A day after violent clashes between protesting farmers and police, farmer leaders from Punjab will address protesting farmers at one of the key Delhi-Haryana borders today.
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. More than 86 police personnel were injured in Tuesday’s violence and 15 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.
Meanwhile, Union Home minister Amit Shah held a high-level meeting on Tuesday evening where a decision was taken to deploy additional paramilitary forces in Delhi. Punjab and Haryana have been placed under high alert.