Farmers’ body claims more than 100 missing since Republic Day rally

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Feb 01, 2021:     Samyukta Kisan Morcha has claimed that over 100 people were missing since the violence during the tractor parade on Republic Day, and it has set up a six-member committee to look into the matter.

 

According to a statement, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) will collect data on such missing persons and the matter will be taken up with the authorities for formal action.

Clashes broke out in multiple places, leading to violence in well-known landmarks of Delhi and its suburbs, amid waves of violence that ebbed and flowed through the Republic Day.

The SKM claimed that the government was afraid of the rising strength of the farmers’ movement.

It also denounced the suspension of Internet services at various protest sites on Delhi’s borders.

The morcha also claimed that a protestor from Maharashtra, who took part in the agitation in Shahjahanpur, died on Sunday. "Shayra Pawara was just 21 years old and her sacrifice will be remembered," the statement said.

Sunday was declared as Sadbhavana Diwas and was observed across the country, the morcha said, adding faculty members and scholars of Punjab Agriculture University also observed one-day fast in support of the farmers.

Courtesy:India Today