Police try to clear protesters from Delhi fort

(26 Jan 2021) Tens of thousands of protesting farmers drove their tractors into India’s capital on Tuesday, breaking through police barricades, defying tear gas and storming the historic Red Fort as the nation celebrated Republic Day. They waved farm union and religious flags from the ramparts of the fort, where prime ministers annually host the national flag to mark the country’s independence. Police said one protester died after his tractor overturned, but farmers said he was shot. Leaders of the far