Singh was praised on social media sites after a video of him jumping on the top of the blue colour water cannon vehicle and then climbing onto a tractor transporting protesters, went viral.
26-year-old Navdeep Singh from Haryana’s Ambala, who was seen in a viral video climbing onto a police water cannon vehicle to turn it off during the protest march of farmers, has now been booked under charges of attempt to murder, Times of India reported. Singh was praised on social media sites after a video of him jumping on the top of the blue colour water cannon vehicle and then climbing onto a tractor transporting protesters, went viral.
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Navdeep Singh, the son of a farmers’ body leader Jai Singh, while defending himself, asserted that he was only trying to protect farmers from being hit by water in such chilly weather. “After my studies, I started doing farming with my father who is a farm leader. I never indulged in any illegal activities and got courage from the commitment of protesting farmers to climb the vehicle and turn off the tap as it was hurting them,” he told The Times of India.
“While protesting peacefully, we were demanding a passage to Delhi but the police blocked our passage. We have all the right to question the government and protest if any anti-people laws are passed”, Singh added, stressing that the citizens have all the rights to protest against ‘anti-people laws’.
Earlier on Friday, after braving water cannons, tear gas, barred writes and concrete obstacles, farmers were finally allowed to enter the national capital.
“Protesting farmers will be allowed to enter the national capital. They will have the permission to protest at the Nirankari Samagam Ground in the Burari area,” said Delhi Police Commissioner.
This came after thousands of farmers from adjoining states continued pouring in at the Delhi border where Delhi police had placed heavy barricading to stop them from entering the national capital.
While the borders of the national capital were sealed to stop the farmers from entering Delhi, the first day of the protest also saw confrontations between farmers and police at various points along the borders of Haryana.
In the chilly winters, police used water cannons to disperse the protesting farmers who began their journey to the national capital in Trucks, tractors and trolleys. At some places, police also used teargas on a group of farmers trying to remove barricades to move forward.
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