Pakistan-sponsored elements and Khalistan sympathisers actively involved in farmers' protest: Report
New Delhi: The involvement of rogue elements sponsored by Pakistan and so-called sympathisers of the Khalistan movement became evident from the recent violence on the Republic Day in Delhi during farmers' tractor protest rally,media reports said.
Before the rally was held, intelligence agencies had sounded an alarm about the possibility of external elements hijacking it and violence breaking out, reports ANI.
The Delhi Police last Sunday had revealed that over 300 Twitter handles were created in Pakistan to disrupt the tractor rally proposed by protesting farmers on Republic Day.
Deependra Pathak, Special Commissioner of Police (Intelligence), was quoted as saying by the media: "More than 300 Twitter handles have been generated from Pakistan to disrupt the tractor rally by farmers. They are continuously working on it. Its aim is to mislead people."
The farmers' tractor rally in Delhi turned violent on Republic Day.
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