19 arrested for R-day violence, 25 FIRS lodged: Centre to HC
NEW DELHI: As many as 19 people have been arrested and 25 FIRS lodged in connection with the Republic Day violence in the national capital during the farmers’ tractor rally in protest against the three new agri laws, the Centre informed the Delhi High Court on Wednesday.
Additional solicitor general Chetan Sharma and Centre’s standing counsel Ajay Digpaul told HC that as many as 50 people have been detained and probe was on into the incident.
They also submitted that adequate security personnel have been deployed at the Red Fort for its safety and security.
Taking note of the submissions, a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh sought to know whether any similar matter was filed in or was pending before or disposed of by the Supreme Court.
It asked the central government to give it details of any similar matter in the apex court and listed the petition by a Delhi resident, Dhananjai Jain.
The petition has sought removal of people squatting under the garb of farmers agitation and clear all the roads and public places.
It also sought direction to remove the Delhi Police commissioner from his position with immediate effect and punish all the cops who allegedly failed in discharging their duties relating to the Red Fort incident.
SKM writes to Prez seeking unconditional release of those arrested The Samkyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Wednesday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind demanding “unconditional” release of arrested farmers and withdrawal of “false” cases in connection with the stir against the agri laws.
In its letter, the Morcha, an umbrella body of farmer unions agitating against the three central laws, also said that notices allegedly being sent by police and other probe agencies to the farmers should be stopped. “Under the banner of Morcha, farmers are staging sit-in around Delhi for 3 months, but hundreds of farmers and supporters have been lodged in jails by the Centre and many state governments and false cases have been lodged against them,” stated the letter shared by the SKM.