300 Pak Twitter handles created to disrupt farmers' rally, Delhi Police

Over 300 Twitter handles have been traced to Pakistan that have been created to disrupt and hijack the tractor rally on Republic Day by farmers protesting the central government's new agricultural laws, Dependra Pathak, Special CP, Intelligence, Delhi Police said..Pathak further saidthat said all these handles have been generated in Pakistan between January 13 and January 18. There are inputs about the same from different agencies too. It will be a challenging task for us, but the rally will be conducted amid tight security after the Republic Day parade is over,"

The proposed Republic Day tractor march which got formal permission on Sunday from Delhi Police has been the eye of controversy for the past few days. The farmers' union has reached an agreement with the Delhi Police to carry out the tractor march peacefully on Republic Day. "We have five-six long discussions with the Samyukt Kisan Morcha and told them about our security arrangements. We repeatedly said that there should be no disturbance as this [Republic Day Parade] is an event of national pride," Pathak said.

"We have reached an agreement that the farmers' rally take place peacefully and with rules in place. Barricades will be removed from Tikri border and a route of 52-63 km will be opened, a route of another 60 km will be cleared from Singhu border and a route of 46 km will be opened from Ghazipur border," Special CP Dependra Pathak told media on Sunday. The parade will cover more than 100 km inside Delhi's borders.