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Kejriwal releases record of 115 protesters arrested in reference to Republic Day violence

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Image Source : PTI New Delhi: Police attempting to regulate the state of affairs throughout clashes between individuals claiming to be native villagers and farmers on the Singhu Border in New Delhi, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday launched an inventory of 115 protesters who have been arrested by the Delhi Police in reference to the tractor rally violence of Republic Day. Those arrested are presently lodged in several jails within the nationwide capital, the chief minister stated. Speaking at a press convention, Kejriwal at this time stated, “We are releasing a list of 115 protesters who were arrested by police in relation to the Republic Day incident and are in different jails in the city.”
“Our government will make every effort to trace the protesters who are missing and I will even speak to the Lt Governor and the central government if the need arises,” the Delhi CM stated. 
A delegation from the authorized crew of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha had met Kejriwal and offered him an inventory of 29 lacking farmers. 
It additionally demanded a judicial inquiry into the alleged “conspiracy against the farmers’ protest” and a medical board to look at these in jail. 

The chief minister, nevertheless, didn’t touch upon the demand for judicial inquiry. 
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Arajnaitik) chief Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday accused the Delhi Police of conspiracy behind the Republic Day violence. 
Tikait who was en path to Jind to attend a Mahapanchayat, stated, “We have been holding panchayats for the last 35 years, protests are organised at Jantar Mantar but did any farmer organisation reach Parliament? A man was misled, an announcement was made and after 13 hours a religious flag was hoisted at the Red Fort. This is being investigated.”
“The Delhi Police has conspired to do this and it is the main culprit. It barricaded the route allotted to us for the tractor rally and opened Delhi giving way to the farmers to enter the national capital,” he said.

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