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AAP Rejects Centre's Proposal For Make-Shift Jail, Extends Support To Farmers: Here's All About It
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
As protesting farmers embarked on their march from Punjab on Tuesday (13 February), concrete slabs, barbed wires, and nails have been strategically placed, with the singular aim to halt the protest.
Amid the turmoil, the Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has rejected the Centre's proposal to convert Bawana Stadium into a makeshift jail.
AAP minister Kailash Gahlot emphasised the legitimacy of farmers' grievances, asserting that every citizen has the right to peaceful protest.
"It is the Constitutional right of every citizen to make a peaceful protest. It is, therefore, incorrect to arrest the farmers. The Central government infact, should invite them over for talks and try to find a solution of their genuine problems,” the Delhi government said in a letter.
The AAP government also cautioned against exacerbating farmers plight.
Farmers are “annadata” and arresting them would be like rubbing salt into their wounds, it said.
With farmers converging from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and other regions, a multi-layer security cordon has enveloped the national capital.
Meanwhile, Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee on the ongoing tussle said, "The Dilli Chalo march was not supported by any political party. All parties had neglected farmer interests and were equally to be blamed for their plight".
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