"No temporary jails for farmers": CM Kejriwal denies permission to Delhi Police

Delhi CM had also condemned the use of water cannons by the security officials at the protesting farmers'

Delhi Delhi-Police CM-Arvind-Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday has cleared the air and announced that Delhi Police is not allowed to turn stadiums as temporary jails for the protesting farmers.

Delhi govt has rejected the request of Delhi Police seeking to convert nine stadiums into temporary prisons, in view of Farmers Protest. 

CM Kejriwal has asserted that farmers have got right to protest, their right can not be just kept aside.

Earlier, on Thursday, Delhi CM had also condemned the use of water cannons by the security officials at the protesting farmers' who were marching towards Delhi under the "Delhi Chalo" movement campaign. 

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However, on November 27, Delhi Police had to resort to the use of water cannons and tear gas shells to disperse a menacing march of protesting farmers at the Tikri border near the Delhi-Bahadurgarh highway. The farmers clashed with security forces to breach the national capital borders as they protested against the new Farm laws.


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