NEW DELHI, 26 January, 2021 (TON): The Republic Day, tens of thousands of farmers lead massive protests and have begun driving into the capital New Delhi on tractors.

Police have urged tear gas to stop them from breaking barricades, and diverting from their routes in some places.

Demanding a roll back of recent market-friendly reforms, the farmers have been striking for more than a month at the city’s borders.

Tens of thousands of protesting farmers have begun driving into capital Delhi on tractors on India's Republic Day.

The laws are put on hold by the ministers but the farmers want them to be repealed.

Police obstructed six expected rally entry routes to Delhi. Farm groups were told to enter the city only after the Republic Day parade was over.

However, the groups have broken the barricades at two different borders, Singhu and Tikri and began to march on foot and in tractors.

The farmers have not been allowed in central Delhi, were official celebrations are taking place involving armed forces parades.

In addition to thousands that were already blocking the entrance points, joined several other groups on tractors travelling to the city.

Tuesday’s rally is latest in months-long protest and it is one of the longest farmers’ protests in the Indian history.

The laws that already seek to open up agriculture to the free-market made viral protests even after the parliament took action in September 2020. The government had defended the reforms, but the reforms made the farmers vulnerable to the corporate companies.8ih