NEW DELHI: In India, one person was killed when tens of thousands of Indian farmers stormed the Mughal-era Red Fort complex in Delhi in protest against the new farm laws.

A “tractor rally” called by the protesting farmers in New Delhi clashing with police who fired tear gas and launched a baton-charge as the protesters broke barricades to march to the heart of the city amid Republic Day celebrations.

Defying elaborate security arrangements in place for the Republic Day military parade, the protesters entered the Red Fort, where the predominantly Sikh farmers also installed a religious flag.

The massive protests have also forced the shutting down of several metro stations, while internet services were suspended in many areas of the capital and its adjoining areas.