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Watch: Farmer Protestors Hoist Flag Atop Red Fort Dome; Connaught Place Closed Following Delhi Police Advisory
Swarajya Staff
Jan 26, 2021, 02:55 PM | Updated 02:55 PM IST
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Farmers tractor rally in Delhi quickly turned violent when the protesters broke the barricade, attacked police personnel and destroyed a DTC bus.
The protesters reached the Red Fort and tried to take down the gate. One protester has reportedly died after a tractor overturned. Farmers claim he was shot.
The incident happened on the DDU Marg near ITO in Central Delhi. Farmers have wrapped the body in a national flag.
Latest reports say that the farmers have hoisted flags from the ramparts of the red fort.
#WATCH A protestor hoists a flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort in Delhi#FarmLaws #RepublicDay pic.twitter.com/Mn6oeGLrxJ
— ANI (@ANI) January 26, 2021
Amid the chaos and violence, Connaught Place has been closed following Delhi police advisory, says Traders' association.
Delhi Metro also closed several metro stations including Entry/exit gates of Samaypur Badli, Rohini Sector 18/19, Haiderpur Badli Mor, Jahangir Puri, Adarsh Nagar, Azadpur, Model Town, GTB Nagar, Vishwavidyalaya, Vidhan Sabha and Civil Lines.
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