In pictures: Protesting farmers march into the capital

As India celebrated its 72nd Republic Day on Tuesday, lakhs of farmers who have been protesting against the Narendra Modi government’s new farm laws along Delhi’s border for nearly two months marched into the national capital. They were expected to start their planned tractor rally at around noon, after the Republic Day parade on Rajpath in central Delhi had ended. But at around 8 am some of the farmers began to remove the barricades that the police had put up overnight along the proposed route of the rally. Not long after, violence erupted as the police lathicharged and teargassed the protesters at some places.

By 2 pm, some of the protesting farmers had reached near central Delhi. At other places, the tractor parade continued peacefully along the designated route.

Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar, Nidhi Suresh, Muhammad Tahir Shabbir, and Aditya Varier are on the ground covering the rally. Here are some visuals they have captured.

Pictures and videos by Basant Kumar, Nidhi Suresh, and Aditya Varier.

Protesting farmers on Nangli bridge near Singhu border.

Protesters at Singhu.

Police blockade on the road from Ghazipur to Delhi.

Farmers march along Nangli bridge near Singhu.

Farmers heading towards Rajgaht.

The tractor rally at Singhu.

Women protesters at Singhu border.

The tractor rally at Singhu border.

#TractorRally | "We are not interested in a violent protest. We want to protest but in peace"@NidhiSuresh_ speak to the protesting farmers at the #SinghuBorder. pic.twitter.com/h6FmQGNPTt

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Protestors enter Delhi to start #TractorRally from #Ghazipur border.

Our correspondent @Basantrajsonu is traveling with them and reporting from ground zero. pic.twitter.com/5wHdmai5JA

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#TractorRally | Protestors from #SinghuBorder head towards Delhi. @NidhiSuresh_ and @WhatAditya are travelling with the contingent and reporting from ground zero. pic.twitter.com/hD8oNcP8zw

— newslaundry (@newslaundry) January 26, 2021

Protestors at the #SinghuBorder say they will follow the approved route for the #TractorRally and will not flout the orders | @NidhiSuresh_ and @WhatAditya report pic.twitter.com/se3CDIb7p8

— newslaundry (@newslaundry) January 26, 2021

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