On Friday, clashes broke out at Delhi’s Singhu border as a large mob crossed over police barricades and threw stones at farmers who have be...
On Friday, clashes broke out at Delhi’s Singhu border as a large mob crossed over police barricades and threw stones at farmers who have been protesting against the government’s new agriculture laws for just over two months. Several ground reports from the area show goons vandalising farmers’ tents and demanding that the area be vacated.
The violence was sparked by people claiming that protestors masquerading as farmers had insulted the Indian national flag at the Red Fort during a tractor rally on Republic Day. They asserted that protestors had replaced the tricolour with Sikh flags even though several fact-check articles had noted that this had not happened.
A plethora of media outlets covering the clashes at Singhu border has identified the mob as locals.
TIMES NOW's Prashant reports from Singhu border, speaks to locals who are adamant on their demand of having the area vacated by the protesters.
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) January 29, 2021
Confrontation breaks out between the two sides.
police resorts to lathi-charge. pic.twitter.com/XxD14uCbb3
Most other outlets have identified the mob as people “claiming to be locals”.
#WATCH | Delhi: Group of people claiming to be locals gather at Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana border) demanding that the area be vacated. pic.twitter.com/AHGBc2AuXO
— ANI (@ANI) January 29, 2021
Hindi media outlets have also identified them as...
