India, July 22 -- The attempted march by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters towards Parliament on Monday, leading to clashes with the police and detentions, brought back memories of similar mass protests over the last 15 years in the national Capital. These included the 2021 tractor rally on January 26, where protesting farmers breached security at the Red Fort and or the 2012 Nirbhaya agitation, where ordinary citizens reached the doors of Raisina Hill.

The 2021 Republic Day tractor rally was among the biggest protests to witness a march towards central Delhi. As part of the year-long agitation against the three farm laws, later scrapped, many farmers entered the capital with tractors on January 26 after assembling at the city's...