Dramaticscenes were witnessed today after the agitating farmers clashed with the DelhiPolice near ITO intersection in central Delhi, with the police firing the teargas shells and resorting to lathicharge to disperse the farmers.
Thefarmers, who started their 'Kisan Gantantra parade' much ahead of theirscheduled timing entered the national capital defying the agreement of thescheduled time of tractor rally and creating multiple fronts at Karnal Bypass,Mukarba Chowk, Transport Nagar, Akshardham, Gazipur and Tikri border and somefarmers armed with swords were also seen clashing with the police.
Assoon as the farmers reached ITO intersection and tried to move towards the RedFort, many of the farmers clashed with the police personnel and attacked themwith sticks and iron rods. The farmers also damaged several vehicles with theirtractors.
Followingthe violence from the farmers, the police fired tear gas shells on the farmersand also resorted to lathicharge multiple times.
Afterthe lathi charge from the police, the farmers left their tractors and rushed totake cover. Meanwhile,some farmers tried to crush the policemen with their tractors. Several tractorswere seen charging towards the police personnel deployed at the ITO one afteranother. The farmers also pelted stones of the police personnel.