‘Violence not a solution to any problem’: Political reactions pour in amid tractor rally chaos in Delhi

    New Delhi: As clashes erupted in several parts of Delhi during the farmers' tractor march on Tuesday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and several other political leaders deplored the mayhem, saying that "violence is not a solution to any problem".

Thousands of protesting farmers stormed into Delhi with their tractor rally this morning and also entered the iconic Red Fort and ITO in the heart of the national capital, triggering violent face-offs with police. A section of protesting farmers also hoisted flags from some domes of the iconic monument.

Security personnel resorted to lathicharge and tear gas as hundreds of protesters deviated from pre-designated routes way before the pre-decided time.

Expressing ire over the chaos, Gandhi tweeted, “Violence is not a solution to any problem. Whoever gets hurt, the loss is of the country. Take back the anti-farmers law for the benefit of the country.”

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor also criticised the violence, saying that he supported farmers’ protest from the start but cannot “condone lawlessness”.

“Most unfortunate. I have supported the farmers’ protests from the start but I cannot condone lawlessness. And on #RepublicDay no flag but the sacred tiranga should fly aloft the Red Fort,” he said in a tweet.