A group of 80 Bajasal artists from Kalahandi district, who had gone to perform at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, were stranded at the Red Fort for hours during the farmers’ tractor rally in the national capital on Tuesday.
Later, they were rescued by police and provided accommodation at the mess of the Delhi Police in Daryaganj. After completion of their performance at Rajpath, the artists were preparing to leave for their destination when farmers started the tractor rally.
They got stranded along with the artists from other States. The artists remained stuck at the Red Fort for more than five hours when hooligans took control of the ancient monument and vanadalised it.