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  • Three more held in connection with Republic Day violence at Burari

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: Three more people have been arrested in connection with the violence that erupted during the farmers’ tractor parade in north Delhi’s Burari on Republic Day, police said on Thursday.

    The three men — Gurjeet Singh (34), Guru Prakash (34) and Rajendra Singh (41) — were arrested following a raid on Wednesday evening, they said.

    Earlier, the police had arrested eight men in connection with the violence in Burari.

    The arrest was made by the Special Investigation Team of north district in connection with the violence in Burari area on Republic day, a senior police officer said.

    The officer said Guru Prakash is a resident of Old Mahavir Nagar and the two others are from Bhalswa Dairy area.

    Mobile phones of the accused and a motorcycle used by them during the violence have also been seized, the police said.

    Thousands of farmers protesting the Centre’s new agri laws had clashed with the police during the tractor parade on January 26.

    Many of the protesters, driving tractors, reached the Red Fort and entered the monument.

    Some protesters even hoisted religious flags on its domes and a flagstaff at the ramparts, where the national flag is unfurled on Independence Day.

    On Monday, the Special Cell had arrested actor-activist Deep Sidhu, a “prominent player” behind the violence at the Red Fort.

    Over 120 people have been arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with the violence that took place across the national capital on January 26, officials said.

  • Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said in the midst of farmers’ movement – Government of India is ready to discuss with farmers

    The government has once again offered to talk to the farmers in the midst of the farmers’ protests in protest against the farm laws. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the government is ready to talk to the farmers unions to resolve the issues of farmers. We have called him for talks on December 3. I hope that leaders of farmers organizations will come to the meeting. He has urged political parties not to do politics in the name of farmers.

    According to the news agency ANI, the Agriculture Minister said, “I am still saying today that the Indian government is ready to negotiate with the farmers union to resolve the farmers’ problem. They have been invited to speak on December 3. I hope they will come and understand. The government is ready to do everything that is in the interest of the farmers.

    Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday appealed to the farmers marching in Delhi to end the agitation. Tomar also offered the agitating farmers a conversation on 3 September. It is worth mentioning that the agitating farmers who had traveled to Delhi in protest against the agricultural law were allowed to perform in a peaceful manner. Delhi Police spokesperson Ish Singhal said that after talking to the farmers leaders, the Delhi Police has given permission to the farmers to demonstrate in a peaceful manner in Nirankari Ground of Burari.