Security has been heightened at the Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana border) after the violence broke out during a tractor rally in various parts of the national capital on Republic Day. Farmers have been protesting at the border areas of the national capital for almost two months as part of their protest against Centre's three farm laws. 

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Meanwhile, security was beefed up at Singhu and Ghazipur borders after police warned the farmers to vacate the protest site volunatarily or be ready to face action. 

Samyukta Kisan Morcha

Samyukta Kisan Morcha said that they would not be intimidated by notices sent by Delhi Police, following tractor rally violence. The Morcha representative said, "Government trying to put an end to the movement against farm laws by blaming us for January 26 violence, this is not acceptable." Instead of taking action against real culprits, police arresting farmers who were protesting peacefully, it further said.

Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti) and BKU (Ekta)

Members of Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti) and BKU (Ekta) met Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today. "We're also hurt by the Red fort incident. Government has assured us that they'll continue with commitments made during talks with farmers," says SS Bhati, BKU (Lok Shakti)

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait 

Will commit suicide but won't end protest until farm bills are repealed, said BKU's Rakesh Tikait. Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait broke down at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh Ghazipur farmers protest site, alleging that the administration was trying to crush their movement.

Around 30 farmers from DDA Ground Burari have moved towards the Singhu border and other farmers (around 15) have been detained for their possible involvement in violence by protesters on 26th January and for violating laws. Burari ground is being cleared and will be clear soon.

Farmers told to vacate Ghazipur protest site

Ghaziabad district administration has ordered those who are holding the sit-in protest without permission at Ghazipur border (Delhi-Ghaziabad border) to vacate the area by late evening on Thursday or else they would use force to remove them. There has been a massive security deployment since last night at various protest sites around the Delhi border.

The farmers' tractor rally on Republic day turned violent when protesting farmers did not follow the marked route for their tractor march and forcibly entered central Delhi by removing police barricades. They clashed with the police and also entered the Red Fort and unfurled their flags from its ramparts. Several public and private properties were damaged in acts of vandalism by the protestors, while one farmer died after his tractor overturned at ITO.