Rihanna enters Farmers' protest fray; remarks on current escalation at Delhi's borders

Barbadian pop star Rihanna took to her Twitter handle to comment on ongoing farmers' protest in capital city of India. She shared CNN's story on current state of farmers' protest and exclaimed, "why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest."

For over two months, thousands of farmers have been protesting at Delhi borders seeking repeal of three farm laws passed by Parliament. At present, Supreme Court has stayed implementation of farm laws and formed a committee to resolve ongoing impasse.

Rihanna is first International pop icon to comment on ongoing farmers' protest in India. report shared by her talks about Internet ban in areas where farmers' are protesting. Before her, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters recited Delhi student Aamir Aziz's anti-CAA viral poem 'Sab Yaad Rakha Jayega' at a protest in London.

Meanwhile, security remained tightened at Ghazipur and Tikri borders of national capital in view of ongoing farmers' protest against central farm laws. Delhi Police has cemented nails near barricades at Ghazipur (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh) and Tikri (Delhi-Haryana) borders, according to news ncy ANI. Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava had visited Ghazipur border on Monday to inspect security arrangements.

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Also, police have heavily barricaded Ghazipur border. Barbed wire and cement barricades have been planted on roads to restrict movement of farmers. Meanwhile, workers under watch of police personnel on Monday hooked iron rods between two rows of cement barriers on a flank of main highway at Singhu border to furr restrict movement of protesters agitating against new farm laws at site. Ar portion of highway at Delhi-Haryana border is practically blocked w as a makeshift cement wall has come up re.

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday released an official statement on violence witnessed by national capital on Republic Day, revealing that Delhi Police had filed 39 cases against agitators between September 2020 to January 2021. 

Giving a blow-by-blow account of Republic Day violence, MHA stated that as per Delhi Police, large convoys of protesting farmers in tractor trollies tried to furiously go past police barricades, to enter capital, taking law and order in ir hand. It furr revealed how protestors, in turn, used 'criminal force' to deter public servants from performing ir duties, inflicting dam to public property and police personnel.

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Jan 26 violence

On January 26, farmers' rally took a violent turn after groups of farmers broke police barricades at Delhi border to enter national capital before allocated time. Apart from this, some protesters did t follow pre-decided routes and instead proceeded towards Central Delhi. As per visuals, some of protesters vandalised a DTC bus and drove tractors to deliberately run over police personnel at ITO in central Delhi.

In a clear violation of conditions laid down by police, farmers were seen carrying sticks and riding horses. reafter, anti-farm laws protesters entered premises of Red Fort and unfurled ir own flags from its ramparts. While situation was brought under control by end of day, untoward incidents provoked outr from scores of people across country.