‘Violence not a solution’: Rahul Gandhi on farmer-police clashes

As protesting farmers clashed with police at a number of locations in Delhi on Republic Day, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi mentioned violence was by no means the answer to any downside and appealed to the Centre to scrap the three contentious farm legal guidelines.
Taking to Twitter, Gandhi mentioned, “Violence is not the solution to any problem. If anyone gets hurt, the damage will happen to our country. Take back the anti-farmer law for the benefit of the country.”

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— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 26, 2021
BJP MP from North-East Delhi Gautam Gambhir mentioned, “Violence and vandalism will lead us nowhere. I urge everyone to maintain peace & honour agreements. Today is not the day for such chaos.”

Violence and vandalism will lead us nowhere. I urge everybody to take care of peace & honour agreements. Today just isn’t the day for such chaos!
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) January 26, 2021
The violence at ITO unfolded regardless of the police giving farmers tenting at Delhi’s three borders — Singhu, Tikri, and Ghazipur — permission to carry rallies on particular routes, solely after the official Republic Day parade at Rajpath. As per the settlement, farmers had been to stay within the adjoining areas of the borders and never enterprise in the direction of Central Delhi. At Singhu, amid the chaos, the police resorted to lathicharge and tear fuel to regulate the protesters.

Police used tear fuel on teams of farmers and resorted to baton cost as protestors broke previous barricades with tractors at completely different border factors. Farmers additionally entered Red Fort premises, breaching police barricades, attacking personnel and even vandalising a bus at ITO. The farmers additionally hoisted a flag on a flagstaff at Red Fort which was later pulled down by the police.
Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor mentioned, “Most unfortunate. I have supported the farmers’ protests from the start but I cannot condone lawlessness. And on Republic Day no flag but the sacred tiranga should fly aloft the Red Fort.”

Most unlucky. I’ve supported the farmers’ protests from the beginning however I can not condone lawlessness. And on #RepublicDay no flag however the sacred tiranga ought to fly aloft the Red Fort. https://t.co/C7CjrVeDw7
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) January 26, 2021
Lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan mentioned, “It is unfortunate that some farmers on tractors have deviated from the pre agreed & designated route. It is extremely important for the farmers to go back to the designated route&above all remain totally non-violent. Any indiscipline or violence will seriously damage the movement.”

It is unlucky that some farmers on tractors have deviated from the pre agreed & designated route. It is extraordinarily essential for the farmers to return to the designated route&above all stay completely non-violent. Any indiscipline or violence will critically harm the motion
— Prashant Bhushan (@pbhushan1) January 26, 2021
As per the newest experiences, one protester has been killed close to ITO after he was shot at and the tractor he was driving turned turtle.