, with the police saying it was an accident. 86 police personnel were injured in Tuesday’s violence and 22 cases have been registered, Delhi Police said.

The address by farmer leaders at the Singhu border will be followed by a meeting of these leaders to chart out the next course of action.