This Delhi Police officer explained how the tractor rally by farmers morphed into an ugly and violent free-for-all...
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00:00We did tear gassing and baton charge there and tried to stop them, but the farmers tried to crush the police and security forces with tractors.
00:30We tried to stop the police, but the farmers tried to crush the police and security forces with tractors.
00:40We tried to stop the police, but the farmers tried to crush the police and security forces with tractors.
00:50We tried to stop the police, but the farmers tried to crush the police and security forces with tractors.
00:55After many rounds of discussion, we came to a decision.
01:00The senior officers of Haryana, Delhi and UP talked to the farmers.
01:07They agreed to take a mutually agreed route from Gajipur to Apsara border and then take a right turn to reach UP.
01:21We also talked to the farmers at the Gajipur border.
01:28They agreed to take a mutually agreed route from Gajipur to Apsara border and then take a right turn to reach UP.
01:43We also exchanged names and contact numbers with the senior officers and volunteers.
01:50They assured us that everything will be fine.
01:54They told us that there will be a flag-raising ceremony at 11 am.
02:03They told us that there will be a flag-raising ceremony at 11 am.
02:08At 9.30 pm, a group tried to breach the barricades.
02:15The farmers were first spotted by the police near the Gajipur border.
02:21Many farmers did not follow the agreed route.
02:28Two hours before the ceremony, we tried to stop the farmers from breaching the barricades.
02:44However, the senior officers tried to crush the police with a tractor.
03:23We have definitely taken legal action against the farmers and the police.