NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Thursday issued lookout notices against farm leaders who have been named in the FIR in connection with the violence during the tractor rally on Republic Day.
Passports of farm leaders will be seized as part of the process, the Delhi police said.
The farmer leaders have been asked why action should not be taken against them when they have gone against their agreement with Delhi Police and were in talks with them for days.
"You are also directed to provide names of the perpetrators of such violent acts belonging to your organisation," ANI reported quoting the notice. They have been asked to reply within three days.
As many as 25 FIRs have been filed and 37 farmer leaders named by the Delhi Police in connection with the violence in which over 300 police personnel were injured.
"FIR by Delhi Police mentions the names of farmer leaders Darshan Pal, Rajinder Singh, Balbir Singh Rajewal, Buta Singh Burjgil and Joginder Singh Ugraha for breach of NOC issued regarding farmers' tractor rally. FIR also mentions the name of BKU spokesperson Rakesh Tikait," said Delhi Police in a statement on Wednesday.
The FIR charges them for breach of No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued regarding the rally.
Punjabi actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, who is copping most of the blame for the violence that marred the tractor rally, hid from the glare of cops, farmer comrades and cameras on Wednesday. In two new videos of the mayhem that surfaced, one of them shows a vehicle give chase as he runs and jumps onto a motorbike to escape.
No culprit will be spared, say Delhi police The Delhi Police on Wednesday alleged that the agitating farmers violated the pre-decided conditions for the tractor rally on January 26 and made inflammatory speeches that stoked violence and left 394 of its personnel injured.
"We are using the facial recognition system and taking the help of CCTV and video footage to identify the accused. No culprit will be spared," the Delhi police commissioner said. He alleged that some farm leaders like Satnam Singh Pannu and Darshan Pal gave inflammatory speeches. Thereafter protesters broke barricades.
Two farmer unions withdraw from ongoing protestMeanwhile, Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan and the Bharatiya Kisan Union's Bhanu faction on the same day, announced that they were withdrawing from the ongoing farmers' protest in wake of the R-Day violence.
"I can't carry forward protest with someone whose direction is different. I wish them best but Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan is withdrawing from the protest," VM Singh, the RKMS chief told reporters. "We have not come here to get people martyred or beaten up," he added.
India will not forget 'insult of Tricolour', says govt Union minister Prakash Javadekar had strongly condemned the violence on Wednesday and accused Congress of fuelling the protests and trying to create unrest in the country. He alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was provoking farmers. The minister said India will not forget "insult of Tricolour".
"There is a Congress government in Punjab. Then the Punjab government should have kept a vigil on tractors and arrested habitual criminals," Javadekar said.