Violent farmer protests overshadow India's Republic Day celebrations
France, Jan. 26 -- Protesting farmers stormed the Indian capital with violence breaking out across different places as the country observed muted Republic Day celebrations.
With a truncated celebration commemorating India's Republic Day on Tuesday, thousands of farmers who have been camping on the outskirts for over two months stormed into the capital, fighting pitched battles with the police after they breached barricades.
The chaos unfolded despite the police giving farmers camping at Delhi's three borders permission to hold their tractor rallies on specific routes, only after the official 72nd Republic Day parade and not venture into the city.
Chaos unfolds in capital
But hours before the allocated time, farmers pulled down the bar...
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