Republic Day violence | Amit Shah to visit two hospitals to enquire about health of cops

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday will visit two hospitals to enquire about the health of policemen injured within the violence that broke out through the farmers’ tractor parade in the national capital on Republic Day, officers mentioned.

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Nearly 400 policemen had been injured through the tractor parade of the farmers who’ve been protesting towards three central farm laws at Delhi’s borders since November.

The Home Minister will visit two hospitals — Shushrut Trauma Centre and Teerath Ram Hospital — to enquire about the health of the injured police personnel, an official from the Home Ministry mentioned.

Both the hospitals are situated in Civil Lines.

The Delhi Police on Wednesday had alleged that farmer leaders made inflammatory speeches and had been concerned within the violence through the tractor parade by agitating farmers that left 394 of its personnel injured, because it warned that no wrongdoer will likely be spared.

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Addressing a press convention right here, Delhi Police Commissioner S.N. Srivastava mentioned farmer unions didn’t observe circumstances set for the parade that was supposed to be held from 12 pm to 5 pm with 5,000 tractors and accused them of betrayal.

Tens of thousands of farmers broke barriers to storm the nationwide capital on Tuesday, their tractor parade to spotlight their calls for dissolving into unprecedented scenes of anarchy as they fought with police, overturned automobiles and delivered a nationwide insult hoisting a non secular flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort, a privilege reserved for India’s tricolour.

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From Rajpath to Red Fort, the day unfolded in scenes of contrasts. One that Indians have seen for seven many years and the opposite that seared itself into collective reminiscence with its imagery of protesters demanding a repeal of the three farm legal guidelines storming the Mughal period monument, the centrepiece of India’s Independence Day celebrations.

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Clashes broke out in a number of locations, main to violence in well-known landmarks of Delhi and its suburbs, amid waves of violence that ebbed and flowed via the day.

A protester died after his tractor overturned close to ITO, one of the key flashpoints of hassle.