As part of the protests against the centre’s farm bills, farmers’ unions and the Delhi police had chalked out agreed-upon circular routes from Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri borders for the Republic Day tractor parades. It was decided that the protestors will enter Delhi but remain in areas near the border from the three entry points.
Several protesting groups, however, veered off the course and were met with police lathi-charge and tear gas shells. They entered the iconic Red Fort and hoisted flags from some domes and from a flagstaff, on the ramparts of the fort, used to unfurl the tricolour on Independence Day.
This sparked two widespread claims – 1) the protestors took down the Indian national flag and 2) replaced the tricolour with Khalistan flag.
Indian Flag Removed Flag of Khalistan is waving on Red Fort.— Pakistan First (@APMLOfficial_) January 26, 2021
“What point are these farmers trying to make by replacing the tricolour with their religious flag?” questioned Sonam Mahajan.
Editor-in-chief of Times Now Rahul Shivshankar also claimed that the tricolour was replaced. But he added that the one hoisted was a flag of farmers’ union or religious sect.
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