Farmer Protest: 9 stadiums will not be changed in temporary jail, Kejriwal government did not allow Delhi Police

Posted on 27th Nov 2020 by rohit kumar

The Delhi Police, which is preparing to convert 9 stadiums of Delhi into a temporary jail, has received a setback because of the farmers' performance. Because of the farmers 'Delhi Chalo' march, the Delhi Police had sought permission from the Kejriwal government to use the nine stadiums in the city as a temporary jail, which has been turned down by Delhi's Home Minister Satyendra Garg.

 

The Delhi government has said in its order that the demands of the farmers are valid. The Central Government should accept the demands of the farmers immediately. Putting farmers in jail is not the solution. Their movement is non-violent. It is the constitutional right of every Indian to protest in a non-violent way. Farmers cannot be put in jail for that. Therefore, this request of the Delhi Police to make the stadium a jail is rejected by the Delhi government.

 

Let us tell you that because of the farmer's march, the Delhi Police had sought permission from the Delhi Government to use the nine stadiums as temporary jails, where they detained and arrested farmers could be kept. After this, Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav appealed to the Delhi government to reject this demand.

 

The Delhi Police used tear gas shells to disperse a group of farmers who reached the Singhu border on Friday morning as part of the 'Delhi Chalo March' against the three new agricultural laws of the Center. There was a clash between the farmers and the police on the Singhu border and the Tiki border. The police also used a water cannon.

 

The Delhi Police on Friday fired tear gas shells to disperse a group of farmers who had reached the Singhu border under the 'Delhi Chalo March' against three new agricultural laws of the Center. Tear gas shells were fired on the Singhu border connecting Delhi and Haryana. A police official said that we are using tear gas bullets to stop the farmers from demonstrating. We are also telling them that in the wake of the Covid-19 global epidemic, no rally or sit-in is allowed.

 

"He was not allowed and if he tried to enter Delhi, legal action would be taken against him," the official said. Security has been tightened at the border and sand trucks and water tanks are also stationed there. Barbed wire is also being used to fence the Singhu border to prevent protesters from entering the city.

 

The farmers of Punjab, representing more than thirty farmer organizations, had announced that they would proceed towards Delhi via the Laldu, Shambhu, Patiala-Pihowa, Pataran-Khanouri, Moonak-Tohana, Ratia-Fatehabad, and Talwandi-Sirsa routes. Tensions remain at all boundaries. Farmers have gathered on their tractor-trolleys with rations and other essentials for the 'Delhi Chalo' march. The Haryana government has also implemented Section 144 of CrPC in many areas to prevent farmers from gathering for demonstrations. Farmers are demanding the withdrawal of new agricultural laws. He says that the new law will end the system of minimum support price (MSP).

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