Tractor set on fire at India Gate: Farmer’s protest against farm bills continues

New Delhi: A tractor was set on fire near India Gate in the heart of Delhi this morning during protests against the controversial farm laws, which have triggered widespread protests. The police have removed the tractor and the fire has been put out by the fire department.

President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday gave assent to the three bills passed in parliament last Sunday, that have triggered farmers’ protest especially in Punjab and Haryana.

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15 to 20 persons had gathered at the central Delhi location sometime between 7:15 AM and 7:30 AM and set the old tractor on fire. According to the police, the protesters had raised pro-Congress slogans. The police are trying to identify those involved.

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Huge farmers’ protests have been held over the laws, especially in Punjab and Haryana, states that are dubbed the grain bowl of the country. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will hold a sit-in today in Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of freedom fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh.

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The Punjab Youth Congress live-streamed this morning’s protest at India Gate on its official Facebook page. Punjab Youth Congress workers had allegedly tried to set a tractor on fire in Haryana’s Ambala on September 20.

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